CHILDREN & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

As with all of our clinical programs, children/adolescent mental health services are provided by licensed and certified mental health professionals.  These programs can be accessed by contacting one of our
Client Referral Specialists at 734-785-7700.

CHILDREN'S OUTPATIENT.  Through Children's Outpatient, The Guidance Center offers mental health services for children and their families including diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. Treatment may consist of individual, group, or family counseling, information and referrals, case management, psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children.

CHILDREN'S OUTREACH (IN-HOME PROGRAM).  Through Children's Outreach, our professionals work with children who have been diagnosed as being "severely emotionally disturbed" (SED), are at risk of being removed from their homes, are returning to their homes after having been removed, or who need mental health services but don't require outpatient care.  Services, including stabilization and case management, are provided in the home setting.  Training is also provided for parents to effectively address their child's disturbance.

CRISIS SCREENING.  Our professionals provides timely assessments and referrals for at-risk children who are experiencing acute, chronic, or severe disturbances.  Once a need is determined, services such as intervention, case management or hospitalization may be arranged.

CASE MANAGEMENT.  When a child is having issues in two or more areas, a Case Manager will work with the family to coordinate services for the child.

HOSPITAL LIAISON.  A hospital liaison assists a hospitalized child to receive services; and upon discharge, helps him/her make the transition from an inpatient setting to the community.

INTENSIVE FOSTER CARE.  Through a collaboration with Vista Maria and the Department of Human Services, The Guidance Center offers in-home support and training to foster families.  The goal is to provide stable placement options for children to reduce the current reliance on residential facility placement for Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children.

PARENT INFANT PROGRAM (PIP).  The Parent Infant Program is a prevention and intervention program that offers emotional support, developmental guidance, advocacy and counseling to families with children up to three years old.  Services are provided through home visits to parents and children who are identified as "at risk for poor attachment relationships" that could result in developmental delays, abuse, and/or neglect.  The primary goal is to ensure the optimal development of the child.

WRAPAROUND.  This program provides individualized plan-based services and support, information, and referrals to families with open child-protection/foster care and delinquency cases, families open to prevention services and post-adoptive services, families at risk for neglect or abuse, families involved with many human service agencies who may need assistance coordinating the services, children with mental illness and/or multiple hospitalizations who are at risk for foster care or residential placement, and/or families that have had contact with protective services within the last 18 months.  Throughout the process, Wraparound staff will identify and help with issues relating to safety and crisis, family/parenting, health/medical, legal, emotional and psychological, social/recreational, residential/housing, spiritual/cultural,  education and employment, and transportation.