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Intensive Community-Based Treatment and Support Services

Contact Information

ICTS Treatment Coordinator:
Ruthann Duncan, LMFT
Voicemail: (541) 242-2906

CFD's Intensive Community-based Treatment Services Program addresses the needs of youth who have severe mental health problems. Youth referred to this program have been identified as at risk for out-of-home placement. Our goal is to keep the child in the community and improve the mental health and functioning of the youth and family by providing services appropriate to their specific needs. We will evaluate the child’s mental health needs and resources and develop a specific treatment plan to enhance and access resources to mitigate risks and develop strengths. Therapy addresses common risk factors such as substance use, poor school performance, family and parenting problems, and the child’s association with delinquent peers. Additionally, we try to strengthen and build protective factors, which include supportive family relationships, school success, positive peer relationships, and constructive community involvement.

ICTS is based on a team effort, emphasizing a positive working relationship among the family, therapist, school personnel, medical practitioner, probation counselor (if applicable), and other community resources identified by the family. Regularly scheduled family team meetings will include some or all of these parties to identify and access resources supportive to the child and family, assess progress, and build on the initial service plan. When the child and family reach a level of success and reduced risk which no longer requires the intensity of ICTS services, the intensity of services is stepped down appropriately.

Intensive Community-Based Treatment and Support Services