Children’s Targeted Case
Management Program
For a direct portal of entry for children to enter into services
that include assessment, referral, linkage, monitoring and
advocacy, Kennebec Behavioral Health has begun the Children’s
Targeted Case Management Program. This program completes
options available within KBH’s Family Behavioral Health
programs.
Case management enables parents to become informed about resources
and to be able to effectively advocate for their child. For
children who need mental health treatment, case management
specialists can assist the parent or caregiver, teach the family
to maximize the benefits of the treatment and KBH can do continuous
assessment for service planning. KBH exits the case management
process when parents feel comfortable about going forward on
their own.
The continuum of services can integrate with other services
to support children and their families such as the School-Based
program, Medication Clinic, Outpatient
Services or Family Behavioral
Health and intensive home-based treatment.
Referrals can come from within KBH as well as from outside agencies
and parents themselves. Children who carry diagnoses of
mental health, mental retardation, or autism spectrum disorders
and have MaineCare are eligible for the service.
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