Supes OK behavioral health contract: Yuba County to partner with Peach Tree for mental health, addiction services
Appeal-DemocratMar 26, 2024
Mar. 26—The Yuba County
Under this agreement, Peach Tree will provide behavioral health assessments and therapeutic treatment services through
According to Deputy Director of Yuba County Child Protective Services
"It's essential that our children, youth and families have the ability to access services that we know will allow them to maintain their personal family relationships, which we know are beneficial to developing healthy emotional supports. The services provided will be able to assist in removing barriers to achieve self-sufficiency," Gordon said. "Transportation and time management are issues we all face. Families come to the Packard (Avenue) building for court ordered visitation services or perhaps working with a social services worker onsite. Now they have the opportunity to also receive therapeutic services at one location."
Under this agreement,
Peach Tree will also provide counseling for groups, families and individuals, parent education, crisis resolution, and mental health evaluation and treatment including co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
The total payment for contracting
According to Gordon, mental and behavioral health care is the largest unmet health need among children and teens in foster care.
"Respondents felt that the highest priority needs for families with young children was affordable child care at 75%, but this was followed by child therapeutic services at 74%. Ranking fourth in the survey was developmental screening services for children with special needs. Mental health counseling for parents and caregivers was ranked eighth at 64%. As you can see, our community recognizes the need for these services," Gordon said. "In assisting youth in the child welfare system, we have experienced that these youth have multiple complex needs, and that when you add child welfare involvement in conjunction with possible placement into a foster care home, you can see why essential therapeutic services would be a priority."
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