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Children

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Therapeutic Behavioral Services

TBS is an intensive, individualized, one-to-one behavioral mental health service available to children/youth with serious emotional challenges and their families, who are under 21 years old and have full-scope Medi-Cal.

The following lists the eligibility criteria for TBS services:

Child/Youth is placed in a group home facility of RCL 12 or above or in a locked treatment facility for the treatment of mental health needs; or
Child/Youth is being considered by the county for placement in a facility described above; or
Child/Youth has undergone at least one emergency psychiatric hospitalization related to his/her current presenting mental health diagnosis within the preceding 24 months; or
Child/Youth has previously received TBS while a member of the certified class; or
Child/youth is at risk of psychiatric hospitalization.

For more information, contact Zoe Trachtenberg LCSW, ztrachtenberg@dmh.lacounty.gov or at (213) 739-2394.

Community Resources
More TBS Information (English)
More TBS Information (Spanish)
Los Angeles County TBS Providers
TBS Referral Form

Provider Resources
State TBS Website
TBS Documentation Manual
TBS Coordination of Care Manual

Links

	Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
	Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
	Los Angeles County Department of Probation
	Healthy Families The Healthy Families Program in Los Angeles County will identify and refer children needing mental health services to both directly operated and contracted agencies of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH).
	AB 3632 Transition FAQs For Providers
	DMH Mental Health Service Provider Tools The Provider Tools web site give DMH program staff the information and resources they need to help improve our consumers' lives.
	Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Manual Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Manual This EPSDT Chart Documentation Manual is presented to you by the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH). This manual is to be used as a reference guide and is not a definitive single source of information regarding chart documentation requirements.
	Wiki A site dedicated to interpreting and explaining the State of California’s Mental Health Professional's Outcome Measures application, commonly known as OMA.