Our Focus

Our focus is on strengthening and preserving family unity through prevention and solution-based services. We believe that all individuals can develop the necessary skills to achieve their goals. We will meet the individual at their level and provide the tools and support necessary to begin, continue, and succeed in that endeavor.

Our Values

  • Dignity: We respect the dignity and worth of every person. We all have the right and responsibility to achieve our full potential in our society.
  • Compassion: We treat every person compassionately, free from stigma and prejudice.
  • Community Understanding: We persistently promote community understanding of mental health.
  • Elevating Voices: We advocate for those with lived experiences to have their voices heard.
  • Collaboration: We collaborate with others, and we actively look for partners to strengthen mental health.
  • Integrity: We work together with integrity and a sense of purpose.

Our Goals

  • To assist students in achieving a stable, healthy home/community environment by reducing or eliminating maladaptive behaviors.
  • To conduct comprehensive assessments that accurately identify problem areas and needs.
  • To utilize short-term, solution-focused treatment strategies to strengthen student, parent, and teacher relationships.
  • To enhance service effectiveness through an understanding of Hispanic cultures and utilization of a cross-cultural approach.
  • To offer a variety of services that can comprehensively meet the individual needs of children and families.
  • To take advantage of existing strengths, formal and informal supports, and resources with families and the community in order to bring about positive emotional and behavioral changes in service recipients.
  • To assist service recipients in building skills to enhance healthy family functioning.
  • To closely coordinate and collaborate with other local and state business service providers in order to best serve the interests of service recipients.
  • To empower service recipients to competently participate in treatment decision-making.
  • To use a team approach during the treatment process in order to gain the benefits of colleagues’ individual areas of expertise.