STANFORD YOUTH SOLUTIONS dba STANFORD SIERRA YOUTH & FAMILIES

Programs

1. Flexible integrated treatment (fit), family preservation, community based family services - these community-based outpatient mental health treatment programs provide culturally responsive services and supports to children and youth (ages 0-20) using a strength-based, family-driven team approach. Unique to these programs is the ability to vary the type, location, frequency, duration, and intensity of services in accordance with youth and family needs and choice. Behavioral and mental health services (including individual, family, and group therapy and a 24-hour crisis response) can be provided in the office, home, school, or a community-based setting.

   $10,889,787 spent
   45% of program spending

2. Wraparound services - wraparound services develop an individualized plan of services, support, and resources to "wrap" around the youth, addressing youth and their family's safety, health, recreation, school, work, spiritual, and legal needs.

   $3,445,709 spent$25,000 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

3. Pathways to permanency (foster care and adoption program). All of our foster care (including therapeutic foster care and intensive services foster care) and adoption services are focused on permanency a permanent connection to a safe, stable, and nurturing family for every youth.

   $3,325,480 spent
   14% of program spending

4. Kaiser managed care - therapeutic behavioral services (tbs) - in partnership with kaiser permanente, stanford sierra youth & families delivers managed care - therapeutic behavioral services (tbs). These services are available for children and adolescents with higher complex needs who would benefit from short-term behavioral support in addition to other mental health services they may be receiving. Our team collaborates with the youth, their caregiver, and any other primary mental health provider to address targeted behaviors that jeopardize the youths ability to remain safely in their home. These intensive services focus on changing a youths behavior, while emphasizing the youths strengths. Together, staff, youth, and families create and implement a short-term plan, generally lasting 90 days, to help the young person reduce risky behaviors while increasing coping skills and replacement behaviors.kaiser managed care - wraparound services - in partnership with kaiser permanente, stanford sierra youth & families delivers managed care - wraparound services. These wraparound services develop an individualized plan of services, support, and resources to wrap around the youth, addressing…

   $1,903,973 spent$2,773,624 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

5. Juvenile justice intervention services (jjis) - in partnership with the sacramento county probation department, we deliver the juvenile justice intervention services (jjis) program. The program assesses each youths individual treatment needs and matches the youth to the appropriate service intervention(s), including: counseling, skill building, peer and family support services, and case management and linkage to community-based services. Services are primarily community-based provided in the home, school, and/or community, and based on the individual needs of each youth and their family. Juvenile justice intervention services (jjis) - valley oak youth academy (voya) - in partnership with the sacramento county probation department, we deliver the juvenile justice intervention services (jjis) valley oak youth academy (voya) program. Services are primarily provided in the voya units within the youth detention facility (ydf). The program assesses each youths individual treatment needs and matches the youth to the appropriate service intervention(s) to include: a collaborative assessment, individual and group counseling (using evidence based and promising practices), skill building and…

   $1,175,670 spent
   5% of program spending

6. Mip (mentor intership program) - the mip (mentored internship program) under ssyaf's career pathways provides students with practical experience and mentorship at various education stages. Mentors offer ongoing support, check-ins, and connections to resources. The mip project, integral to the internship, enhances satisfaction and outcomes, aiming to develop a diverse and skilled future behavioral health workforce. Empowerment training center - the empowerment training center (etc) is a workforce development program that is uniquely designed to strengthen skills and development of employees locally, statewide, and nationally. Ssyafs empowerment training center also provides training and support to individuals with lived experience who are on a path of recovery and are willing and able to assist others who are in earlier stages of the recovery process. These individuals viewpoints and experiences are included in the training, education, and support. Additionally, the empowerment training center includes wellness, recovery, and resiliency principles; instills hope; encourages self-leadership techniques; is culturally responsive; and includes a training model that ensures services are…

   $784,559 spent
   3% of program spending

7. Therapeutic behavioral services (tbs) - provides effective, targeted behavioral interventions for youth with intense behaviors that are putting them at risk of losing their current placement or being hospitalized. Behavior analysts identify triggers, teach the youth coping strategies, and support the caregiver to manage the behaviors so that the youth is able to remain in their home setting.

   $767,183 spent
   3% of program spending

8. Ryse above - resilient youth safe & empowered (ryse) above program provides prevention and early intervention outpatient (op), intensive outpatient (iop), and aftercare recovery support services for youth with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health service needs. These substance use and prevention treatment services are provided for youth and adolescents (ages 12 to 20), in sacramento county. The goals of the ryse above program are to build upon the youths strengths and successes, reduce substance use, increase resiliency, reinforce family connections, and improve overall well-being.

   $715,254 spent
   3% of program spending

9. Parent partnership - this partnership is led by parents who previously had open cases in the child welfare system and are now working to assist families currently involved with child welfare. The partnership connects the families to resources, teaches them to advocate effectively, helps families understand their parental rights, provides parent orientations and helps with child & family team (cft) meetings.

   $460,631 spent
   2% of program spending

10. Wonder mentoring program - matches youth in foster care with a volunteer (guide) who is trained to listen, support, and mentor. A wonder mentorship supports youth by creating a connection with a consistent and caring adult that engages in activities to foster and increase the youths sense of belonging, confidence, self-worth, hope, and being future oriented.

    $334,941 spent
    1% of program spending

11. Career pathways - is an internship and service learning program for college students considering a career in the mental/behavioral health, juvenile justice, and/or adoption/foster care systems. The program is designed to be a pipeline for the next generation of highly qualified and diverse helping professionals (I.e. Social workers, counselors, therapists, etc.)

    $309,801 spent
    1% of program spending

12. Destination family - destination family is a one-of-a-kind child focused program that learns the unique needs of a child in foster care who has one or more barriers to adoption and the program seeks to find a family for children who may otherwise end up living in long-term foster care. Without specialized services, many of these youth will age out of the system. The team implements supports around children to prepare them for a family. The team provides family finding, child focused recruitment, and on-going family supports. Over one hundred youth receive these services annually in sacramento, placer, and nevada counties.

    $111,171 spent
    0% of program spending

13. School based services - our school services, available local and statewide, provide therapeutic interventions to students both in-person and in virtual environments. We provide individual and group services and consult with teaching staff on managing difficult behaviors in the classroom setting.

    $64,176 spent
    0% of program spending

The 13 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $24,288,335.