STAR VIEW CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Family Preservation: The Family Preservation Program (FPP)'s emphasis is on children and strengthening their relationship with their families. It is a short-term, strength-based, and community-centered program that aims to ensure children are adequately protected and free from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Beyond that, FPP hopes to bring permanency to children through means of reunification, adoption, or guardianship, at a time that is most safe and comfortable for them. We create a secure, nurturing environment with services that specifically enhance and promote the physical, emotional, mental, cultural, social, and educational development of the child. Services We Provide: Individual, family, and group counseling, Parenting training, Substitute adult role modeling, Child-focused activities, Therapeutic day treatment, In-home outreach visits, In-home emergency caretaker, Self-help family support groups, Teaching and demonstrating homemaking services, Resource and referrals & Transportation. Wrap Starlight: The County's Wraparound program (the program) is funded through both the Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal (SD/MC) program, as well as through Wraparound funds received from the State and administered by the County's Social Services Agency (SSA). The CONTRACTOR shall implement the program in accordance with all laws and regulations governing Medi-Cal and Medicaid programs imposed by federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, including but not limited to California Code of Regulations (CCR) Titles 9 and 22. Service Intent and Goals: To treat and ameliorate the mental health symptoms and maladaptive behavior of clients, and their families in the least restrictive and least intrusive manner. To provide outpatient mental health services within the context of the client's family, culture, language, and community, according to developmental age-appropriate needs. To deliver outpatient mental health services in the clinic, home, school, and community, as appropriate to the treatment needs and service goals of the client and family. To promote coordination and collaboration in care planning efforts with other child-serving agencies and institutions involved in delivering services to the client and family to ensure comprehensive and consistent care. To direct service objectives towards achieving the client, family, and system desired results as identified in the Mental Health Service Plan. To provide comprehensive culturally relevant outpatient mental health services to treat clients, families, and/or groups experiencing acute and/or ongoing psychological distress affecting their relationships and ability to function in their environments; and to provide culturally proficient services. Unduplicated clients served during the year 83 with FY Goal 140. Wraparound Services 83 with FY Goal 145.