Children & Adolescent Services

This service is provided by a psychiatrist who assesses, prescribes, administers, and monitors medication effectiveness. Nursing staff also evaluates the individual’s health by collecting medical history and monitoring your progress.

Therapy is provided individually or in a group setting by qualified clinicians with the focus to assist individuals in resolving problem areas. Some of the therapy models focus on dealing with depression, anxiety, anger and socialization problems, adjustment, and symptoms related to traumatic experiences.

This service assists individuals and their families in the development of skills to improve or maintain the individual’s functioning related to learning, independent living and enhanced self-sufficiency.

Services that provide assistance to access needed medical, educational, social, prevocational, vocational, rehabilitative, or other community services.

An emergency response service for a condition which requires immediate intervention.

This service includes assessment of the individual’s immediate needs and referral to contracted inpatient psychiatric services.

The following are specialized services for eligible children and youth in need of supportive services to remain at home or to maintain their current level placement:

1. Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS): An intensive, short term, one-to-one service for children, youth and young adults who have serious emotional problems and are experiencing a stressful transition or life crisis. TBS is intended to supplement other specialty mental health services by addressing the target behavior(s) or symptom(s) that are jeopardizing the child, youth or young adult’s current living situation or planned transition to a lower level of placement.
2. Intensive Care Coordination (ICC): A service that ensures services are accessed, coordinated, and delivered in a strength-based, individualized, family/youth-driven manner.
3. Intensive Home-Based Services (IHBS): Individualized, strength-based interventions designed to assist the child or youth develop the skills necessary for successful functioning and to provide the family with the ability to help the youth to successfully function in the home and community.

Brawley Vista Sands – Oakley Elementary
1401 B Stree
Brawley, CA 92227
(442) 265-7245

Calexico Vista Sands – Kennedy Gardens
2300 Rockwood Avenue
Calexico, CA 92231
(442) 265-7240

El Centro Vista Sands – De Anza Elementary
1530 Waterman Avenue
El Centro, CA 92243
(442) 265-7235

Vista Sands Children’s Socialization Program is a collaborative program between ICBHS and Imperial County School Districts. The program is designed to assist children whose capacity to function at home, school, and the community has been impaired by emotional and behavioral problems. Children participate daily in highly structured activities that focus on skill acquisition such as social skills, problem solving, self-esteem enhancement, self-management, self-control, as well as educationaldevelopment. Admission is open to qualifying children throughout the Imperial County who are between the ages of 7 to 12.

Brawley Vista Sands – Oakley Elementary
1401 B Street
Brawley, CA 92227
(442) 265-7245

Calexico Vista Sands – Kennedy Gardens
2300 Rockwood Avenue
Calexico, CA 92231
(442) 265-7240

El Centro Vista Sands – De Anza Elementary
1530 Waterman Avenue
El Centro, CA 92243
(442) 265-7235

The goal of the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) programs is are to prevent and/or reduce the likelihood of mental illness from becoming severe and disabling, with an emphasis on improving timely access to services for unserved and underserved populations.  Additionally, the objective for PEI programs is to reduce and/or lessen the need for additional or extended health treatment by facilitating access to supports at the earliest signs of mental health issues.

PEI Programs provide services that increase protective factors to improve the mental, emotional, and relational functioning of individuals.  PEI programs such as Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and First Step to Success (FSS) integrate strategies to provide services to priority populations, by engaging children, youth, and adults and delivering services in the community outside of the traditional outpatient clinic.  All PEI programs meet the Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission’s (MHSOAC) priority of being culturally competent and linguistically appropriate to meet the needs of Imperial County residents.