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is important not only to address the mental health issues that arise in counseling, but also provide a positive experience and understanding that there are indeed adults in the community who can be trusted and that assistance is available.With the experience of this positive interaction,it is hoped for that youth will be able to seek out assistance at other times in their life. Our work is not limited to the 11 hours a week that we are present at the shelter, but through consultation we are able to help further the education of the Cocoon staff which helps the youth 24/7. After program hours,the Cocoon House staff can call the Care Crisis line if needed for support. This collaboration between Compass Health and Cocoon enables the homeless and abused teens of our community to access the counseling they need in a timely manner and in a setting that they find comfortable. Homeless youth are often difficult to serve in a typical office setting. Making and keeping appointments at an off-site office,transportation to and from those appointments, and follow through on tasks,are some of the difficulties that occur in providing services to homeless teens. Providing counseling services on site enables the Compass Health and Cocoon staff the ability to schedule immediate appointment for teens and families and assures that the therapist recommendations are being followed. Our Compass Health staff member is a Master's level clinician with many years of experience working with at-risk youth. The clinician is supervised each week by a Licensed Mental Health Professional who is also a Child Mental Health Specialist, and who has many years of experience working with youth and families. Additionally,our staff can participate in our weekly consultation with a licensed psychologist to discuss cases and strategies as necessary to help the treatment and work with the youth at the shelter.