McKinley County Children's Services
We honor each child’s unique journey by meeting them where they are. Our approach is inclusive, respectful, and rooted in each family’s culture, strengths, values, and individual needs, ensuring services are personalized, compassionate, and family-centered.
Nurturing Children, Strengthening Families
Our children and family services are designed to support healthy growth and development of children. We provide a safe, nurturing environment where children can learn, play, and thrive, while helping caregivers build confidence in their parenting and strengthen their relationship with their children.
Support for Children
Our services are designed with the whole family in mind, to ensure every child receives the support they need. By addressing the needs of the entire family, we help build healthier relationships, promote child development, and create a strong foundation for long-term success.
Empowering Children's Growth
We focus on supporting children in the areas that matter most for their development and reaching milestones. Through observation, screening, and individualized support, we identify strengths and areas of need and connect children to appropriate services without delay. Our approach helps ensure children receive consistent, responsive care that supports their emotional, social, and developmental growth.
Ages 0 - 17
Therapeutic Services:
Play therapy is designed for young children, particularly those under age 5, who may communicate and process emotions through play rather than words. When developmentally appropriate, our clinicians use play-based approaches to help children express feelings, build coping skills, and work through emotional and behavioral challenges.
Behavioral Health Screening, Assessment & Diagnosis:
Our youth behavioral health screening and assessment services help identify emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs in children and adolescents. Qualified clinicians provide comprehensive, age-appropriate assessments and diagnostic services to better understand each child’s strengths and needs and guide an individualized plan of care.
Developmental Screenings:
Children receive Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) to monitor developmental milestones, including communication, social, problem-solving and motor skills. Children ages 0-5.
Therapeutic Services:
Our youth therapy and clinical services provide a safe, supportive environment where children and adolescents can work through emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges. Licensed and qualified clinicians provide individualized, trauma-informed care designed to build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and support healthy development.
Substance Use Disorder Therapeutic Services:
Our youth substance use services provide compassionate, age-appropriate support for children and adolescents experiencing substance use concerns or at risk of developing a substance use disorder. Services are individualized to each young person’s needs and may include assessment, counseling, education, family support, and connection to additional resources.
Psychiatric Services:
Psychiatric Services provide comprehensive mental health evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and ongoing treatment for children and adolescents experiencing mental health concerns. Our providers work collaboratively with caregivers to develop personalized treatment plans that support emotional well-being and stability.
Case Management:
Our Children’s Case Management Services help children and families navigate resources, coordinate care, and connect with the supports they need to thrive. Case managers work alongside families to identify needs, advocate for services, and build a coordinated plan that supports each child’s well-being and success.
Care Coordination:
Our team supports families by connecting them with appropriate services and resources to meet their unique needs. Referral coordination for pediatric and behavioral health, and other community resources to assist the family unit.
Outpatient Primary Care Screening & Monitoring:
Our youth primary care screening and monitoring services help identify and address children’s physical health needs alongside their behavioral health and substance use care. We provide age-appropriate screenings, monitor health concerns, and connect youth and families with additional medical services when needed.
Family Centered Care:
Family-Centered Care partners with children and their families to understand their unique strengths, needs, and goals. We work together to build individualized supports that strengthen family relationships, promote stability, and help children thrive at home, in school, and in their communities.
Youth Crisis Services:
Our Youth Crisis Services provide immediate, compassionate support for children and adolescents experiencing a behavioral health or emotional crisis. Walk-in crisis services and mobile crisis response are both available, providing timely assessment, stabilization, and connection to ongoing support and resources for youth and their families.
Youth Crisis Services
Youth crisis services in McKinley County are available through SFRC's Mobile Crisis Team and Youth Walk-In Crisis Services program. Learn more on our McKinley County Crisis Services page.
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