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EVERETT <br /> WASHINGTON <br /> City of Everett Human Needs Grant <br /> January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 <br /> Exhibit A <br /> Program Summary <br /> Organization&Program: Compass Health:Cocoon House Homeless Shelter Counseling <br /> Compass Health provides a mental health clinician to deliver specialized services to homeless youth ages 12-18 at two <br /> Cocoon House sites in Everett. We provide individualized engagement therapy; individual,group, and family therapy; <br /> regular and ongoing consultation to Cocoon staff who work with youth 24/7; and help with crisis planning. Compass Health <br /> staff bring a deep clinical understanding of the behaviors that youth may be exhibiting related to symptoms of a mental <br /> illness and help with the overall treatment plan for youth during their stay at Cocoon House. <br /> Treatment focuses on building daily living skills such as emotion regulation, evaluating life choices and consequences, <br /> maintaining family connections, developing healthy relationships, and conflict resolution. Treatment strategies consist of <br /> cognitive behavioral treatments as well as motivational interviewing, both of which are evidence-based practices, and allow <br /> for greater autonomy for the youth. The treatment process is important not only to address the mental health concerns <br /> that arise in counseling, but also to provide an understanding that there are indeed adults in the community who can be <br /> trusted and that assistance is available. <br /> City of Everett Funds will help Compass Health continue to provide the necessary clinical support staffing for service <br /> delivery. <br /> The Compass Health clinical staff member who is on-site at Cocoon House locations is a Master's level clinician with many years <br /> of experience working with at-risk and homeless youth. <br /> The clinician is supervised by a Licensed Mental Health Professional who is also a Child Mental Health Specialist, also with many <br /> years of experience working with youth and families. Additionally, our staff participates in bi-monthly consultations with a <br /> licensed psychologist to discuss cases and strategies as necessary. <br /> The clinical staff member also receives administrative support from an off-site office manager. <br /> The Youth Counseling Program is a collaborative program among Compass Health, Cocoon House, and other community <br /> agencies providing mental and behavioral health services to homeless youth and their families. <br /> Service agencies with whom we collaborate include Cocoon House, Everett School District, Community Health Center(CHC has <br /> an MOU with Cocoon House) providing physicals and other medical services on site,Juvenile Justice, Catholic Community <br /> Services(CCS has an MOU with Cocoon House) and SeaMar for Chemical Dependency; Providence and Dawson Place work with <br /> Cocoon House regarding human trafficking(Cocoon House also has 3 internal people who do this as well);Worksource, DCYF. <br /> 7 <br />