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The Children’s Intensive
Services (CIS) program offers a broad-based service approach
which utilizes individual and family therapy, case management,
psychiatric services,
medication management and emergency services.
Children’s Intensive
Services is an intensive community-based treatment program
for children and youth whose behavioral or emotional problems
place them at risk for psychiatric hospitalization or
out-of-home residential placement. The program utilizes
a broad array of services for the purpose of safely maintaining
the child / youth in his / her home and diverting the
need for hospitalization or placement.
The program can serve children
up to the age of 21. Children who may access the program
possess serious behavioral or emotional problems. This
may include a child who presents unsafe behavior or a child
whose behavioral problems may be placing other family members
at risk.
As an intensive program, the
CIS program is designed to help families who are at crisis
points in their lives. Services are provided according to
a treatment plan customized to meet the needs of each child
/ family.
The amount of time a family may be involved with CIS will
vary. The length of involvement is usually six months, but
this time may differ depending on the specific family’s
situation.
