In our 2021-2022 fiscal year, we served over 15,000 children, individuals and families in Stanislaus County.

Student Assistance & Family Support

For many students, our Youth Services staff are their only source of professional mental health support.

In the past year, our staff counseled over 200 students expressing suicidal ideation. In a recent school-based staff survey, 96% of respondents reported student improvement as a result of the services offered.

Looking ahead, we are aiming to expand the Family Support Program and fully staff the department so we can be more responsive and proactive in meeting the needs of our school partners.

Family Resource Centers & Promotoras

Families in Ceres, Oakdale, Newman and Patterson receive concrete support year round in their own neighborhoods.

Our Family Resource Centers (FRCs) partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank this year to address food insecurity in Stanislaus County. In addition, our FRC’s have provided families with concrete support including clothing, diapers, and rent assistance.

The Promotoras have promoted mental health discussions and strengthened networks in Newman, Grayson, Ceres and Modesto’s Airport neighborhood through classes, dance therapy and coffee meet-ups.

Mental Health Counseling & Substance Use Treatment

The Behavioral Health Department built new partnerships with school districts and county agencies, providing early intervention mental health treatment through classroom presentations in grades TK-12. We also hired seven additional counselors at school sites for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.

Our Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program served over 220 adults and 30 youth in the past fiscal year. With our Youth Opioid Response program in full swing, we served 120 youth and placed counselors in 8 Modesto City Schools High Schools. We also saw 75 unhoused clients referred through our outreach counselors, and we offered SUD treatment, mental health counseling and case management through the new Welfare-to-Work program with StanWORKS. Lastly, we reached over 3,000 youth through outreach and education efforts.

The Youth Navigation Center

The Youth Navigation Center (YNC) celebrated one year of brightening futures through our system of care that engages, stabilizes and prepares youth and young adults.

The YNC provides outreach, navigation, shelter, housing and drop-in services to youth 13-17 and young adults 18-25 experiencing crisis, housing instability and/or homelessness.

These victories all contribute to our goal of ending youth homelessness in Stanislaus County.