Youth Mental Health Outpatient Treatment
Outpatient services include a wide variety of services to children and youth, typically aged 0-18, in the community.
Please contact our access line at 1 (800) 838-1381 for information or to schedule an appointment. All services are available in Spanish.
Staff focus on the best practice of partnering with the family in the development of a treatment plan that is: needs driven, strength based, solution focused, and identifies and builds on participant and family strengths.
Our goal is instilling hope and optimism to assist children and families in developing mastery over their own lives so that they can stay together in their homes, school and community.
Services include:
- Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Psychotherapy
- Rehabilitation Services
- Crisis Intervention
- Medication Monitoring
- Psychiatry
- Case Management
Other programs include:
- Abused Children's Treatment Services
- Child and Youth Full Service Partnership (FSP)
- Foster Youth: "Katie A" Services
- Intensive Care Coordination
- Intensive Day Treatment
- Intensive Home Based Services
- Latino Outreach Program
- Mental Health Services at the Juvenile Hall
- Mental Health Services in Therapeutic Learning Classrooms
- Services Affirming Family Empowerment (SAFE)
- Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS)
- Transitional Aged Youth Full Service Partnership (FSP)
- Wraparound Services
Who is eligible?
Children/youth must be Medi-Cal, or qualify for Educationally Related Mental Health Services “ERMHS” and meet medical necessity for Specialty Mental Health Services to use this service.
Is there a charge for this service?
Ongoing services are free for SLO Medi-Cal (CenCal) beneficiaries with full scope Medi-Cal. We help SLO residents who do not have Medi-Cal find resources and may provide some services on a sliding scale basis.
There is no cost to families who qualify for Educationally Related Social Emotional Support Services (ERSESS).
When and where is this service offered?
This service is available throughout the year during regular business hours except during scheduled holidays.
Location, directions and hours of operation
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Monday - Friday 8-5
354 South Halcyon Road
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Tel: (805) 473-7060
Monday - Friday 8-5
354 South Halcyon Road
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Tel: (805) 473-7060
Monday - Friday 8-5
5575 Hospital Drive
Atascadero, CA 93422
Tel: (805) 461-6060
Monday - Friday 8-5
5575 Hospital Drive
Atascadero, CA 93422
Tel: (805) 461-6060
Monday - Friday 8-5
1989 Vicente Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Tel: (805) 781-4179
Monday - Friday 8-5
1989 Vicente Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Tel: (805) 781-4179
FAQS
There are several different kinds of Medi-Cal:
- "Full Scope" is the most common type and pays for services in full.
- "Share of Cost" Medi-Cal has a set monthly amount that you must pay before Medi-Cal covers your care.
- "Restricted" Medi-Cal pays for some services but not others. Common restrictions include Pregnancy and Emergency coverage.
The best way to know which type you have is to contact your eligibility worker at Department of Social Services or visit the DSS Medi-Cal page.
We will work with you to set up a sliding scale plan if you do not have Full Scope Medi-Cal. See Client Cost Explanation and Agreement or Explicación de Costo y Acuerdo for more detail.
Please contact our access line at 1 (800) 838-1381 for information or to schedule an appointment.
Please call 1 (800) 838-1381 and explain your situation. A clinician is there and can assist you in accessing more urgent services as needed.
Generally, you can see a therapist for an assessment within fourteen (14) days.
