Children and Youth Services

Located within the Options Unlimited - Mexico, MO facility at 400 East Liberty, Mexico, MO, Arthur Center Youth Services are designed for families who need a little more support than is typical while their young family member receives treatment.  Each family partners with the Youth Services Team to build a network of family supports that centers on the real needs of their family.  The family support team works together in developing a plan that is practical, flexible and will identify needed supports to help reduce symptoms and improve overall family well being. Arthur Center Youth Services staff are professionals in the fields of psychology, sociology, counseling, social work, or a closely related field of study.

Services Include:

• Targeted Case Management
• Medication Management
• Community Supports
• Therapy/Counseling
• Family Supports

Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Services--Evaluation and follow-up for youth who need access to psychiatric medications to assist in improving functioning.
Outpatient Therapy--Play and talk therapy designed to assist the youth and their families in working through issues that are barriers to family, school and social functioning.
Case Management--Connecting youth and their families with needed community and professional resources and monitoring their effectiveness at meeting the need.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation--Interventions designed to assist families in identifying priorities and addressing specific goals to improve family functioning and better integrate youth into his/her school and community.  This program works closely with other involved child and youth agencies such as the schools, childrens division, juvenile courts, developmental disability services and others as identified by the team.

Who is Eligible?
Any child or youth with a mental health diagnosis that may be struggling to function successfully at home, school or in the community may be determined eligible for services at the Arthur Center.

Service Area:
The Arthur Center provides Youth Services in the following six counties:  Audrain, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike and Ralls.

How to Get Started:
Referrals can be made by parents, caregivers, guardians and other community partners including:  schools; physicians and hospitals; childrens division; juvenile offices; family courts; residential treatment facilities; private mental health and/or substance abuse treatment centers.  In supporting families, Arthur Center Youth Services joins with a variety of community partners for the benefit of families and communities served including:

• Schools
• Medical Professionals
• Social Services
• Childrens Division
• Juvenile Justice
• Department of Mental Health
• Local community agencies (Churches, YMCAs, SB40s)

Contact Information:
To make a referral or for more information please contact:
Kim Korman, Arthur Center Youth Services
Phone:  573.581.7887 or Toll Free:  1.866.581.7887

Helpful Documents

Youth Services (PDF)    Treatment Family Homes (PDF)