Aspen Network, Inc.

• ​$67,000 (one program) + $60,000 (reallocation) = $127,000​

  • Children's Mental Health Support is a dynamic and impactful program focused on enhancing mental health education, awareness, and resource access for youth in Jefferson County. Through strategic partnerships with local schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations, the initiative aims to foster a comprehensive support network for youth mental health. (Prevention Services)

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Atlas Youth Outreach

• ​$132,000 (one program)​​

  • Mental Health Group Therapy Services supports the mental health needs of teenagers, ages 11-18, in Jefferson County through free therapeutic support groups. Support groups meet once a week, for six weeks, and are discussion based with supporting activities. Mental health education is provided by licensed mental health professionals. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

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CHADS Coalition for Mental Health

• ​$73,150 (two programs) + $40,872.48 (reallocation: one program) = $114,022.48 (three programs)​

  • Family Support (FS) is a program that provides targeted, time-limited, and solution focused counseling for youth ages 10-19 experiencing anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

  • The Signs of Suicide® (SOS) program is an evidence-based, universal suicide prevention initiative designed for students in grades 5-12. SOS teaches participants how to recognize the signs of depression and suicide and provides actionable steps for students to immediately seek help from a trusted adult when they notice these signs in themselves or their peers. (Prevention Services)

  • Social Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) is a program for K-12 students. SEW focuses on improving overall wellbeing, grades, behavior, and peer-relationships while reducing mental health risks and risky behaviors.*Referrals are initiated by school staff to address students with disruptive behavior, bullying, and poor social skills. (Non-therapeutic Counseling)​

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Chestnut Health Systems, Inc.

• ​$325,000 (one program)​​

  • Project Access is a program that provides school-based counseling services in Jefferson R7, Dunklin, De Soto, Northwest, Fox, and Windsor school districts. Treatment plans are developed with the youth and their family to include services such as individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and prescriber services if necessary. *Youth are assessed upon referral from school staff or parents. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

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Compass Health, Inc.

• ​$4,870,000 (nine programs)​

  • Child Advocacy Center - Community Based Programming is an agency that provides services for child victims of physical and/or sexual abuse or neglect and their families, with a mission of facilitating a community-based collaborative effort to improve the system’s response to allegations of child abuse and neglect by following the ChildFirst Doctrine.​ The Children's Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri (CACECM) conducts forensic interviews, provides family advocacy, coordinates and facilitates case reviews, provides medical SAFE/CARE examinations, and provides training and prevention services for the community. They also follow the case from referral through final disposition, providing updates to families as the case progresses through the criminal court system, where applicable. *Promotion of CACECM Core Services: We do not “promote” our program, per se, because all referrals come from our partner agencies: Children’s Division, Law Enforcement, the Juvenile Office, and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. We do not accept referrals from the general public. The pathway to referral for CACECM Core Services is a call to report suspected abuse to the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 800.392.3738 or filing a report with local law enforcement. (Child Advocacy)

  • Family Support Services - Community Based Programming assists families of a child with a Serious Emotional Disorder (SED). The addition of the Parent Support Partners to the continuum of care will provide the necessary supports and resource navigation to these parents trying to navigate the community resources that exist to support their children. Parent Support Partners will be assigned to families (non-Medicaid recipients) to help assess the families’ strengths, to provide education about the various service systems they might be involved with, and to help maneuver parents through potentially delicate/emotionally charged situations between the family and system partners. (Home and Community Based Intervention Services)

  • Outpatient Therapy Services - Clinical Based Programming assists youth wanting to make positive changes, enabling them to live full, productive, and healthy lives. Services are provided to individuals and families according to their individual needs. When needed and appropriate, therapists work with other treatment providers to ensure an integrated team approach.​ All services are provided under the direction of a wellness plan which is based on the assessed needs of everyone and provides an organized system of interventions. (Outpatient Therapy Services - Clinic Based Programming)

  • ​Pinocchio - School Based Programming is designed for early detection and intervention of school adjustment difficulties in children enrolled in kindergarten through third grade. The goal of the program is to detect school adjustment difficulties early, to help children develop a school-based, trusting relationship with an adult to support them in their efforts to cope with social, environmental, and school adjustment difficulties, and to enhance learning skills. The benefits of the program include reduction of negative adjustment behaviors, improving children’s self-confidence, social skills, learning skills and other school-related competencies, and allow school mental health professionals to focus on children who need more intensive interventions. (Support services to high-risk youth)

  • Psychiatry Services - Clinic Based Programming is provided both in-person and through a vast telehealth network system. During this initial evaluation with the psychiatrist, the doctor will ask many questions so he/she can better understand the concerns of the customer and work in tandem to formulate an effective treatment plan that might include medications and other treatments, such as psychotherapy if the customer is not already engaged in other services at Compass Health Network. If the customer/family does not have a primary care physician, they will offer appointments with Compass Health Network providers and/or help to facilitate the selection of an available provider within the community. (Psychiatry and Psychiatric Diagnostics)

  • School Based Mental Health Specialist program - School Based Programming links, monitors, and coordinates vital services for children and their families. Children with SED often need assistance from experts to gain the support necessary to maintain their mental health. Each family will develop their own Child and Family Treatment Team; the team consists of a mix of the family and the following: The School-Based Mental Health Specialists, School Based Therapists, natural supports, school staff, and anyone else the family feels is an important part of their child’s success. *Each school may support the SBMHS referral process differently. (Home and Community Based Intervention Services)

  • School Based Therapy - School Based Programming is a form of mental health care provided within the school setting aimed at addressing the emotional, behavioral, and psychological needs of students in participating schools. This type of therapy involves licensed therapists working directly in schools to offer counseling, crisis intervention, and support for students facing various challenges and obstacles. By being fully integrated within the school environment, therapists can collaborate closely with teachers, administrators, and parents to create a comprehensive support system. This approach helps ensure that students receive timely and accessible mental health care, promoting their overall well-being and academic success. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

  • School Based Violence Prevention program - School Based Programming was developed using James Stanfield’s successful prevention program, BeCool. The goal of the BeCool program is to teach students respect for themselves and others, creating a safer school and community environment. BeCool is the first program developed specifically to nourish the key elements of “Emotional Intelligence.” Students are taught reflective thinking techniques to promote self-control, stop bullying, and interrupt the tendency to act impulsively. Students are taught visualization techniques to learn the pros and cons of behaving “hot”, “cold” or “cool” and by using optimistic self-talk, students become more self-aware and empathic to the feelings of others. (Prevention Services)

  • Youth Community Support (Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder) program - Community Based Programming is available to assist Jefferson County residents in their recovery from psychiatric illness through engagement with their Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (CPRP). The goal of this program is to provide quality wellness services to youth, assisting them on their journey to healthy living. This is accomplished through the development of an individualized wellness plan to help achieve all the goals of the customer. (Case Management)

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De Soto School District # 73

• ​$59,482.49 (one program)

  • Mental Health Coordination (District LPC) is a program promoted through comprehensive internal communication to students and staff, ensuring they are fully informed about the available services. Additionally, they reach out to all district parents with detailed information about the services offered via newsletters, flyers, email, and social media. ​(Support services to high-risk youth)

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Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition

• ​​​$155,000 (one program)​

  • The Jefferson County Family Support Specialist ​program illuminates on the idea the greatest protective factor for a child who has experienced trauma and neglect is their relationship with their caregiver. For children in foster care, that relationship has been severed. To rebuild that trust, which is necessary if children are to heal, they must have a stable, consistent caregiver. To that end, the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition’s support programs promote placement stability for children impacted by foster care. Services under specialist, Veronica Neuhoff, includes: Acquiring Educational Services, Accessing Mental Health Services, Providing Parent Coaching and Behavioral Health Supports, Navigating Kinship Care, Offering Meaningful Information, Resource, Referral, and Case-based Advocacy, and Providing Family Finding and Engagement. *Referrals for the above services come from Family Forward, Good Shepherd, Jefferson County Children’s Division, Jefferson County Family Court, Lutheran Family & Children’s Services, school personnel, and caregivers themselves. (Non-therapeutic Counseling)

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Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation

• ​$90,867.51 (one program)

  • Behavioral Health Department offers therapists who are compassionate, non-judgmental, and experienced in helping adults and children resolve mental health problems that are affecting their everyday lives. (Therapeutic Counseling and Case Management) ​

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Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri

• ​$155,000 (one program)​​

  • The Mental Health Counseling program provides assessment, treatment planning, individual and family therapy, case management, crisis intervention, referrals to community resources, and discharge planning and aftercare services to children, youth, and families. LFCS offers counseling services in-person and virtually. In-person services are offered from Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, as well as services provided from 3 Hillsboro schools. Experienced, licensed, or provisionally licensed therapists provide these counseling service. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

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PreventEd

• ​$100,000 (one program)​​

  • Prevention First - Jefferson County is a series of interventions focusing on the ongoing and comprehensive skill development that facilitates the healthy growth of the whole child. Programs begin with a meeting with one of our Prevention Educators to discuss the overall needs of the students. Schools can choose a program for a specific grade level or, as students’ progress from one grade level to the next, they can participate in a different PF-JC program that builds upon skills from previous years’ programming. Students can then apply these skills in more sophisticated ways and continue to deepen their ability and motivation to make healthy choices. (Prevention Services)

  • GuidEd - Jefferson County provides a non-punitive, motivation-based, family and community approach to prevent teens who have made some unhealthy decisions with substances from progressing to substance use disorder, and instead find greater engagement at school and at home with their families. GuidEd consists of an initial assessment, individual counseling sessions, and educational workshops. After a referral to the GuidEd program, participants receive a substance use assessment. *Schools are the primary referral source for the GuidEd Program. Parents who are concerned about their teen’s substance use can also call and make an appointment to receive an unbiased, expert opinion of what will best benefit their child. Community agencies that are providing other services to adolescents and are concerned about their substance use can also refer them to GuidEd for an assessment. (Prevention Services)

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Saint Louis Counseling, Inc.

• ​$55,000 (one program) + $35,100 (reallocation) = $90,100​​

  • The School Partnership Program (SPP) is based on the philosophy that the school, family, and community are partners in educating our children, strengthening families, and building stronger and safer communities. The program’s Crisis Intervention Services provide school-based counseling in Jefferson County schools to children in kindergarten through 12th grade and their families when a crisis or challenging life circumstances interferes with the academic process and/or social functioning. By supporting children's healing and improved mental health, therapists help improve their academic involvement and strengthen the school community overall. (Therapeutic Counseling Individual, Group, and Family)

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UMSL - Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of UMSL - Center for Behavioral Health (CBH)

• ​$67,500 (one program) + $14,027.52 (reallocation) = $81,527.52​​

  • Psychological Evaluation Services for Jefferson County Children offers free, thorough psychological evaluations for children and adolescents in the St. Louis area. Their experienced clinicians assess a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, anxiety, learning challenges, and autism, as well as other behavioral and mental health issues. After the evaluation, they'll provide personalized recommendations and connect families with appropriate local resources for ongoing care. *Referrals for services are received from a variety of sources, including local schools, pediatrician and psychiatry offices, and therapists and other mental health providers. Individuals and families can also choose to self-refer for evaluation services as well. (Psychological Testing and Assessment)

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