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Orange County Roundtable Discussion <br />"Providing Services to the Latino Population" <br />Preliminary Report (June 2003) <br />XVI. OPC Mental Health <br />^ Provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services <br />^ Provides child mental health case management services for children 5-17 <br />years. The children typically have behavioral, emotional or mental health <br />problems and are at risk for separation from their families. Services help <br />them to get back to their homes. <br />^ Funding provided by Systems of Care <br />XVII. Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health <br />^ Received a Childhood Trauma & Maltreatment Grant from the UNC <br />Department of Psychiatry through June 2004 <br />- Provides outreach and treatment for 4-15 year olds <br />- Services are mobile and free <br />- Receives referrals from schools and DSS <br />XVIII. KidsCope <br />^ KidsCope is an early intervention program for children ages 0-5 years wit <br />social, emotional or behavioral issues. Services include: <br />- Childcare Consultation <br />- Play Therapy <br />- Outreach <br />- Family Transitional Learning <br />^ Location: Hillsborough Elementary, Hillsborough, NC <br />^ Spanish-speaking staff on-site <br />^ Forms and screening information are translated into Spanish <br />^ There is no waiting list. <br />^ The PACT program is for at-risk children ages 0-3 years with developmental <br />disabilities. <br />^ The Children's Learning Center is a small inclusive childcare center for 2-5 <br />year olds; the teacher/student ratio is 1:4. <br />^ Funding is provided from federal, state, county, towns, Smart Start, and <br />private sources. <br />^ Clients experience funding challenges if they are not Medicaid-eligible. <br />XIX. Orange County Health Department <br />^ Services include Personal Health, Dental Health, Health Education, Animal <br />Control and Environmental Health <br />^ The department has Spanish Outreach Liaisons "SOL" and utilizes the <br />Language Line. <br />The department employs David Smith, afull-time Language <br />^ Coordinator/Interpreter who has trained 29 Latino women as liaisons. <br />^ The departmen{ alsosoheratesna Development Mont ring Prolgram si annce. <br />^ The departmen p <br />immersion program for children ages 0-5 years old. <br />^ The Dental Clinic operates Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings from Sam <br />to 5pm in both the Hillsborough and Carrboro locations. Services are <br />