Youth Services

Family Peer Support Specialists

Youth Services has a team of Family Peer Support Specialists (formally known as Family Resource Facilitators) whose mission is to help parents and/or primary caregivers with children experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse challenges which are resulting in trouble at school, with the law and/or that put the child at risk of out of home placement. Family Peer Support Specialists act as family peer support for families and offer a unique perspective, having utilized the mental health system either themselves or for a family member. Services and support include information to access community resources and local support groups and are provided at no cost to the families

For the past five decades, Youth Services has diligently provided safety, shelter, and support to at-risk and under-served youth and families residing in Salt lake County. Our comprehensive services are delivered to families without any associated costs.

Programs:

• After school programs
• Counseling services
• Family peer support specialists
• Housing- milestone transitional living program
• Juvenile receiving center
• Prevention Group classes
• Safe place program
• Substance abuse disorder treatment