Program Details
Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services
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
Additional Information
Service information and contact details
Features
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Area Served by County
- Anoka County
- Becker County
- Beltrami County
- Benton County
- Big Stone County
- Blue Earth County
- Carver County
- Cass County
- Chippewa County
- Clay County
- Crow Wing County
- Dakota County
- Douglas County
- Faribault County
- Freeborn County
- Grant County
- Hennepin County
- Kandiyohi County
- Le Sueur County
- Mahnomen County
- Martin County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Nicollet County
- Norman County
- Olmsted County
- Otter Tail County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Ramsey County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Rice County
- Sherburne County
- Sibley County
- St. Louis County
- Stearns County
- Steele County
- Stevens County
- Swift County
- Todd County
- Traverse County
- Wadena County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Watonwan County
- Wilkin County
- Wright County
- Yellow Medicine County
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Licenses and Certifications
- Mental Health Certification
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Payment
- Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Private pay and insurance accepted
Location
2485 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55108
Area Served
Ramsey County
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 651-642-5990
Websites
- Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)
- Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services
Other Locations
- Lutheran Social Service - St. Cloud (Germain) 2835 W Saint Germain St, St. Cloud, MN, 56301
- Lutheran Social Service - Mankato 710 S 2nd St, Mankato, MN, 56001
- Lutheran Social Service - Brainerd 716 E St NE, Brainerd, MN, 56401
- Lutheran Social Service - Alexandria 507 22nd Ave E, Alexandria, MN, 56308
- Lutheran Social Service - Fergus Falls (Western) 731 Western Ave, Fergus Falls, MN, 56537
- Lutheran Social Service - Detroit Lakes 211 Holmes St W, Detroit Lakes, MN, 56501
Last Update
5/9/2024