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CRISIS SERVICES
SPECIALIZED CHILDREN’S SERVICES
The Children’s System of Care is a collaboration between DBH, public agencies and community-based
organizations that provide a variety of services which include:
Centralized Children’s Intensive Case Management Services (CCICMS)
Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Services
School-Based Services
Juvenile Justice Services
Family Services for Early Identification of Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care
The Community Crisis System of Care collaborates with law enforcement, hospital emergency
departments and community partners to provide urgent psychiatric care to consumers in their
communities. Services include:
Psychiatric diversion services, provided at ARMC including a culturally competent
screening and diversion of consumers who may not be in need of hospitalization, to a
more appropriate level of care in the community.
Community Crisis Response Teams consisting of multidisciplinary mental health
professionals who provide crisis intervention services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in
the field to seriously mentally ill individuals of all ages.
ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICES CONTINUED
Transitional Housing
Drug Courts
Narcotic Treatment Programs
Alcohol and Drug Services Administration also certifies and monitors all providers of Driving Under
the Influence (DUI) and Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ/PC 1000) programs within the County.