Central Star’s Outpatient Programs

Central Star provides community-based mental health services in Fresno County for individuals of all ages, from birth to adults. Central Star offers a team approach to treatment that is based on establishing relationships with families, foster families, county social workers, and other agencies.

Central Star’s Continuum of Service in Fresno County include:

• All Stars Child Welfare Specialty Mental Health Services for children and adolescents ages birth to 21 years old and their families who are involved in the child welfare and behavioral health systems.
• The TEAMMATES Wraparound program provides an intensive community-based approach to assist youth and their families to achieve long-term self-sufficiency so youth can successfully leave the foster care system.
• Youth Continuum of Care program for those ages 11 to 18 who meet specialty mental health criteria and who experience a range of symptoms impacting their functioning in various places like school, home and in the community.
• TAY Continuum of Care for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) ages 16 to 25, delivering integrated mental health and supportive housing services to those aging out of the system.
• Adult Full Service Partnership (FSP) Continuum of Care program that includes outpatient and intensive care management for adults 18 and older to provide comprehensive mental health, housing and other supports.

In Stanislaus County, Central Star operates a Child Full Service Partnership program for underserved children and youth ages 6-17 who have a mental illness (and their families.)

Services include:

• Wraparound – Click here for more about this intensive community-based approach.
• Individual therapy
• Group therapy and family counseling
• Crisis services 24/7
• Case management
• Rehabilitation therapy
• Medication management and support

We work with individuals of all ages in the following ways:

• Provide training and techniques to help with problem solving, behavior and anger management, social skills, communication, and more.
• Work with children of all ages to improve peer and family interactions, as well as school attendance and participation.
• Provide individual counseling for both parents and children, including services for those who may have a history of trauma or have other mental health needs.
• Help parents understand how a child’s (and a parent’s experience) may affect the child’s functioning and development.
• Connect people of all ages with community resources, including vocational and housing resources.

Central Star also operates three residential facilities for those having a mental health crisis or challenge. These include:

• Youth Psychiatric Health Facilities (PHFs) in Fresno and also in Kern County
• Crisis Residential Treatment (CRTs) Facilities in Fresno and also in Merced County

Click here for more on these residential programs.

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Contact Info

Central Star Community Services
2934 N. Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93203
Phone: (559) 549-6697
Fax: (559) 354-0160

Jennifer Seidel, LMFT
Administrator
Community Services, Teammates Wraparound, Transitional Age Youth
3433 W. Shaw Ave, Suite 107
Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: (559) 476-2115
Fax: (559) 354-0160
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