Imperial Valley Press

1. ICBHS Adult services 2. ICBHS Children’s Services 3. Crisis Services 4. Youth & Young Adults Services ICBHS offers such a wide variety of mental health services in so many locations it is impossible to list them all. An overview of services is listed

- Andrea Kuhlen, Director of Imperial County Behavioral Health Services (ICBHS), said informing other profession­als and the public about the availabili­ty of services and training being offered is so important that the ICBHS staff develops weekly podcasts. T

Available at locations throughout the Valley may include: medication support, crisis interventi­on and specialize­d services can include treatment for thought and behavior change, coping and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Moral Reconation Training (MRT) is a new service offered by ICBHS as a systematic strategy that works to decrease recidivism among juvenile and adult criminal offenders by increasing moral reasoning, Joaquin Zambrano, ICBHS Program Supervisor and MRT facilitato­r, said during a Summit workshop. Services are available at various locations for children and adolescent­s with severe emotional, mental and/or behavioral problems and their families. Services are provided for children and adolescent­s with such mental health disorders as ADHD, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, bipolar, etc. One Summit workshop focused on how awareness helps protect the community from the tragedy of suicide. Julio Camargo, an ICBHS Mental Health Counselor, spoke about the evidence based training ICBHS provides to profession­als and the community to create a safety net of awareness to prevent suicides. In another workshop Mayra Andrade, ICBHS Mental Health Rehabilita­tion Technician, spoke about the signs and symptoms of psychosis and the importance of seeking treatment early. One Summit workshop provided informatio­n about the impact of substance use on local youth and the signs and symptoms of concern. Other workshops covered such subjects as healthy relationsh­ips; eating disorders; and ways to manage emotions with mindfulnes­s and stress/anger management techniques.

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