Mental Health Services
Redwood Community Services established a counseling center in 2002 to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in our community through supportive and intensive services, including individual, family, and group therapy. The counseling center program has evolved into the Mental Health program that it is today, offering specialized therapeutic and behavioral services to youth, adults, and families across the lifespan. Our clinical services are fully integrated with all of our residential treatment, emergency shelter, and crisis care services.
Mendocino County | Lake County | Humboldt County
Specialty Mental Health Services
Our trained mental health professionals provide assessment, plan development, rehabilitation, therapy, case management and medication support services to individuals with serious emotional disturbance (youth) or severe and persistent mental illness (adult). Services are provided with a strength- based focus in order to increase community members’ ability to be successful in the community and to reduce impairments related to mental illness. Redwood Community Services’ provides services in Mendocino, Lake, and Humboldt counties. Our clinicians utilize evidence-based practices in their treatment modalities, including Trauma -Informed Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, among others.
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones provides specialty mental health services for adults. The Stepping Stones program includes transitional housing, case management and outpatient mental health services at the Ukiah based clinic.
Interpersonal Skills Training Center (ISTC) - The Ranch
Located in the hills above Ukiah, the Ranch program includes transportation to and from your child's school or home. Services are provided both individually and in group settings determined by what best meets the needs of your child.
It is the mission of the ISTC Ranch program to help children learn and put into practice skills that help build positive relationships and self-esteem. As part of this program, families are provided a full range of supports. With this you will be able to better manage your child's emotional and behavioral challenges and assist in their growth and development. We believe that with effective interventions, both at home and the Ranch, children and families will better identify unique needs, strengths and interests.
In addition to being a part of a team, each child is offered individual time with a Rehabilitation Specialist, to bolster a sense of support, and inspire change in relation to issues that they may be struggling with in their lives. Services provided with the ISTC Ranch program are prescribed by a mental health clinician. A behavioral coach works with each child, his/her family and clinician to assist in reaching goals outlined in the client care plan. This service is by referral from a mental health professional only.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
PCIT is an intensive treatment program that improves the quality of parent- child relationships and provides parents with skills to manage the challenging behaviors of young children. It is designed for children between two and eight years old who are living with their biological, foster, or adoptive parent (or soon to be reunited) and exhibit behavioral challenges.
Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS)
TBS is a short-term program that focuses on changing a child’s behavior, while emphasizing the child’s strengths. TBS works in collaboration with the child, the child’s caregivers and the primary clinician to address 1 to 3 behaviors that jeopardize the child’s ability to remain in their current home.
School-Based Services
Beginning in the 2019/20 school year RCS has partnered with Ukiah Unified School District to provide Designated Instructional Service (DIS) counseling. This counseling is designed to support students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) who may have common troubles that are interfering with success in school.
This service is available to students with an IEP and is no cost to families. Any member of the IEP team, including parents and caregivers, can request this service be added to the student’s IEP.
Common behaviors and needs that may benefit from this service include:
anxiety
moodiness
lack of attention
social difficulties
other behavioral barriers to academic success.
Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA)
The MHSSA program through Redwood Community Services is available at Mendocino Unified School District, Anderson Valley Unified School District, Dana Grey Elementary, Fort Bragg Elementary and Redwood Elementary.
The MHSSA program helps with a wide array of mental health related issues including:
Educating to recognize early signs of mental illness
Reducing the stigma and increasing access to mental health treatment
Reducing discrimination against people with mental illness
Education focused on suicide prevention
Increase school success and outcomes
MHSSA staff maintain a regular schedule at each school site and are accessed through the site office or requesting a scheduled time to meet through any teacher or other school personnel.
This program is paid by MHSSA funds are provided to students at no cost to their family. There are no insurance requirements to access these services.
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Locations
Children’s BHS
631 S. Orchard Ave
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 467-2010
TAY/Adults BHS
Stepping Stones
140 Gibson St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 468-5536
Children’s BHS
99 S. Humboldt St.
Willits, CA 95490
(707) 459-9900
Children’s BHS
32670 Hwy 20, Unit 2
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-1136
Children’s BHS
160 S. Main Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
(707) 275-9905
Children’s BHS
310 3rd St., Suite C
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 418-0109
Having fun while building valuable skills is key to the Interpersonal Skills Training Center or “Ranch” as we like to call it.