Nueva Vista Family Services (NVFS) is a community-based outpatient mental health program providing a full range of culturally and linguistically competent, strength-based, comprehensive integrated mental health services to children, youth and their families living in the South Bay area.

Program Description

NVFS provides a range of services including crisis intervention, individual, family, and group counseling, medication support, case management, rehabilitation and substance use/abuse treatment to children, adolescents and young adults (up to 21) with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and their families who are underserved, uninsured and /or full scope Medi-Cal.  To address the diverse needs of each family, we provide clinic, school, home and community-based services.  NVFS is dual diagnosis enhanced and culturally sensitive to the community in which it serves, with over 75% of staff being bilingual and bicultural. NVFS utilizes the team approach, following the Children's Mental Health Service System of Care Philosophy and Principles (CSOC) guidelines. We welcome youth and families with co-occurring emotional/behavioral and substance use issues.  We emphasize a strength-based collaboration between the child or adolescent, the family, education/school, primary care provider, other community providers, and the NVFS team.

Services

Services are provided by a team which includes: mental health counselors and clinicians, case managers, a substance abuse specialist, a parent support partner and a psychiatrist.

Treatment Services Include:

• Individual, Family, and Group Counseling
• School-Based Services
• Home-Based Services
• Case Management
• Rehabilitation
• Crisis Intervention
• Psychiatric Services Including Evaluation
• Medication Management Services
• Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment
• Parent Support Partner Services

Referral Process

Referrals may be initiated by the legal guardian (or community provider in conjunction with the legal guardian) by calling and/or faxing the program directly.

Certifications

This program is certified as a Medi-Cal provider by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and the California Department of Mental Health.

Hours of Operation

Monday and Friday 9:00 AM to 5 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 AM to 7 PM.

Evenings by appointment

Fees and Funding

Nueva Vista Family Services is funded through contracts with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and is part of the San Diego System of Care.  The program accepts clients with Medi-Cal up to age 21.  We also take clients with no insurance with funding through the Mental Health Services Act. Uninsured clients pay a fee on a sliding scale based on the family monthly gross income. No one is denied services based on inability to pay.