Services

Our mission is to provide quality services that include therapy, skill development, support and referrals to families as they strive to overcome barriers that inhibit their ability to engage in healthy relationships at home and in the community.

YSC has a professional, experienced, energetic and committed team in place that is dedicated to provide a wide array of services for youth and families.

Emergency Shelter Services

Youth Shelter Care provides emergency and temporary shelter care to children ages 0-18 and is licensed to serve 20 youth. Referrals for placement come from the Department of Human Services, Juvenile Court Services and Law Enforcement agencies. Referrals are accepted on a 24 hour basis. The youth that enter our shelter have all experienced traumatic events in their young lives and have life experiences that have brought them to the need for out of home placement. We are able to provide them with an environment that is safe, secure and accepting. We assist the youth in maintaining family and community ties whenever possible. The basic philosophy of the agency is to preserve the family unity whenever possible.

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Mental Health Services

YSC is also a Licensed Community Mental Health provider. YSC’s Krueger Counseling Center provides quality service to families as they strive to overcome barriers that inhibit their ability to engage in healthy relationships at home and in the community. Our therapists are highly skilled professionals who provide a variety of therapy approaches that are flexible, consumer-oriented and trauma focused with a practical, problem-solving approach that creates an environment for change and problem resolution.

In Home Counseling Services

Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS) can be accessed by families with Title XIX insurance coverage. Our In-Home counselors provide in-home services that are focused on assisting the youth and/or family learn new ways to improve interactions and work toward building and maintaining positive relationships in all areas. The counseling emphasizes empowering families to make positive changes.

Achieving Maximum Potential

Achieving Maximum Potential or AMP is an out of home placement support group for those in Foster care, group care and shelter care. Kids are supported through this program with emphasis on leadership and self esteem building in a group setting. With adult supervision and leadership kids involved in AMP find their voices and empowerment to succeed.

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Crisis Stabilization Services

The Crisis Stabilization Residential Services (CSRS) Program provides short-term interventions and support for families and youth who are experiencing an urgent mental health, behavioral health, substance use, or medication management crisis. The purpose of this program is to stabilize the current crisis so the child can return home. Crisis Stabilization services are designed for voluntary youth who are in need of a safe, secure environment that is less intensive and restrictive than an inpatient hospital. Eligible youth are those that are under the age of 18, are deemed appropriate for the service through a mental health assessment and are determined to not need inpatient acute hospital psychiatric services. Youth receive therapy and counseling services and a plan for continued stabilization is developed with the youth and family.

Diversion Services

Youth Shelter Care also provides Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES) Alternative Services to youth and their families in our six county areas. This service is available to children and families on a 24/7 basis and assists families with resolving an immediate crisis situation in order to keep children safely within their own homes. This service is a component of the Alternative Services offered through our shelter CWES contract and referrals come from the Department of Human Services, Juvenile Court Services and Law Enforcement Agencies.