The Village Family Services provides essential social care and behavioral health services to children, youth and families in Southern California in order for them to lead safe, healthy and productive lives.
Services Offered
Behavioral Health - Children from newborns to age 21 who have been exposed to traumatic events and/or abuse often suffer lasting mental and/or behavioral effects. These can include post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and aggressive antisocial behaviors. In addition, children who are exposed to trauma frequently experience delayed speech development as well as delayed motor and cognitive skills, and they may also have learning disabilities. Statistics show that children who witness traumatic events such as domestic violence are at great risk of becoming victims or batterers themselves.
Our Behavioral Health Services are designed for children and teens who are victims of neglect, family or community violence and physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Treating such trauma issues in young people is a special strength of The Village Family Services. Our bilingual/multi-cultural clinical staff is extensively trained to provide a range of coordinated mental health interventions - case management; individual, family and group therapy; school-based services and in-home counseling; psychiatric assessments and medication support.
Our Behavioral Health staff has been trained and is specialized in the following Evidence Based Practices: * Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) * Alternatives for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) * Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) * Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) * Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) * Seeking Safety (SS) * Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) * Crisis Oriented Recovery Services (CORS) * Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) * Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.