Services - Permanency

Mental Health Services/Crisis Intervention Services

tudies have shown that, throughout the country, the mental health needs of children in foster care have been neglected. A significant number of these children tend to have a higher rate of emotional disorders and school-related problems.

Therefore, on July 1, 2008, in an effort to focus exclusively on the mental health needs of our children and adolescents, EGSCF took a bold and strategic step and separated the Mental Health services from the comprehensive Health Services Unit, to form the Mental Health/Crisis Intervention (MH/CI) Unit.

The main goal of the MH/CI Unit is to enhance the delivery of mental health services by targeted service intervention in community-based residential settings using a multi-systematic approach. In addition to addressing the emotional, behavioral and mental health needs of children and adolescents, the MH/CI Unit will familiarize foster parents with the traumatic issues unique to this population of youth.

The Unit will also offer stress management, psycho-educational services intervention services, trainings and support to foster parents that require or request assistance.

Services Provided:

• Mental health Assessments
• Mental health Screenings
• Mental health Evaluations
• Intervention services
• Emergency/crisis hotline
• Stress management training
• Psycho-educational services