Behavioral Health Intervention & Support Services
The Behavioral Health Intervention & Support Services program offers evidence-based prevention and intervention services to Orange County children & teens, ages 8-18 years old, with the goal of increasing positive character attributes and decreasing negative behaviors. Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of highly qualified school, mental health, and community outreach professionals.
Our program utilizes Positive Action, an evidence-based curriculum that teaches and reinforces the intuitive philosophy that youth feel good about themselves when they act in healthy, positive ways.
What is Behavioral Health?
The development of self-esteem with the cognitive, emotional, and social skills to overcome life’s challenges.
Why is it important?
Behavioral health prevention and intervention services have been shown to increase the frequency of positive behaviors.
Services provided to:
Cypress Unified School District, Savannah School District, Centralia Elementary School District, Magnolia School District, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Anaheim Elementary School District, Orange Unified School District, Tustin Unified School District, Santa Ana Unified School District, Saddleback Valley Unified School District & in collaboration with community partners.
“It is your place in the world;
it’s your life. Go on and do
all you can with it, and make
it the life you want to live.
–Mae Jemison
Family Intervention is a 10-week parenting and life-skills training based on the Evidence-Based Strengthening Families Program and is intended to improve family communication, relationships, bonding, and connectedness and reduce risky behaviors. The program begins with bonding over a family meal, followed by group sessions that teach parenting skills, life skills, and strategies to enrich family relationships.
Large Group Services addresses bullying, anger management, conflict resolution, drug prevention, and self-esteem via skills-based large groups of 25 students. Selective Preventions uses the Positive Action Evidence-Based Curriculum and is offered to high-risk students in 30-minute classes over 12 weeks.
Small Group Services are offered to children & teens, ages 8-18 years old – via ten weekly 30-minute lessons using the Positive Action Evidence-Based Curriculum. It addresses self-concept, peer pressure, life skills, positive decision-making, kindness, and respect.
Community Support is offered to community members to obtain connections to outside resources through case management that addresses unique family wants and needs.
For apps, online mental health & wellness resources, please visit the OC Navigator website.
Both Positive Action and Strengthening Families Program have the potential to increase protective factors including the following:
For Families: Improves effective parenting, family organization, effective communication, parent-child relationship, and parental mental health.
For Schools: Improves school attendance, academic performance, and school safety.
For more information, please contact 714.486.0940.
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“Go confidently in the
direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have
imagined.”
–Henry David Thoreau
Funded by: The County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA).
through the Mental Health Service Act.
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