About this facility
Child Guidance Center is a treatment center providing mental healthcare for children, teens, and their families, located in Buena Park, California. It provides culturally sensitive and comprehensive services designed to foster strong, supportive relationships through early intervention. Their services are provided free of charge due to a handful of private donors and community funding. CGC also specializes in providing support for veterans and military families going through hardships, providing resources for housing, employment, finances, and legal issues.
Child Guidance Center aims to provide high quality evidence-based treatments to all clients, using trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), parent child interaction therapy (PCIT), evaluation and crisis intervention, medical support, play therapy, and positive parenting training. Their care team consists of licensed marriage and family therapists, social workers, and doctors of psychology (Psy. D). The facility is open Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 7 PM and on Friday from 8 AM to noon. It is conveniently located just a short walk from several nearby bus stops.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Outpatient mental health facility
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Community Mental Health Block Grants; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Family psychoeducation; Case management service; Suicide prevention services
