Children - Community-Based

NHS provides Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) to individuals under the age of 21 with behavioral challenges.  BHRS is a Medicaid funded program providing one on one family and child centered services in various environments to reduce or replace problem behaviors with positive, socially appropriate behavior.  Services are driven by the psychological evaluation and treatment plan and progress is monitored through the collection and analysis of data.  A Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is conducted for each child and interventions are designed to address these findings of this assessment. Services must be deemed necessary by a psychologist and can include:

• Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC)
• Mobile Therapy (MT)
• Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS)

Services may be provided in the home, school or within the community and address areas such as safety awareness, communication, social skills, functional independence, and appropriate group/classroom behavior.

The Family-Based Mental Health Service (FBMHS) is an intensive program, provided in the family home or community for children and adolescents up to the age of 21 who are in jeopardy of being hospitalized or referred to an out-of-home placement due to a mental health diagnosis or family challenges.  A team comprised of two master’s level child mental health professionals ( or one master’s level child mental health professional and one bachelor’s level child mental health workers) provides intensive in-home therapy, casework services, family support services, and 24 hour a day, a7 day a week availability for crisis stabilization  Services are provided to the identified child as well as other family members in order to enhance skills, ensure continuity of care and reduce out of home placement.  The FBMHS program provides both individual and family therapy sessions and utilizes the state approved Ecosystemic Family Therapy model based upon Structured Family Therapy.