Program Details
St. David's Center for Child and Family Development
Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)
Flexible range of mental health and rehabilitation services for children and youth with emotional disturbance or co-occurring substance use disorders
Description
Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) provides a flexible range of mental health and rehabilitation services for children and youth with emotional disturbances and their families. The services are for children and youth who need higher levels of service than standard outpatient therapy.
CTSS services aim to help children:
- Recover an age-appropriate level of mental and emotional development that had been disrupted by a psychiatric illness
- Self-monitor, compensate for, cope with, counteract, or replace psychosocial skills deficits
- Develop psychological, emotional, and intellectual processing abilities and personal and social functioning skills
Specific services provided to a youth and their family are based on:
- Diagnostic and functional assessment
- Child's therapeutic and support needs
- Family needs
- Family culture
- Availability of clinic, home, and school based services
CTSS services can be basic community-based therapy services, such as in a home or school. They can also be more intensive site-based services, such as day treatment. For families with complex needs and multiple providers, services must be coordinated with other providers or agencies working together.
CTSS services may include (depending on need and availability):
- Therapy - Individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy
- Skills training - Individual, family, and group skills training
- Mental Health Behavioral Aide (MHBA) Services - One-to-one service that helps youth manage behavior problems and symptoms at home or school
- Crisis Planning is the development of a written plan to help the child's family to contend with a potential crisis
- Children's day treatment combines psychotherapy and skills training for three hours per day
Features
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Area Served by County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Scott County
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Licenses and Certifications
- Mental Health Certification
Eligibility
To be eligible for CTSS, three conditions must be met. The youth must be:
- Enrolled in Medical Assistance (MA) or MinnesotaCare
- Diagnosed with a mental health disorder that meets the criteria for emotional disturbance (Ages birth - 18) or mental illness (from age 18 - 21)
- Require rehabilitative mental health services to address their mental health needs, as documented in their diagnostic assessment
Application Instructions
By referral
Fee
None as covered by Medical Assistance benefit
Location
Call for Location
Area Served
Dakota, Hennepin and Scott counties
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 952-939-0396
Websites
- Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)
- St. David's Center for Child and Family Development
Other Locations
- The Harman Center for Child & Family Wellbeing - Early Childhood Mental Health 1200 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403
Other Services at this Location
- Autism Assessment Assessment for the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Autism Therapy Therapeutic interventions for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Early Childhood Mental Health Services Mental health services for young children and their families
- Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Benefit Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) services offer medically necessary treatment to people under the age of 21 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or related conditions
- Family Home Visiting Expectant parents and parents or caregivers of young children can receive in-home support including education on pregnancy topics, parenting skills and connections to community resources.
- Parenting Support Education and support for parents, or soon to be parents
Last Update
9/6/2024