Support for Your Child. Partnership for Your Family.

When a child or adolescent needs more support than weekly outpatient therapy can provide, families may feel unsure about what comes next. Fresh Coast Counseling offers structured mental health day treatment designed to help youth build skills, strengthen relationships, and move toward greater stability.

You do not need to have every answer before reaching out.

Our team can explain the program, answer general questions, and help you understand the referral and screening process.

What Is Mental Health
Day Treatment?

Mental health day treatment is a structured, nonresidential level of care for youth who need more clinical support than routine outpatient treatment but do not require inpatient or residential care. Youth attend a scheduled program block and return home afterward. Treatment may include individual and family psychotherapy, clinician-led group psychotherapy, treatment-plan interventions, skills and support groups, care coordination, and opportunities to practice new skills in a supportive environment.

Routine Outpatient Treatment

Youth attend scheduled appointments while continuing their usual home, school, and community routines. This may be appropriate when needs can be addressed through periodic therapy and related services.

The right level of care depends on the youth's current needs, safety, functioning, available supports, and ability to benefit from the program.
Fresh Coast Counseling completes an individualized screening before admission.

Mental health services vary in structure and intensity. Fresh Coast Counseling provides a level of support between routine outpatient treatment and inpatient or residential care.

How Day Treatment Is Different

Mental Health
Day Treatment

Youth attend a structured, clinically supervised program block that includes individualized treatment, group services, skill development, family involvement, and coordinated support. Youth return home after programming.

Inpatient Care

01

Submit a Referral

A parent, legal representative, or involved professional provides initial information about the youth’s needs, strengths, current services, and reason for referral.

04

Clinical Screening

The team reviews the youth’s current needs, functioning, safety, supports, and whether the program may be able to provide appropriate care.

From Referral to First Day

Reaching out does not commit your family to treatment. The referral and screening process gives our team and your family an opportunity to share information, ask questions, and determine whether

Fresh Coast may be an appropriate fit.

02

A member of the Fresh Coast team contacts the appropriate person to discuss the referral, answer general questions, and identify any additional information needed.

Initial Contact

05

Intake & Assessment

When an intake is appropriate, the youth and family meet with the clinical team to discuss concerns, strengths, history, goals, and treatment needs.

03

Information Gathering

With appropriate permission, the team may request records or speak with current providers, schools, prescribers, or other involved supports.

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Admission & Start Planning

If the program is an appropriate fit and required information is complete, the team works with the family to plan treatment, orientation, and the first program day.

What Families Can Expect
During Treatment

Families are essential partners in treatment. Fresh Coast Counseling works with parents and legal representatives to understand the youth’s needs, develop meaningful goals, review progress, address concerns, and prepare for the transition to less intensive services.

Consistent Communication

Families receive updates about treatment progress, significant concerns, safety needs, and important changes affecting participation.

Treatment Planning & Reviews

Parents and legal representatives participate in identifying goals, reviewing progress, discussing changing needs, and planning next steps.

Skill Support at Home

Families may receive guidance about coping strategies, routines, communication, and ways to help youth practice useful skills outside the program.

Coordinated Care

With appropriate authorization, the treatment team may communicate with schools, outpatient providers, prescribers, medical professionals, and community supports.

How Families Can Help

Families support treatment by maintaining communication with the program, participating in scheduled meetings, sharing important changes, supporting attendance, and helping youth practice treatment goals at home.