In-home Safety & Reunification Services (ISRS) – Oregon
The program provides intensive, individualized, short-term services to families in order to increase parental capacity and create safe and secure home environments. The goal of the program is to assist families with identified needs in order to prevent children from being removed from their homes or prepare families for the return of their children.
Services are provided in Clackamas, Lane, Marion, Morrow, Polk, Umatilla, Washington, and Yamhill, counties. The program provides observation and feedback, parent training, skill building, support accessing services and transportation, and funding for basic needs. Referrals are made through ODHS. Caseworkers should contact their local ODHS office for information about the referral process in their district.
Adult Crisis Stabilization Center – Oregon
The Adult Crisis Stabilization Center provides a safe, welcoming, and nonjudgmental environment for adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis in Clackamas County. Services are available at no cost and are designed to help individuals stabilize, address immediate needs, and connect with ongoing support in the community. Individuals may stay at the center for up to 23 hours and 59 minutes per episode of care.
During their stay, they receive personalized support that may include medical screening, behavioral health assessment, safety planning, solution-focused counseling, case management, peer support, and referrals to community resources and ongoing treatment services. Our goal is to provide compassionate, person-centered care that promotes stability, hope, and connection to the resources needed for long-term wellness. The Crisis center can accept referrals from Clackamas County law enforcement, mobile crisis response, probation and parole, community paramedics, behavioral health units, and the mental health walk-in clinics that are affiliated with Clackamas County.
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Alternative to Detention – Oregon
The Alternative to Detention Program provides stabilization, assessment, case coordination, system navigation, court appearance support, skills training, counseling, and parent support and coaching. The program serves youth involved with Multnomah and Clackamas County Juvenile Departments. The program provides services to youth and families for 60-90 days while living in Clarvida certified foster homes. Placing youth in an alternative to detention setting has proven effective in reducing a youth’s exposure to and engagement in criminal activity along with preparation for the next phase of transition, whether it’s returning home, stabilizing and strengthening the existing home and family structure, or moving to a more appropriate long-term living environment, such as independent living for older youth. Family preservation and reunification and successful transition is the overarching goal of each placement. Youth are referred to the Alternative to Detention Program by their Juvenile Court Counselor (JCC).
Intellectual Developmental Disability and Mental Health Residence Programs – Oregon
24-Hour Residential Services for youth and adults. We serve individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health needs in 17 group homes across the state.
Family Recruitment, Certification and Training – Oregon
We are licensed by the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) to recruit, certify, and train Therapeutic Foster Families to care for youth ages 6-18 in ODHS and County Juvenile Department custody. Foster Families and homes are assessed during the certification process to ensure successful caregiving. Foster Parents are provided extensive training to care for youth with higher needs. Foster parents receive 24/7 support, weekly in-home support, financial support, monthly training, and breaks from caregiving.