COUNSELING | PAJARO VALLEY PREVENTION AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE, INC.

COUNSELING

335 E Lake Avenue, Watsonville, CA 95076

Eligibility

0-21 children and their families.

Hours

Mon 8am - 4:30pm Tue 8am - 4:30pm Wed 8am - 4:30pm Thu 8am - 4:30pm Fri 8am - 4:30pm

(831) 728-6445

Voice - Main | Main Number

https://www.pvpsa.org

[email protected]

Languages

English, Spanish

Application process

Walk-in or apply by phone to individual schools

Fees

Fees vary according to income

Service area

Santa Cruz County, California

Description

Serves the Pajaro Valley community with a focus on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District(PVUSD) youth and their families offering counseling, substance abuse (drug, alcohol, and tobacco)prevention and intervention, and conflict resolution. Mental health services, substance use disorder services, prevention services, youth leadership development, family-supporting services.

Collaborates with police department, public probation and education department, a community-based gang prevention program (BASTA) to provide prevention curriculum, student gang intervention services, school dropout, teacher in service and parent education in PVUSD schools and community.

Youth Services: HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

What's Here

Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention Gang Programs Youth Development Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention Adolescent/Youth Counseling

Providing organization

PAJARO VALLEY PREVENTION AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE, INC.

Since 1991 PVPSA has been providing comprehensive health education, mental health services, substance abuse and intervention and prevention services, and direct counseling to the students and families of the Pajaro Valley including the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), the largest school district in Santa Cruz County which also includes North Monterey County. PVPSA created the dedicated nonprofit-agency model, in reference to the unique and special relationship it has with the local school district.