About Lutheran Family Services – Saint Louis – St. Louis
Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri provides behavioral health services to children and their families. One of the behavioral health prevention services offered by this organization is the Step Up Program, which discusses substance abuse to school age children.
Discussing important issues with children early can influence them to make the right decisions in challenging situations. The Step Up Program discusses substance abuse with students in grades three through eight in St. Louis and Franklin County. The group discussion may explore topics related to substance abuse in youth, such as peer pressure and experimentation.
Parents or teachers can coordinate these services at the St, Louis Office on Olive Boulevard. Follow up counseling services can also be provided to students that parents or school staff have identified as needing additional support. An individual counselor can dive deeper into what’s specifically causing the specific child to use substances and use evidence based therapies to help change their behavior.
Mental health disorders can influence some children to abuse substances. The psychiatric team at Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri can evaluate individuals between the ages of eight and 19 to determine if medication is necessary to manage a mental illness.
Staff members can evaluate youth clients for conditions such as PTSD, depression and anxiety. Medication management services are also available at this location, and all of the psychiatric services are provided at no cost to the youth client or their family.
A part of helping youth have better mental health outcomes is finding healthy hobbies they can enjoy. Some great activities for the family to enjoy in town include visiting the Missouri Botanical Garden or going to the Saint Louis Zoo.
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