Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS)

Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) include components that give youth the power to improve their health, well-being and quality of life. These services strengthen families and help them make informed decisions about their care. These services may help to prevent the need for emergency room visits, hospital stays or out of home placements. Services are provided in the least restrictive environment for the child or family. This could be in the home or in the community and include:

• Other Licensed Practitioner 
  • Licensed Evaluation and Assessment
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Individual, Family or Group Therapy
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
  • Development of Social and Interpersonal Skills
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Community Integration
• Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment
  • Intensive Interventions (counseling)
  • Crisis Avoidance (counseling)
  • Intermediate Crisis Management (counseling)
  • Rehabilitative Psychoeducation
  • Strengths-Based Service Planning
  • Rehabilitative Supports

Who can get these services?

To be eligible for CFTSS, the child must be under 21, enrolled in Medicaid, and in need of help with social, emotional or behavioral health challenges. These services give children and their families the power to improve their health, well-being and quality of life at no additional cost to the family.

 How will these services help?

These children’s services meet the individual needs of children and their families by:

•       Identifying mental health needs early
•       Providing support in the home and community
•       Preventing the need for emergency room visits, hospital stays, or out of home placements

Anyone who knows a child who may need these services, or a child who believes they personally need these services, can make a referral to a CFTSS provider.