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711N.CourtStret Visalia,CA93291
Phone:(559)627-1490 Fax:(844)368-0871
1750W.WalnutAve.#B Visalia,CA93277
Phone:(559)627-1490 Fax:(844)368-0871
V isalia Y outh S ervices
WHO WEARE:
VisaliaYouthServices(VYS)celebratedits32ndanniversaryasoneoftheleadingchildren’smentalhealth providersinTulareCountyservingVisalia,Goshen,Ivanhoeandsuroundingcommunity.Weprovide mentalhealthservicestochildrenandfamilies,largelythroughindividual,familyandgrouptherapy, rehabilitation,psychiatricandnursingserviceswhilecolaboratingwithvariouscommunitypartnersto helpfamiliesachievewelnes.Servicesareacesiblebycalingusdirectlyorusingouronlinereferal,at ourwebsite:htp:/www.tpoc.org/vys.VYSusesbestpracticesintheareasofsubstanceusescrening
& implementedCo-operativeParentingandDivorceGroupsbecomingoneofeightapprovedprovidersinthe
stateofCalifornia. eseeffortsfurtheraddedtoourrepertoireofevidence-basedpracticesthatincludes TraumaFocusedCognitiveBehavior erapy(TF-CBT),Parent-ChildInteraction erapy(PCIT), Parent-ChildCare(PC-CARE),EyeMovementDesensitizationandReprocesing(EMDR)andothers.
THISYEAR:
VYSservednearly2,000clients(1,986)duringthe2019-2020􏰀scalyear.InMarch2020,wereached anothermilestone,exceding1,100activecasespriortotheCOVID pandemic.OurC-SSRS program,identi􏰀edover700clientswithsomedegreofsuiciderisk,including185clientsidenti􏰀ed
atnon-crisisasesments.InJune,VYSProgram staffparticipatedinthe40thAnnualCAMental HealthAdvocatesforChildrenandYouth(CMHACY)VirtualConference.
SUCCESSSTORY:
Undernormalcircumstances,VYSprovidesmentalhealthservicesincliniclocations,schoolsandother communitylocations.DuetotheCOVID pandemic,weshiftedover90% ofourservicestotelephoneand telehealthplatformswithindaysoftheGovernor’s“shelter-from-home”orderonMarch12,2020.During thepandemic,VYSwasthe􏰀rstprogram inthecountytohostaVirtualOpenHouseandsincethenhave
engagedinadditionaloutreacheffortswithpartnerslikeVisaliaRotaryClub,FamilyHealthCareNetwork, BoysandGirlsClub,VisaliaUni􏰀edSchoolDistrict,Proteusandmostrecently,theVisaliaChamberof
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