Children's Care

Care Coordination

Care coordinators help by connecting youth to other providers and services (both internally and through local community partnerships), scheduling and following up on appointments, and assisting with program eligibility and enrollment. BCCMHA Care Coordinators also support youth in managing their care, finding resources and benefits, and navigating transitions they may need between services. Care Coordinators are here to be a child's advocate and help them reach their goals, both in health, wellness, and as they grow through the years.

Care Management

Care Managers support youth and their families on their health journey. They personally work with each member to set and achieve health goals, connect care with other healthcare providers, manage the youth's medications, and complete important health screenings. Care Managers also find the best ways to manage chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and pain.

At the start of services, every youth and young adult receives a primary care screening, along with education on medications and health conditions when needed. This helps make sure that all care providers are working together to give children the best possible care.

Case Management

Case Management helps youth and young adults connect to community resources, keep track of their needs, and coordinate services. Case Managers also provide support and advocacy when needed. Case Manager's assist individuals in getting the right referrals within both BCCMHA and throughout Barry County.

Skill Building

Skill Building services develop and enhance specific skills that enable individuals to function more independently in various aspects of daily living. They teach skills related to personal care, household tasks, communication, social interaction, vocational skills, and other areas necessary for self-sufficiency. The goal of skill building services is to promote skill acquisition, practice, and mastery.

Community Living Supports (CLS)

CLS helps adults with mental health needs live more independently in their homes and communities. CLS services provide assistance with daily activities such as cooking, cleaning, personal care, and managing money. CLS also supports social skills, helps adults get involved in community activities, and works on building routines that promote independence. The goal of CLS is to improve quality of life by giving people the skills and support they need to live more comfortably and confidently in their everyday lives.

Consultation and Prevention Services

At BCCMHA, we believe in the power of support and teamwork! We partner with local organizations to provide education and raise community awareness, helping to prevent everyday challenges and stress from turning into serious mental health concerns. Prevention programs are designed to make a positive impact, and some of these services are supported by the Barry County United Way.

Supported Employment

Supported Employment services help individuals with a wide range of employment related activities from resume building to job seeking, to interviewing skills, job placement, job retention, and job coaching. The goal is always competitive integrated employment, fair wages, and finding a job that fits each person’s individual needs. 

Benefits Coaching

A Benefits Coach is available to help individuals with concerns about the impact work may have on benefits such as Social Security Disability benefits, Social Security income payments, and Medicaid/Medicare. Ongoing assistance can be given for help reporting for a job or addressing concerns as they arise.

Customized Employment

Customized Employment is designed to meet the specific abilities of an individual with a significant disability or higher support needs and the business needs of an employer and find flexible ways to develop a job that suits everyone’s needs, strengths, and interests while also ensuring that the individual has competitive integrated employment.  It is a very individualized approach to obtaining meaningful work while considering the very specific needs of the person and business.

Family Support Subsidy Program

The Family Support Subsidy Program provides financial assistance to families that include a child with severe developmental disabilities. The intent is to help make it possible for children with developmental disabilities to remain with or return to their birth or adoptive families.

Infant Mental Health Services

Infant Mental Health services provides home or community-based parent and infant support and intervention services to families where the parent's condition and life circumstances or the characteristics of the infant present a barrier to the parent-infant attachment and the consequent social, emotional, behavioral and cognitive development of the infant.

Outpatient Therapy

Outpatient therapy services are available for youth aged 0-18 who need support with behavioral health, substance use disorder and/or co-occurring (dual diagnosis) disorders. Specialized outpatient therapy is also available for trauma support.

Outpatient therapy may include group and individual sessions, tailored to fit a youth's needs. For those experiencing more urgent symptoms, Intensive Outpatient Services are available. We are dedicated to offering quick and effective solutions to help youth stabilize, recover, and move forward in life!

Parent Support Partners

Parent Support Partners have lived experience with a child who has experienced behavioral health treatment. They impart skills, ability, and knowledge and educate and empower parents and caregivers while providing support to parents and caregivers through their child’s treatment experience.

Psychiatric Care

Psychiatric care provides psychiatric evaluations and monitoring of psychiatric services and medication for youth with serious and ongoing mental health issues. Care is given by psychiatric doctors and nurse practitioners. Services are offered in-conjuction with additional BCCMHA services and care.

Respite Care

Respite care supports youth in staying in their own family homes. This short-term service gives family members or primary caregivers a break from their daily caregiving duties, helping to reduce stress and maintain a healthy home environment.

Youth Wraparound Services

At BCCMHA, we provide youth up to age 21 with Intensive Care Coordination with Wraparound Services (ICCW). This service is led by our BCCMHA Wraparound Facilitators. Wraparound brings together a team of people, including family members and professionals from different agencies and partner organizations to create a personalized health and wellness plan. This personalized plan is designed to offer both youth and their family members with the mental health treatment, services, and supports they need.

Youth Peer Support Services (YPSSs)

YPSSs use their own lived experience with mental health and child-serving systems to relate and engage with the youth and young adults they serve. In their work together, YPSSs help youth/young adults identify goals and advocate for themselves. YPSSs achieve this through the  strategies of building hope, strategic sharing, shared understanding, affirmation, normalization, de-stigmatization and individualized support.