Pathways to Well-Being, a Birth - 21 years old system of care, in partnership with County of Santa Clara Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), screens all children in the child welfare care system, and links them to behavioral health services anywhere in our continuum of care. Many children and youth from child welfare receive a specialized cross-system mental health service known as Katie A. Intensive services. Katie A. Intensive services are also open to the community, regardless of child welfare involvement.
What are Katie A. Intensive Mental Health Services?
Intensive community and home-based mental health services
Intensive Care Coordination (ICC)
Intensive Home Based services (IHBS)
Team approach
Family specialist, family partner
Child and family team model with strong emphasis on family voice and choice
Strength based
Trauma informed
Individualized to the needs of the child and family
Array of services provided:
Mental health rehabilitative services
Services to improve youth’s coping skills and functioning for success
Psychiatric services/Medication management when needed
Individual therapy when needed
Family therapy when needed
Service delivery guided by the Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM)
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