The Priority Center Ending The Cycle of Trauma

Mental health services- provides a team of clinicians and mental health workers to support individuals of all ages who are experiencing a mental health crisis including suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts, or thoughts to hurt others, but dont meet The criteria for hospitalization. All services are delivered as field based crisis support and include assessment, therapy, outreach, peer mentoring and case managment. The team is available 24/7 to support adults, children, and families in crisis. The focus is to prevent hospitalization or rehospitalization, and when applicable, keeping The family unit together in The best interest of The client. This is accomplished by providing immediate crisis response, offering short-term in-home therapy, linkage to resources, and rehabilitation services.

In home visitation programs - serves high risk families, with children from birth to 5 years of age that could benefit from a program that includes parent education and linkage to community resources. Program caseworkers provide services to client families every two weeks. Caseworkers provide developmental screenings and educate parents about home car safety, breastfeeding, nutrition, immunizations, healthy development, effective play activities, postpartum depreciation, oral health, and early literacy. Promotes improved quality and positive relationships between parent and children, positive behavior, and effective age-appropriate communication strategies.

Outreach and educational services- promote mental health and wellness for children and teens in underserved communities by raising awareness and increasing knowledge of protective and risk factors that affect childrens mental health. Assess childrens and familys mental health & other service needs, providing brief intervention and supportive services, and linking clients to community based resources to build protective factors and ameliorate risk factors. Provide a source of support for healthy child development that encourages social and emotional wellbeing during The earliest years of life. Offers a source of education, coaching, and support for parents and connects families to services that support healthy child development.

Goods to families- a public/private partnership that provides basichousehold items such as basic furniture, on-perishable food, hygiene and infant items to impoverished children and families receiving services from The county social services agency.

Child advocacy- a multidisciplinary, public/private collaboration that supports children undergoing forensic interviews and investigations following reports of child abuse and work with The law enforcement, health professionals, victim witness advocates and medical professionals to reduce The Trauma of abuse as children participate in interviews and medical exams.