Child and Adolescent Intensive In Home Services, York

At Colonial Behavioral Health (CBH), the Intensive Home Services program is more rigorous than normal outpatient services. The program reduces out of home placement for children and adolescents. Services are about five hours per week and limited to 26 weeks per year. One parent or guardian must be willing to take part in the services. 

Services provided include:

• Crisis intervention;
• Short-term counseling;
• Communication skills training;
• Individual counseling;
• Family counseling;
• Case management services.

The child or adolescent must meet at least two of the following:

• Have difficulty in establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to the point that they are at risk of hospitalization or out of home placement because of conflicts with the family or community.
• Exhibit behavior that means repeated interventions by mental health, social services or judicial systems are necessary.
• Exhibit difficulty in cognitive ability such that they are unable to recognize personal danger or recognize inappropriate behavior.