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Services Offered
Adult Services
- Assessment is a thorough analysis of the history and current status of the individual's mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns. Pertinent cultural issues and history are also identified. The assessment is used to determine what mental health services are needed. - Individual, family, and group counseling/therapy are provided to persons who would benefit. - Case management helps consumers find and connect with resources to solve and alleviate everyday living problems. - Intensive case management helps individuals stabilize and improve their ability to function and prevent possible hospitalization. - Psychiatric services evaluate and monitor individuals who need and are willing to take psychotropic medication. - Dual Diagnosis treatment is provided for individuals who have both a mental health and a substance related diagnosis.
Children's Services
Screening and Referrals:
Services may be accessed by call the Mental Health Plan (MHP) at one of the numbers listed below. Callers will speak to a licensed mental health clinician who will provide a referral to the most appropriate program and/or services.
Madera County: 559.673.3508
Toll Free: 888.275.9779
- Assessment is a thorough analysis of the history and current status of an individual's mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns. Cultural issues and history are also identified. The assessment is used to determine what mental health services are needed. - Individual, family, and group counseling/therapy are provided to persons who would benefit. - Psychiatric services evaluate and monitor individuals who need and are willing to take psychotropic medication. - Dual Diagnosis groups are available for adolescents who have both a mental and substance related diagnosis. - Case Management services are offered to help families and individuals connect with community resources. - Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) are available for children/youth up to age 21 who are full scope Medi-Cal beneficiaries. TBS is one-on-one therapeutic contact between a mental health provider and a beneficiary for a specified brief period designed to maintain the child's or youth's residential placement and prevent psychiatric hospitalization by resolving target behaviors and achieving short-term goals. Click here to see English Form or Click here to see Spanish Formwhat the TBS Participation Requirements are. - Juvenile Justice Programs provide individual, group and family counseling for children/youth.
Fees and Payment
Initial and on-going outpatient services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries are available. Some insurance plans are welcome. If you don't have private insurance nor Medi-Cal, you may call to determine if you would qualify for initial and/or on-going services.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicare Medicaid
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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.