WHO WE ARE
Dinuba Children’s Services (DCS) is an outpatient children’s mental health services program serving the northern part of Tulare County (Dinuba, Cutler, Orosi and surrounding areas). DCS is a contracted services provider of Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency. Our professional staff help children and their families with emotional, behavioral and relational problems.
Program Philosophy
The program is a community-based approach to the provision of children’s services. Family involvement in treatment is emphasized.
Services Available
The program provides a wide range of mental health services to children, youth and their families at the clinic, at school sites, and in the community. These services include diagnostic assessments, case management, individual and family counseling, group counseling, mental health rehabilitation services, medication support services, crisis intervention, therapeutic behavioral services, referrals to community resources, and consultation with school personnel. Staff members include psychiatrists, LVN/LPTs, psychologists, mental health professionals and paraprofessionals.
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Our services include referrals from our community partners such as schools, Child Welfare Services and Probation, Family Resource Centers, Family Health Care Network, Kaweah Health Hospital, local medical providers.
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During the fiscal year of July 2021 through June 2022, DCS serviced 1,009 individual clients.
53% (537) were female and 47% (472) were male
94% (948) identified as Hispanic, 5% (47) identified as White and 1% (14) identified as other
Discharged 555 clients with 39% (216) of them discharged with goals met or “partially” met.
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CBT
Coping and Support Training (CAST Group)
EMDR
Motivational Interviewing
TF-CBT
“Dinuba Children’s Services has allowed me to give back to my community by providing direct therapy to children, teenagers and their families. I am able to help my clients learn how to learn healthy coping skills and manage their mental health by processing past traumas and current stressors. I have found it so fulfilling to guide families through the process of breaking down unhealthy interaction patterns and healing generational trauma.” -Patricia
Phone: (559) 591-6680 | Fax: (855) 264-9311
After Hours Crisis: 1 (800) 320-1616
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
144 South L Street
Dinuba, CA 93618
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