Beyond the EU: DORA and NIS 2 Directive's Global Impact
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2. Mental Health, summarized
Mental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also
helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make
choices. Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage
of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Everyone feels worried, anxious, sad or stressed sometimes. But with a
mental illness, these feelings do not go away and are severe enough to
interfere with your daily life. It can make it hard to meet and keep
friends, hold a job or enjoy your life.
Mental illnesses are common – they affect about one in five families in
the U.S. It is not your fault if you have one. These disorders –
depression, phobias, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many others -
are real diseases that you cannot will or wish away. Fortunately, they
are often treatable. Medicines and therapy can improve the life of most
people with mental illnesses. (Medlineplus)
3. Mission Statement
To provide public benefit through
helping people develop skills,
motivation and resources to
become productive members of
society; healthy in body, mind and
spirit.
4. Dinuba Children Services(DCS)
DCS is a counseling agency which focuses on the mental
health needs of children ages 0-18
DCS is a contracted service of the Tulare County Health
& Human Services Agency
DCS is a community-based agency which works together
with families in their home, school and other agencies in
the community
DCS provides services to Medi-cal and Healthy Families
recipients residing in Northern Tulare County
5. Community Based
Agency
DCS works with other community agencies
Law enforcement/Probation
Child Welfare Services
School Districts
Health clinics/Physicians
Central Valley Regional Center (CVRC)
Foster Family Agencies
Turning Point Drug and Alcohol
Courts
Adult Mental Health
6. Populations at Risk
Mentally Ill children
Untreated mental illness is the leading cause of disability and
suicide
Without treatment, children’s mental health can severely
intervene in their daily life’s, at school, in their families, with
the legal system and in the community
With treatment children can better become productive members
of society, be healthy in body, mind and spirit
Children’s life's are at risk, if their mental health needs are not
treated!
7. Services
Individual Therapy/Counseling
Family Therapy/Counseling
Medication Support Services
Crisis Intervention
A crisis call is received then a Crisis worker responds (at schools, homes and in the
community) to do an assessment on client
Crisis worker is there to deescalate and contract for safety
If unable to contract or other circumstances compromise safety then a 5150 Hold considered
(hospitalization)
Criteria to determine 5150 Hold;
Danger to self
Danger to others
Greatly disabled
8. Services
Psychiatric Evaluations
Tele-Psychiatric – Board Certified Child
Psychiatrist
Linkage Services
Rehabilitation Groups
Groups include:
Social Skills
Anger Management
Girls Self-Esteem
Parenting/Support
Relaxation/Stress Relief
Early Childhood Intervention
9. Referral Process
A referral to DCS can come from parents, schools,
Probation, Child Welfare Services, self-referral, courts
and from physicians
Upon initial call, an appointment is scheduled for an
assessment
Upon completion of assessment, the case is assigned to a
clinician
Timeframe from initial call to begin treatment is about
3-4 weeks
Treatment is started!
10. Values at DCS
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
Service
Social justice
Dignity and worth of the person
Importance of human relationships
Integrity
Competence
In addition…
Workers advocate for clients
Respect clients self-determination
Have commitment to clients (Legal obligations and the well being
of the client)
Informed consent, Confidentiality, HIPPA
