Programs & Services Overview

To mitigate the impact of risk factors and achieve its mission, SPIRITT utilizes a strength-based trauma-informed approach, a person-centered philosophy, and evidence-based practices to improve family health and well-being. SPIRITT’s range of crises intervention, life skills, child welfare, and mental health services include the following:

• Integrated Behavioral Health Services: Therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and domestic violence witnesses/survivors; medication support; substance abuse; and mental health services.
  • Programs include Wraparound (intensive field-based services to stabilize placement of minors with severe emotional and behavioral issues), Outpatient Mental Health for Children and Families (for Medi-Cal recipients), and Substance Use Disorder (Drug Medi-Cal) treatment services for youth and adults
• Building Parent/Caregiver Skills and Resiliency: In-home family-based services; educational programs and workshops; domestic violence support groups; and community connection and supports.
  • Programs include Partnerships for Families
• Connecting Families to Community Resources: Community outreach; needs assessments; and referrals to community resources and supportive services.
  • Programs include Prevention and Aftercare, and Relative Supportive Services

SPIRITT Family Centers are hubs where stressed families seek support for both the children/youth and the adults who are often experiencing poverty, trauma, parenting, intimate partner violence, mental health challenges, and substance abuse issues. SPIRITT offers concrete support to help families struggling economically with rent, utilities, and food by redistributing in-kind donations including diapers, formula, cribs, car seats, and clothing.

Other services and activities include therapy; intimate partner, parenting, and fatherhood support groups; yoga; sewing; self-defense; dance therapy; economic development, and more. SPIRITT also offers Family Structured Activities such as El Dia del Nino/Children’s Day, Eat Dinner with your Family, Back to School, and holiday celebrations. Since the pandemic, SPIRITT continues to offer hybrid activities to help families with transportation, scheduling, and childcare.

Most services are provided in both English and Spanish.