Child and Adolescent Community Support

Community Support Individual (CSI)
Community Support Individual is part of the rehabilitation continuum of services. It is comprised of rehabilitative services, environmental support, and targeted case management (which is considered essential to assist the consumer in gaining access to necessary services.)
These services are intended to restore an individual to the best possible functional level and for maximum reduction of symptoms of a psychiatric illness. Maintenance level consumers may also utilize the service when needing case management types of assistance.Services include symptom self-monitoring; coordination with family and significant others, and with other systems of care (i.e., education, juvenile justice, children's protective services); and services must be flexible enough to be delivered in a variety of environments including homes, schools, juvenile detention facilities, DFACS shelter, foster and group homes.

Community Support Team (CST)
This is an intensive community-based service focused on providing crisis intervention, training in coping and independent living skills, parenting skills, and symptom management. Services are coordinated with other agencies, utilizing a System of Care approach that is driven by the needs and goals identified by the family. Services are provided in the consumer's home, school and community. A strength-based approach is used to insure maximum use of the natural resources available to the family. Team members are available 24/7 to assist with crisis management. All team members are familiar with the children and adolescents on the caseload.