SIERRA VISTA CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES

This program provides individual, couple, and family counseling. The program is designed to provide affordable counseling services for everyday life difficulties. The difficulties include divorce, job adjustment, marital, interpersonal development, and health issues.

All clinicians are licensed through the Board of Behavioral Sciences or are under the supervision of licensed providers.

The intensive Community Support (ICS) program provides mental health services including assessment, treatment, and support services in an outpatient setting. Referrals may come from a variety of sources, including schools, parents/caregivers, and other community partners.

ICS Services vary based on individual needs and may include individual and family therapy, case management, rehabilitation, medication support, and crisis intervention. This program provides youth and their families with support to help reduce stress and impairment in the home, school, and community setting. This results in strengthened family connections and resiliency.

LIFE Path offers effective treatment and support to transitional age youth and adults ages 14-25, experiencing early symptoms of psychosis. LIFE Path provides education and support to the family and a support network to each youth and adult.

Our community-based Family Resource Centers focus on improving the well-being of children, youth, families, and communities. Our goal is to ensure that the children and families in our area are provided the necessary access to programs and services by providing outreach and support services.

First Step Substance Abuse Treatment Program is a drug and alcohol treatment program for pregnant, postpartum, and parenting women and their children. The program is designed in a multi-phase model that can take eight to eighteen months, depending on the clients needs.

First Step is a collaborative effort between Sierra Vista Child & Family Services and Center for Human Services. This program is licensed and certified by the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. In addition, Anger Management Groups and Domestic Violence Groups are offered through collaboration with the Haven Women’s Center.

The Regional Mentoring Alliance brings together mentors, mentees, educators, businesses, community leaders, and community-based organizations. It empowers them with the knowledge, skills, and training necessary to create a culture of mentoring in our community through becoming mentors, advocates, and supporters of our youth.

Our volunteer mentors meet with their students (mentees) for one hour per week at the student’s school. The goal is to build a positive relationship that focuses on supporting the student’s social and academic development and enhancing the student’s overall school experience. Having a mentor significantly increases a student’s potential for success. Children and youth who have mentors experience improved self-esteem, greater academic achievement, increased motivation in school, and higher quality lifestyle choices. A listening ear, accountability, and a caring role model are all it takes to transform the lives of these children.

Our Foster Care & Adoption Program provides safe and nurturing homes for children removed from their biological families. We help these children achieve permanency through reunification with their families, establishing lifelong connections, or guardianship. The resource parents we serve also have the opportunity to expand their families through the process of adoption. We help create a trauma-informed community by providing our families training on the impact of trauma on a child’s development and how to minimize its effects.

We provide two Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) group homes for children that struggle in regular foster care or in-home placements. These children need specialized 24-hour care to ensure their safety and well-being. The homes are located in clean, safe, and family-oriented neighborhoods.

Our Sierra Vista Merced programs in Merced County offer many services to families both in our office and in the community. Sierra Vista Merced reaches 16 cities within Merced County. Clinicians provide screening and assessment to identify social, emotional, and behavioral symptoms. In addition, individual, family, parent, and crisis counseling are available to assist students with specific issues that significantly interfere with their level of functioning. We work with families with children 0-5, enrolled in Head Start, in school K-12th grade, and families with Alliance Healthcare Services.

The Merced office’s mission is to provide services through partnerships that will enhance the health, education, and well-being of the families we serve.