Our approach is holistic and trauma-informed, ensuring that children and youth we serve receive the best possible care and support. For those who are eligible, we offer personalized one-to-one services designed to help manage specific behaviors through short-term, measurable goals tailored to each person’s needs at home, school, or in the community.
Theraputic Behavioral Services
Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) are intensive, one-on-one services designed to help children and youth, along with the participation of their parents or caregivers, manage specific challenging behaviors. Using short-term, measurable goals tailored to each child’s unique needs, TBS supports families with the care and expertise they need.
Children and youth eligible for TBS must have full scope Medi-Cal and meet medical necessity criteria for Specialty Mental Health Services. Often, these children or youth are being considered for wraparound services, therapeutic foster care, IHBS, or other specialty behavioral health services.
Eligibility
- Must be under the age of 21.
- Must be Full Scope Medi-Cal eligible.
- Must be provided in conjunction with other specialty behavioral health services.
Contact
For general questions, call us at (707) 444-8293
To find out if you are eligible and to get started, call the County Department of Health and Human Services at (707) 268-2800
Referrals for TBS services are received from Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Branch, Children and Family Services.
Intensive Home-Based Services
Intensive Home-Based Services (IHBS) are behavioral rehabilitative and support services provided at home, school, or in the community for children and youth who meet specific criteria. These services are available to help support children, youth, and families in their daily environments.
Children and youth eligible for IHBS must have full scope Medi-Cal and meet medical necessity criteria for Specialty Mental Health Services. Often, these children or youth are being considered for wraparound services, therapeutic foster care, TBS, or other specialty behavioral health services.
Eligibility
- Must be under the age of 21.
- Must be Full Scope Medi-Cal eligible.
- Must be provided in conjunction with other specialty behavioral health services.
Contact
For general questions, call us at (707) 444-8293
To find out if you are eligible and to get started, call the County Department of Health and Human Services at (707) 268-2800
Referrals for IHBS services are received from Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Branch, Children and Family Services.
Mental Health Consultation
Learn about our mental health consultation services available through our Child Care programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
IHBS provides broader, longer-term support to help children and families build skills and function successfully at home and in the community.
TBS is a shorter-term, intensive service focused on reducing specific severe behaviors that could lead to hospitalization or placement disruption.
Eligibility requires full scope Medi-Cal and a clinical assessment showing the services are medically necessary to help improve, maintain, or prevent worsening of the child’s condition.
You can request an assessment by calling the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Children, Youth and Families Services Access line at (707) 268-2800.
You can also self-refer by calling the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Children, Youth and Families Services Access line at (707) 268-2800 and request an evaluation for your child.
For adults, call the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Adult Outpatient Services at (707) 268-2900 and request an evaluation for yourself.
For children with full-scope Medi-Cal who qualify for California Specialty Mental Health Services, there is typically no out-of-pocket cost for covered behavioral health services. This can include therapy, psychiatry, case management, IHBS, and TBS when they are medically necessary and authorized through the county behavioral health plan.
If a child has private insurance or limited Medi-Cal coverage, costs and coverage rules can vary depending on the health plan and specific services.
For private pay or sliding scale, you can go to www.ncamhp.org and search for providers throughout our region. This site allows filters to narrow providers by insurance accepted, gender of provider, focus or specialty, location, etc.
For Partnership Health and other private insurance, your insurance provider and or primary care provider can refer you to local network providers or telehealth as available.
If you are a parent or caregiver of a child 0-8 years old who attends child care, our Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) program collaborates with local child care providers and you to promote healthy relationships and positive child outcomes. You can learn more about this program and the participating child care programs by clicking our Mental Health Consultation links.
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