Child & Youth Services
We understand the unique emotional and behavioral challenges children face, and offer a range of inpatient and outpatient mental health services that focus on the youngest members of our community. From assessment to counseling, we give children and their families the tools they need to achieve and sustain wellness.
Continue reading to learn more about our Child & Youth Services at CSG.
Child & Youth Mental Health Services
As a partner in your child’s care, we can create an integrated plan that supports your child’s development at home, in school and throughout the community.
Explore our range of Child & Youth Services below.
Services Include:
Outpatient Care Services that focuses on meeting your child’s specific needs and identifying a long-term treatment plan through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
Autism Support Services, focusing on early intervention and a combination of school and home-based care that can reduce symptoms and promote growth and development.
Intensive Behavioral Health Services are designed to support at-risk children and encourage transition back to the community after an out-of-home placement.
Family-Based Mental Health Services for children and adolescents at risk of being hospitalized or referred to out-of-home services.
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Services Include:
Community-Based Services, which encourage care that extends beyond the home to include school- and community-based intervention.
Specialized Transitional Support for Adolescents – A goal-oriented program for 16-24-year-olds that focuses on creating educational and social opportunities.
Targeted Case Management (TCM) services that help children with a serious, ongoing mental condition find appropriate support.
Juvenile Firesetter Assessment Consultation Treatment Services (JFACTS), a program designed to address the needs of children and adolescents who use fire inappropriately.
After School Program: The therapeutic After School Program (ASP) provides organized treatment, including individual, group and structured social and skill building activities, during the afternoon and evening hours.
School Based Partial Hospitalization: for children ages 13 – 21 whose needs cannot be met in a traditional classroom setting. A weekday program blends a multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment with educational and therapeutic services.
Autism Support Services
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects an estimated one out of every 68 children. This disorder impacts a child’s social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and overall behavior. Our team of specialists focuses on early intervention and a combination of school and home-based care that can reduce symptoms and promote growth and development.
Services Include:
Intensive Behavioral Health Services with Applied Behavioral Analysis, which focus on community-based services for children and their families.
Intensive Case Management Programs (ICMP), which help families access community services and support networks.
Outpatient Services, including individual, family and group therapy.
Adult Services that enhance skill development, promote independence, and address other conditions.
Knowing the Signs of Autism
Individuals with ASD exhibit a range of symptoms, which is why it’s important to seek diagnosis from a trained professional. According to the Centers for Disease Control, a child with ASD might:
- Not respond to their name by 12 months of age
- Not point at objects to show interest by 14 months
- Not play "pretend" games by 18 months
- Avoid eye contact and want to be alone
- Have trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings
- Have delayed speech and language skills
- Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
- Give unrelated answers to questions
- Get upset by minor changes
- Have obsessive interests
- Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles
- Have unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel