Child and Adolescent Services
481-2700
Mental health is an essential component of young people's overall health and well-being. It affects how young people think, feel, and act; their ability to learn and engage in relationships; their self-esteem and ability to evaluate situations, options, and make choices. A person's mental health influences their ability to handle stress, relate to other people, and make decisions. Many people experience mental health problems at some time during their lives. At least one in five children and adolescents may express a mental health problem in any year and in the U.S., it is estimated that one in ten children and adolescents suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment. However, in any given year, it is estimated that fewer than one in five of such children receives needed treatment.
When young people's mental health problems go untreated, they can affect their development, school performance, and relationships.
It is important to know that help is available. Most children and adolescents who experience mental health problems can return to normal daily activities, if they receive appropriate treatment. Park Center offers a range of services that can help, with a continuum that spans from outpatient, testing, and medical services to intensive day treatment and residential treatment options. More details regarding specific programs are listed below:
- Outpatient Services: Group, family and individual therapy
- Family Education Center: Full-day and half-day intensive day treatment for youth
- Three Wishes: Early childhood therapeutic day treatment
- Home-Based/Diversion Services: Offering intensive case management, outpatient, emergency intervention services, and more - directed toward restoration of the family
- Youth Residential Services: Residential service options for male youth
- Adolescent Day Treatment Program: intensive treatment for high school age youth
