California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids
The CalWORKs program provides temporary financial assistance and employment focused services to families with minor children who have income and property below State maximum limits for their family size.
Touchstone provides mental health services to CalWORKS recipients who request therapy to help them overcome mental and emotional barriers to work. These problems often include:
* Feelings of dependency and powerlessness
* Depression and low self-esteem
* Anxiety and social phobia
* Destructive relationships
* Parenting issues
* History of abuse or trauma
* Addiction and recovery concerns
Therapy gives clients an opportunity to discuss difficulties and fears that often surface when one is entering the workforce or returning after a long time. It can provide support to try new and more potentially successful avenues to employment.
CalWORKs parents are referred to Touchstone following an interview with the county liaison, after which the client is contacted by Mary Holbrook, the CalWORKs Coordinator at Touchstone, for a one-hour assessment to determine the client's therapeutic needs and hopes. A number of county forms are also completed at this time.
Following the assessment, the client will receive a phone call from the staff therapist to whom the client has been assigned. Assignments are made on the basis of the client's needs, the therapist's expertise, and the scheduling requirements of both. Therapy is authorized for sixteen weeks, which may be extended upon the therapist's request and the liaison's agreement. Clients who would benefit from a longer period of therapy are encouraged to apply for and use their Medi-Cal benefit. Clients whose problems are Likely to prevent them from working altogether may be helped to obtain disability benefits.
Contra Costa Health Plan
CCHP continues to be at the forefront of offering comprehensive, quality health coverage. CCHP members choose from an extensive network of County operated Health Centers, the Regional Medical Center in Martinez or the plan's Community Physicians Network of private doctors and community hospitals. Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal is the name of the Medicaid program in California. It is jointly administered by the California State Department of Health Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), operating as a Medical Assistance Program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Medi-Cal with the assistance from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created The California Partnership for Long-Term Care. Children and Family Services
CFS protects children from abuse and neglect. They work with families to ensure the safety of their children and to assist them in reaching their full potential. When families cannot care for thier children, CFS places them with families that can make a lifelong commitment to them. Contra Costa Crisis Center
1-800-273-TALK Licensed therapist and award-winning volunteers answer Contra Costa County's 24-hour crisis, suicide, grief, homeless, child abuse, and elder abuse hotlines, and provide information and referrals for local resources to people in distress.