Alternative Behavioral Solutions, Inc. Intensive In-Home (IIH) service is delivered in a team approach designed to address the identified needs of children and adolescents, who due to serious and chronic symptoms of an emotional, behavioral, and/or substance use disorders, are unable to remain stable in the community without intensive interventions. This team provides a variety of clinical rehabilitative interventions available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.
This is a time-limited, intensive child and family intervention based on the clinical needs of the youth (through the age of 20 for Medicaid-funded services and through the age of 17 for State-funded services).
The service is intended to:
- reduce presenting psychiatric or substance abuse symptoms,
- provide first responder intervention to diffuse the current crisis,
- ensure linkage to community services and resources, and
- prevent out-of-home placement for the child.
ABS, Inc. IIH services are delivered to children and adolescents, primarily in their living environments, with a family focus, and include, but are not limited to, the following interventions as clinically indicated:
- Individual and family therapy
- Substance abuse treatment interventions
- Developing and implementing a home-based behavioral support plan with the youth and his or her caregivers.
- Psychoeducation, which imparts information to the recipients, families, caregivers, and/or other individuals involved with the recipient’s care about the recipient’s diagnosis, condition, and treatment.
- Intensive case management
- assessment
- planning
- linkage and referral to paid and natural supports
- monitoring and follow-up
- Arranges for psychological and psychiatric evaluations
- Crisis management