Children's Home of Stockton

Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) referrals are only accepted through Juvenile Probation and Social Service Departments.

Catalyst referrals are accepted from community partners/organizations and self-referrals from Transition Age Youth (TAY) experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) provides a home away from home for youth who need it most, as its mission is to give at-risk youth an opportunity for a productive life through treatment and education in a safe, nurturing environment. The goal is to offer needed support so every youth has the chance to be successful and thrive as a productive member of the community

CHS operates two programs: a licensed 16-bed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) for foster youth twelve to eighteen years old and Catalyst, and an 18-bed housing and homeless prevention program for unsheltered and at-risk youth eighteen to twenty four years old.

Services include:

• 24-hour supervision
• Culturally relevant and trauma-informed care
• Seeking Safety Treatment Model (evidence-based)
• Individualized treatment planning
• Trauma-focused individual, group, or family therapy
• Specialty Mental Health Services
• Behavior and/or medication management
• Substance abuse prevention education
• Vocational counseling
• Recreational opportunities
• On-grounds work experience program
• Family reunification services
• Outreach and coordinated supportive services for youth identified as or at risk of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
• Emancipation preparation
• Transition Age Youth (TAY) Housing Program
• Aftercare services and transition planning

For more information, to get involved, or to tour the campus, please call (209) 466-0853.

If you have any questions pertaining to intake or Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) referrals, please contact Lena Mayo, Intake Coordinator, at (209) 395-3401 or at lmayo@chsstk.org. For Catalyst referrals, please contact Lisa Jordan, Youth Services Director. Youth experiencing homelessness can self-refer.