The Child Center is a non-profit human services agency offering a continuum of intensive community-based psychiatric treatment programs and support services for children with serious mental, emotional and behavioral disorders and their families. The Child Center is certified to provide both a Community Mental Health Treatment Services for Children (Outpatient) and Intensive Mental Health Treatment Services (ITS).

Referral Process

The Child Center is open for referrals to all programs offered from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. An Intake Coordinator is able to respond quickly to calls made by parents and others in the community who have concerns about children with behavior and emotional problems. The agency maintains an emergency contact system that can be accessed by calling our regular telephone number during nights, weekends and holidays.

Services

The Intensive Day Treatment Program began in 1971. This program offers an integrated treatment and education program geared towards children ages 3-12 who have severe emotional and behavioral problems and are not succeeding in public school. Individual therapy, group therapy and an individualized academic program are provided on campus at our Springfield location five days per week year round. Family therapy is provided weekly.

In 1979 we began to offer an Outpatient Counseling Program. Therapists work with children ages 3 to 19 and their families. In 1998 we began offering counseling services to adults. Counselors provide treatment in the forms of individual therapy, group therapy, school consultation, couple or marriage counseling, family therapy and parent education groups. In addition, the outpatient program offers community based assessment services and a program for pregnant and parenting teens. These services can occur in our offices in Eugene or Springfield, the client's home or at participating schools throughout Lane County. This is a fee for service program.

The Short Term Day Treatment began in 1995. This program provides an integrated treatment and special education program geared toward children ages 5 - 9 who have moderate emotional and behavioral problems and are not succeeding in public school. Day Treatment services are also provided to more severely disturbed children on a crisis basis until placement in appropriate community education and/or treatment programs can be made. Individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy are provided on campus at our Springfield location five days per week and can last up to nine months. Funding is provided through Title XIX Medicaid billings and grants. School districts also have the option of paying

The Pregnant Teen program provides education and support groups for pregnant and parenting teens. This program specifically addresses the issue of preventing child abuse and changing the cycle of teens having children with the primary goal of these babies growing up with good mental health. Teens learn about developmentally appropriate play, interactions and discipline for their child. Services are offered at specific sites throughout Lane County.

Care Coordination

Children and families receiving Intensive Community Based Treatment and Support (ICTS) services or any other service from The Child Center, through the level of need determination process, have available to them Care Coordination services as defined in OAR 309-032-1240 through 309-032-1305. These services will include facilitating communication between family, natural supports, community resources and involved child-serving providers and agencies, organizing, facilitating and participating in team meetings at which strengths and needs are identified and safety planning occurs, creating linkages to and managing transitions between levels of care and transitions for older youth to adult services.

If the family decides to use a Child Center Care Coordinator, this person will assist the family develop a child and family team. Within 14 days of receiving an authorized request for ICTS services, a child family team meeting will be convened at a location convenient to the family. Based on the results of this meeting, a initial service coordination plan, including a crisis/safety plan will be developed.

A service coordination plan will be completed within 30 days from the date provider receives a authorized request for ICTS services. This plan will be reviewed and revised quarterly by the Child and Family team. The plan will include at a minimum those elements as defined in OAR 309-032-1260 and as defined in the LaneCare document "Admission Criteria/Procedures For Children¹s Intensive Community-Based Treatment Services and Support Services". As a LaneCare provider of ITS, ICTS and OP services, family members receiving services at The Child Center are assured that care coordination will be provided in a manner that complies with stated rules and regulations. The Child Center will have trained QMHP staff identified to provide care coordination and/or case management activities. Depending on the services being provided the person providing the care coordination service may be a case manager, crisis worker or a person who only provides care coordination services.