Mental & Physical Health

The following organizations were allocated funding for Mental and Physical Health during our current cycle of funding (Cycle 2).

Kinship Center
831.455.4774     www. kinshipcenter .org
Provides mental health services to young children and their families in Salinas and Seaside.  Services include Child Assessment; Mental Health Therapy; and Case Management-Service Coordination.

Para Los Niños / Na Vali Program (Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Inc. (PVPSA))
831.728.6445     www. pvpsa. org
Provides mental health services to young children and their families in North Monterey County.  Services include Child Assessment; Mental Health Therapy; and Case Management-Service Coordination.

McStart (Door to Hope)
831. 755.8155     www  .DoorToHope.org
Screening and early intervention services for children ages 0-5 exposed to trauma and/or alcohol or drugs before birth. Services include Child Assessment; Mental Health Therapy; Occupational Therapy; Home Visiting; Parenting Development-Group Parenting Series; and Case Management-Service Coordination.

Secure Families/Familias Seguras (Monterey County Health Department-Behavioral Health)
831.772.8150        www. mtyhd. org
Provides mental health assessment, referral, and treatment for young children and families (county-wide).  Services include Child Assessment, Mental Health Therapy, and Case Management-Service Coordination.

Special Needs Initiative (GoKids, Inc. as the hub with multiple community partners)

831.757.5437     www. GoKids. org
Provides services in the 93905 zip code are of Monterey County to provide the following:
  1. Comprehensive screening.
  2. Access to and improved utilization of services.
  3. Support for inclusion of children with special needs in early learning programs (including those children whose language development, emotional, and social/behavioral issues do not meet the requirements of mandated services and, therefore would go unserved or underserved).
  4. Improve the systems and infrastructure for coordinated services and inclusion.