Mental health services are being expanded for Sonoma County foster youth. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors have approved a three-year pilot program to expand local mental health services for foster youth who are often sent to other counties for placement in intensive residential treatment programs. This program at the Valley of the Moon Children’s Center will shorten wait times for treatment and reduce disruption to the lives of foster youth by enabling them to remain in Sonoma County, making it easier to maintain supportive connections with family and friends. It’s expected to cost $27-million to operate over three years. Sonoma County is only the second county in California to obtain state licensing to operate its own Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program. The program, overseen by the county’s Human Services Department in partnership with the Department of Health Services, will open next summer.
Sonoma County Foster Youth Get Expanded Mental Health Services
