Youth for Change

Mental Health and Medication Support Services - serves clients who demonstrate emotional and behavioral needs that meet medical necessity for mental health treatment. The therapeutic treatment includes various modalities which include, but are not limited to, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy. The program clinicians may provide individual and or family therapy; provide case management for brokerage and linkage to new services; collateral services for caregivers or other significant members of the client's life such as teachers or social workers; and rehabilitation services for skill building. The goal of mental health therapy is to reduce functional impairment. Treatment may be provided at the office or in the home.Medication support services includes the prescribing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals necessary to alleviate the symptom of mental illness. These services are provided by licensed psychiatrists and nursing staff.6th St Mental Health includes access to the resources available under tier one plus mental health services including; assessment and evaluation, individual and group therapy, rehabilitation, individualized plan development and case management. Outcome measures include FIT scores, CANS and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. For fiscal year 2022-2023 approximately 606 client hours were provided.

The Youth for Change Foster Family Agency (FFA) certifies Foster Care homes and provides training and therapeutic services for foster parents and children placed in the foster care system. For fiscal year 2022-2023, Youth For Change FFA served 37 children resulting in a total of 4,958 bed nights of care during the period covered.The Foster Care Transitional Housing Program began in 2001 offering an experience of independent living for current young adults in the foster care system. This housing opportunity is available to minors aged 17 who are soon emancipating from state care. The program provides basic living assistance including rent, food, clothing, household supplies, transportation assistance, etc., as well as support from a program case manager, mentor, county social worker and independent living advisor. In fiscal year 2022-2023, the Foster Care Transitional Housing Program provided support to 24 clients and approximately 5,301 days of care.The Transitional Housing Plus Program (THP+) provides young adults age 18-24 who were previously in the foster care system the opportunity for emotional and financial support while pursuing goals to live self-sufficiently. To be eligible for THP Plus a youth must have emancipated from the foster care system, be participating in the Butte County Independent Living Program and maintaining employment or education. Youth for Change strives to work with young adults in THP Plus for at least 6 months and up to two years to assist them in their journey to self-sufficiency. For fiscal year 2022-2023 THP+ served 15 clients for a total of 3,014 bed nights.Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) is an evidence-based, behavior modification program for youth age 12-18 that works with youth who have emotional and behavioral issues that prevent placement stability. When placed in ITFC, youth are immersed in an environment that is consistent and reinforcing of pro-social behaviors. Youth are mentored to develop academic and life skills, and their daily lives are structured with clear and consistent expectations and limits. Discipline in the ITFC Model involves specified consequences, which is delivered through a teaching approach. What makes ITFC unique is that it not only provides treatment to the youth, but also simultaneously works with their parents, relatives, or other Aftercare Resource to teach and practice effective parenting. This combination allows the positive changes made while the youth is in treatment to be maintained when they return home. For fiscal year 2022-2023 ITFC served 2 clients for a total of 193 bednights.

The Wraparound program (Senate Bill 163) is based on the family and the community working together. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wraparound builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future. Youth for Change is committed to providing Wraparound services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2022-2023 the Wraparound program provided family care and treatment to 70 families in Butte County, resulting in avoiding approximately 383 months of placement in a facility outside their home.The Wraparound Adoptions program is made available to families with adoptive children in Northern California. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wrap Adoptions builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future. Youth for Change is committed to providing Wrap Adoptions services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2022-2023, the Wrap Adoptions program provided family care and treatment to 31 families, resulting in avoiding approximately 220 months of placement in a facility outside their home.The SB163/FOCUS Wraparound program provides extensive Mental Health Services to the families it serves. The following services are provided: Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) Plan Development Sessions Facilitating assessment, care planning and coordination of services, including urgent services for children/youth who meet the Katie A. subclass criteria. Plan Development Sessions - Facilitating assessment, care planning and coordination of services, including urgent services for children/youth who do not meet the Katie A. subclass criteria. Intensive Home-Based Services (IHBS) Individualized, strength-based mental health treatment interventions designed to ameliorate mental health conditions that interfere with a child's functioning. Rehab Services - Services with a client which address functional impairments: improve, maintain, or restore a functional skill, daily living skill, social and leisure skills, grooming and personal hygiene skills and/or medication education. Clinical Services Development of individualized, strength-based mental health treatment plans. Individual and family therapy. Brokerage/Linkage - Services to coordinate and provide linkage to needed medical, educational, social, prevocational, vocational, rehabilitative, or other community services. Collateral Services - Services to one or more significant support persons in the life of the client for the purpose of improving or maintaining the mental health of the client. Crisis Intervention Unplanned services that require a more timely response than a regularly scheduled visit. 24 Hour Crisis Pager Service provided to respond to families' crisis 24 hours a day/7 days a week.Sutter County Wraparound Services - Wrap around services provides both specialty mental health and social service supports for the entire family to assist with transition from a higher level of care such as a foster care placement or a Short-Term Residential Treatment Placement (STRTP) or to prevent the need for an out of home placement. This program provides 24/7 support from a team consisting of a clinician, a mental health rehabilitation specialist and a parent partner.