ORPHAN CARE SOLUTIONS OF TEXAS
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  • About
    • Mission, Values, Beliefs & Vision
    • The Journey
    • Newsletters
    • Our Leadership
    • Contact Us
  • Common Questions
    • WHAT AND WHERE ARE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES?
    • What is required to be a foster parent?
    • What is the process to adopt a child?
    • WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW TO BE A MENTOR?
    • HOW AND WHAT ITEMS CAN I DONATE?
  • Needs
    • Financial Giving
    • Donate a Vehicle
    • Hurricane Harvey Relief
    • Current Tangible Donation Needs
    • Foster and Respite >
      • Become a Foster Parent
      • Become Licensed to Adopt
  • Volunteer's Corner
    • Become a Volunteer Member
    • Register Your TALENT!
    • Register Your Time >
      • Events >
        • Adoption Day
        • Adoption Festival
        • Always Pursue
        • Celebrate Me
        • Christmas Party
        • Easter Eggstravaganza
        • Fostering Hope Texas
      • Local Organizations Needing Volunteers
      • Local RTCs
  • Pastor's Corner
    • Become a Pastor/Church Member
    • Answer the Call (James 1:27) >
      • What Can My Church Do? >
        • Extend your talents/gifts to the Foster Care Community
        • Participate in Orphan Sunday
        • Host/Attend a Fostering Hope Texas
        • Host "Parent's Night Out" for Foster Families
        • Partner w/OCS for School Supplies & Christmas gifts
        • Start an Orphan Care Ministry
  • Agency's Corner
    • Become an Agency Member
    • Agencies
    • Agency Conference/Summit Registrations >
      • Next Steps Conference
      • Fostering Hope Texas Summits
  • Caregiver's Corner
    • Become a Caregiver Member
    • Register Your Talent
    • Resources >
      • Resource Centers
      • Resource Guide
      • Respite Care Agreement
      • Texas Foster Family Association
    • Training Opportunities >
      • Caregiver /Agency Training
    • Family Event Calendar >
      • "Parent's Night Out"
      • Vacation Bible Schools
    • Caregiver Registrations
    • Articles, Videos, and More >
      • Articles & Research
      • Video Library
    • Hurricane Harvey Relief
  • Adoption Galleries
    • Hearts of Hope Adoption Gallery
    • Houston Area Heart Gallery
    • Texas Adoption Resource Exchange

Crisis Intervention

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Turning Point is a crisis intervention, acute stabilization, and psychiatric diversion program that provides children and their caregivers with therapeutic services and natural supports to help prevent hospitalizations and maintain stable foster home placements. Licensed professionals are available 24/7 to provide initial support, assessment and services referrals over the phone. Additional, mobile, on-site crisis teams providing in-home interventions and safety planning are a part of the process. Alternative care settings are also accessible for youth and families who qualify. *
 
Turning Point provides:
  • 24/7 Crisis and Information Line
  • Full Mental Health Assessment
  • In-Home Crisis support, Interventions, Safety Planning
  • Family Supports and Skill Building
  • Individual and Family Counseling
  • Alternate Care Settings and Available for Youth Who Qualify *
* Signed MOU required between Turing Point and the licensing agency to access alternative care settings.
 
Who qualifies for Turning Point Service?
Turning Point is available for children in the conservatorship of the Texas DFPS that are residing in a single-family, home environment. Children can be placed in traditional foster care or kinship care with a private child placing agency or with Child Protective Services.
 
Who does not qualify for Turing Point services?
  • Children and youth who are not in Kinship Care or the Foster Care System of Texas
  • Placed in a Residential Treatment Center
  • Residing outside of Bexar and Harris Counties (more counties to come)
 
How does it work?
In a moment of crisis, youth or caregivers can dial the appropriate number for their county (Bexar or Harris) to reach a trained crisis worker. Turning Point staff will complete an assessment and determine the appropriate course of action which may include:
  • De-Escalation and Crisis Aversion
  • Service and Resource Referrals Provided
  • Crisis Team mobilized for On-site Intervention
  • Safety Plans for Child and Family
  • Referral to In-patient Psychiatric Hospital if Necessary
San Antonio (Bexar County)
     (800) 619-5291   Toll Free
     (210) 399-3060   Local
Houston (Harris County)
     (888) 483-0831   Toll Free
     (713) 429-5992   Local

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