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

At Encompass, we value dignity and respect for all people as they work toward healing and recovery. Our certified clinicians provide a full spectrum of trauma-informed substance use disorder services for youth and their families. As an integrated behavioral health agency, we also specialize in treating co-occurring disorders. Harm reduction is central to our approach, and we use a number of evidence-based modalities. Mindfulness and body awareness activities are also integrated into our programs.

Group Counseling: Evidence-based group models, such as Seven Challenges and Seeking Safety, are offered at our north and south office locations.

Individual Counseling: One-on-one counseling is offered in our Santa Cruz and Watsonville offices, as well as in community locations like schools and homes.

Intensive Outpatient Counseling: For youth at very high risk, we can provide intensive services (at least six hours per week), including individual, family, and group modalities.

A series of workshops for girls ages 12-14 about assertive communication, healthy relationships, avoiding risky situations, developing sisterhood, and understanding female health and the reproductive system.

• Individual and group chemical dependency counseling
• Aftercare and relapse prevention counseling
• Drug and alcohol abuse education

• Drinking Driver Programs offers adults convicted of first- and multiple- offense drinking and driving offenses counseling and education programs aimed at changing behavior
• Deferred Judgment (Court Diversion) provides an alternative to incarceration for first-offenders
• Anger Management Classes. We offer a 12-week Anger Management Curriculum for men and women
• Domestic Violence Counseling. We offer 52-week Batterers Intervention Program for men referred by the court system.

The Family & Children's Services Transition Age Youth (TAY) program serves current and former foster youth age 15-24 with a range of services to assist youth in making a healthy transition to adulthood. Programs include counseling, skill-building, a drop-in center and subsidized supportive housing.

TAY programs include:
. The Independent Living Program (ILP) serves current and former foster and probation placement youth age 15-21. It assists youth to develop independent living skills to successfully transition to self-sufficiency and includes services such as one-on-one counseling, assistance in obtaining ID cards, driving permits and licenses and workshops on topics that assist youth in achieving personal, education and vocational goals.
. The Transitional Housing Program is a supportive housing program for former non-minor dependents and foster youth between the ages 18-24. Youth are supported with financial assistance, educational expenses, emotional support, life skills coaching, and referral to community resources to help them achieve the financial stability necessary to succeed in independent living.

Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/TransitionalAgeYout

A series of workshops for girls ages 12-14 about assertive communication, healthy relationships, avoiding risky situations, developing sisterhood, and understanding female health and the reproductive system.

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

Provides comprehensive, strengths-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral health services for Medi-Cal eligible children and youth who have moderate to severe behavioral health needs.

Services include assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy (individual, family), case management, and psychiatric care (evaluation and medication management). Services delivered at County behavioral health clinic locations, community, or home-based settings, as clinically appropriate.

The Access Team provides 24-hour confidential crisis intervention and referral services (800-952-2335).

Provides substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, and treatment services across the continuum of care.

Stress Busters: Behavioral & Mental Health, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Supportive Relationships

Youth Services: CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

At Encompass, we value dignity and respect for all people as they work toward healing and recovery. Our certified clinicians provide a full spectrum of trauma-informed substance use disorder services for youth and their families. As an integrated behavioral health agency, we also specialize in treating co-occurring disorders. Harm reduction is central to our approach, and we use a number of evidence-based modalities. Mindfulness and body awareness activities are also integrated into our programs.

Group Counseling: Evidence-based group models, such as Seven Challenges and Seeking Safety, are offered at our north and south office locations.

Individual Counseling: One-on-one counseling is offered in our Santa Cruz and Watsonville offices, as well as in community locations like schools and homes.

Intensive Outpatient Counseling: For youth at very high risk, we can provide intensive services (at least six hours per week), including individual, family, and group modalities.

Provides comprehensive, strengths-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral health services for Medi-Cal eligible children and youth who have moderate to severe behavioral health needs.

Services include assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy (individual, family), case management, and psychiatric care (evaluation and medication management). Services delivered at County behavioral health clinic locations, community, or home-based settings, as clinically appropriate.

The Access Team provides 24-hour confidential crisis intervention and referral services (800-952-2335).

Provides substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, and treatment services across the continuum of care.

Stress Busters: Behavioral & Mental Health, Mental Healthcare, Mindfulness Practices, Supportive Relationships

Youth Services: CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH & WELLNESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP

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

The Family & Children's Services Transition Age Youth (TAY) program serves current and former foster youth age 15-24 with a range of services to assist youth in making a healthy transition to adulthood. Programs include counseling, skill-building, a drop-in center and subsidized supportive housing.

TAY programs include:
. The Independent Living Program (ILP) serves current and former foster and probation placement youth age 15-21. It assists youth to develop independent living skills to successfully transition to self-sufficiency and includes services such as one-on-one counseling, assistance in obtaining ID cards, driving permits and licenses and workshops on topics that assist youth in achieving personal, education and vocational goals.
. The Transitional Housing Program is a supportive housing program for former non-minor dependents and foster youth between the ages 18-24. Youth are supported with financial assistance, educational expenses, emotional support, life skills coaching, and referral to community resources to help them achieve the financial stability necessary to succeed in independent living.

Learn more: https://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/FamilyChildren/TransitionalAgeYout

A series of workshops for girls ages 12-14 about assertive communication, healthy relationships, avoiding risky situations, developing sisterhood, and understanding female health and the reproductive system.