24-Hour Programs
Residential Program
The Residential Program provides residential based services to up to 75 children who struggle with anger, depression, significant behavioral problems and emotional disturbance due to childhood trauma. This is one of the few remaining residential program is the region and operated to its maximum capacity. Our goal is to mitigate the barrier behaviors that impede their ability to maintain a permanent living relationship in a family home. The program is building bridges of permanence towards future family living.
SCH Crisis Nurseries (opens program's external website)
The SCH Crisis Nurseries are a place where parents and other caregivers can take their children ages newborn to five years for short term care during difficult and stressful times. Emergency daytime respite care is available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week. Twenty-four hour are beds available for children of homeless families or families with an exceptional need for their child to stay full-time for up to thirty days.
The SCH Crisis Nurseries provide a safe shelter for young children and services including counseling, parent workshops, help and guidance from a knowledgeable case manager. They also offer links to community resources to ensure help on an on-going basis. Children are nurtured and cared for and provided the opportunity to learn while they play. The nurseries provide preschool educational services with an emphasis on reading and school readiness.
Download a brochure English/Spanish [PDF ~3MB]
Wraparound Program
Wraparound Program is a specialized service that includes the whole family through the development of the Child and Family Team (CFT). It is through the CFT that all decisions that impact the family are made and supported by the participants. Wraparound children are involved in the CPS, Probation or Mental Health systems. The Sacramento Children's Home Wraparound program works toward securing permanency of placement in a family setting for each client whenever possible. The client and family's voice and choice is reflected in a team process that assesses and develops a treatment plan individualized to the family's unique needs in meeting the goal of permanency.
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