Strategic Youth Services
Services
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Intensive In-Home
What is Intensive In-Home?
- Our Intensive In-Home counseling services are for ages 5-18. We make use of experience-based techniques to address behaviors that may be problematic therefore puts children at risk of being removed from their homes. Our counselors work with our young clients on treatments specialized for them which addresses specific behaviors while using family supports.
Eligibility:
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Clients qualifying for Intensive In-Home services must show a necessity for services due to mental, emotional, and/or behavioral instability.
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Clients must be ages 5-18 to qualify for Intensive In-Home services.
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All Medicaid Insurance are accepted.
Mental Health Skill Building
What is Mental Health Skill Building?
- Mental Health Skill Building is for individuals ages 18 and up who experience Mental Health illness. Our counselors assist with building basic living skills to include medication management, independent living skills, interpersonal skills and health and safety. We assist with setting goals for the client based on their needs in conjunction with connecting them with community resources to assist with positive reinforcement. Our goal with Mental Health Skill Building services is to improve a clients' well-being by enforcing education and support; while empowering the client to increase the value of life by controlling their mental state of mind.
Eligibility:
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Clients qualifying for Mental Health Skill Building Services shall demonstrate a need for the service due to mental, emotional, and behavioral illnesses which results in not being able to manage everyday life activities.
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Clients must age from 18 and up to receive Mental Health Skill Building services.
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All Medicaid Insurance are accepted.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
What is Partial Hospitalization Program?
- A Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is a structured, intensive behavioral health treatment program for individuals who need more support than traditional outpatient therapy but do not require 24-hour inpatient hospitalization. PHP is generally provided for several hours per day on a regular schedule, while the individual returns home or to another safe living environment when the program day ends. SAMHSA describes partial hospitalization as a form of outpatient care that may include individual treatment, group sessions, coping-skills education, and intensive care coordination.
Eligibility is determined through a clinical assessment and varies by provider, diagnosis, insurance, and state requirements. Generally, a person may be appropriate for PHP when:
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They have a diagnosed mental health disorder requiring intensive treatment.
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Symptoms are significant enough that routine outpatient treatment is not sufficient.
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The person requires several hours of structured treatment and clinical monitoring each day.
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The individual is medically and psychiatrically stable enough that 24-hour inpatient care is not necessary.
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The person can safely live outside the program, such as at home or in another supportive environment.
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The individual is able to participate meaningfully in treatment.
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There is a reasonable expectation that PHP will improve functioning, reduce symptoms, prevent hospitalization, or support transition from a higher level of care.
Community Stabilization & Transition Services
What is Community Stabilization & Transition Services?
Adjusting to life after a crisis can be overwhelming without the right support system in place. Community Transition Services provide short-term, goal-driven assistance to help individuals regain stability and reintegrate into their daily routines. This service ensures a smooth transition by equipping individuals and their support networks with the necessary tools to prevent setbacks and promote long-term well-being. Through personalized guidance and structured care, individuals receive the support needed to navigate challenges and build resilience.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Experiencing a behavioral health crisis within the past 72 hours or transitioning from or at risk of requiring a higher level of care.
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Requiring short-term assistance to identify and engage in necessary services that promote community safety and stability.
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Displaying moderate to high behavioral or emotional challenges that, without intervention, may disrupt functioning in areas such as family, housing, education, social interactions, employment, or community involvement.
Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Services (MH-IOP)
What is MH-IOP?
Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Services (MH-IOP) are structured behavioral health services designed for individuals whose mental health symptoms require a level of treatment more intensive than routine outpatient therapy but less intensive than partial hospitalization or inpatient care. The program provides frequent, coordinated clinical treatment while allowing the individual to remain in the community and return home outside of treatment hours.
For Virginia Medicaid MH-IOP, the individual generally must meet all applicable admission criteria, including the following:
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Mental health diagnosis: The individual must have symptoms consistent with a DSM diagnosis, documented through an initial assessment, and the condition must require treatment that can reasonably be expected to produce a therapeutic benefit.
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Recent worsening of symptoms: Within the previous 30 days, the individual must have experienced persistent or increasing symptoms associated with the primary psychiatric disorder. These symptoms must have resulted in decreased functioning at home, school, work, or in the community and/or difficulty maintaining supportive relationships.
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Lower levels of care have been insufficient: Interventions at lower levels of care or other community-based services must have been attempted and unsuccessful in adequately addressing the individual’s symptoms or restoring functioning to baseline.
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Need for intensive treatment: The individual must either be at risk of requiring a higher level of care—such as inpatient hospitalization, residential treatment, crisis stabilization, or PHP—or be stepping down from one of those higher levels of care.
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No need for 24-hour supervision: The individual must not present an immediate danger to themselves or others and must not require 24-hour treatment or medical supervision.
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Safe community environment: The individual must have a community-based support network capable of helping maintain safety outside program hours, and a safety plan must be established.
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Multidisciplinary treatment: The individual must require access to an intensive, structured treatment program provided by an onsite multidisciplinary team.