TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH

The Transitional Age Youth Services Program is an intensive treatment program designed to stabilize crisis situations and resolve behaviors that interfere with the adolescent's ability to function at home, school, foster care, and/or in a group home. The goal is for the adolescent to achieve the level of behavioral control that helps them continue to live at home or the most home-like setting possible, without the need to enter residential treatment or an acute psychiatric facility, as well as to achieving their full personal potential. Services will be provided by various methods: Individual/family therapy, groups, case management, crisis intervention, in-home visits, and other supportive methods. Services are sensitive to the needs of youth and families with diverse cultural backgrounds and partner with referrals from juvenile probation, county mental health, and department of social services.

Transitional Age Youth
438 N. White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127
Phone: (408) 254-6848
Fax: (408) 254-6856

Client Admissions Criteria:
12 years of age or older; ambulatory, mentally disordered classification - primary diagnosis on Axis I in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).

Exclusionary Criteria:
Demonstrate significant behavior related to recent (within last 7 days) or chronic drug or alcohol abuse, threat to harm others (physically violent or destructive), or other unsafe behavior that may jeopardize the staff and/or clients of the program at any given time.

Referral Source:
Anyone may refer a client by calling the program. Clients who are referred will meet with a Clinician, to assess for appropriateness to the program. Representatives from Group homes, residential programs, or other youth/young adult programs may refer clients to program for mental health/Rehabilitation services as well.

Fees:
Paid for by Medi-Cal/Short-Doyle or Healthy Families Insurance; Clients who do not have Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Insurance are admitted based on availability.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

For more information about Transitional Age Youth Services, call (408) 254-6848.