What do we offer?
DCFS provides mental health treatment services for children with significant emotional and/or behavioral problems. Children are referred by parents, schools, child welfare, juvenile justice, private mental health providers, adult mental health providers, etc. to mental health services. Services are provided in a strengths-based approach that respects family decision-making about their children and honors the family’s cultural values and practices. Services are individualized for each child and family.
Who can we work with?
There are two major criteria for our programs:
- Youth aged birth to 18 years with presenting difficulties that are emotional and/or behavioral in nature that interfere with daily functioning.
- Youth receiving Fee for Service Medicaid, or who have no insurance. We are not contracted to serve youth enrolled in HMO Medicaid.