Parent Advocacy Support Services
The Parent Advocacy & Support Services department assists parents who have a child/youth that has been diagnosed with a severe emotional disturbance (SED).
Parents are educated about how to:
- Navigate the mental health system.
- Understand a child's diagnosis.
- Advocate for their child in School: IEP, 504 plan, etc.
- Access community resources.
- Address juvenile court proceedings.
- Learn and implement alternative parenting techniques.
To access services:
- A child must be screened through COMCARE or the Counseling Center @ MHA and then authorized through COMCARE.
- Child must be case managed through MHA or COMCARE.
- The Case manager will then assign Parent Support Services on child's plan of care.
- Office Hours: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday
- (Night and Weekend appointments available as needed.)
- Parenting Class: 6:30 PM-8 PM-Tuesday
- Fees and method of payment (if applicable): Insurance, Medical Card
- For more information contact Ext. 479
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