SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR YOUTH

Specialized Services for Youth is a program for families with a child or teen, ages 6-21, living with severe emotional, behavioral, or psychological stress.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency/crisis, contact New Oakland Family Centers at 877.800-1650 or the Resource & Crisis Hotline at 988.

Through Specialized Services for Youth (SSY), we provide research-based individual, family, and group counseling as well as case management, in-home services, peer and parent support, respite, and psychiatric services. Parents or caregivers interested in having their child receive services from the agency must first contact Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) to determine eligibility.

Learn more about access, eligibility, and screenings through OCHN.

 
 
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Try this quick writing exercise from Specialized Services for Youth
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Grandmother begins to understand how trauma has impacted her life after seeking help from Oakland Family Services for her granddaughter
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