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Crisis Shelters are regionally located and serve every county in Wyoming.

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WYSA Member Crisis Shelters

Big Horn Basin Adolescent Programs
Cathedral Home for Children: Laramie Youth Crisis Center, Laramie and Carbon County Youth Crisis Center, Rawlins
Fremont County Group Homes, Lander and Riverton
Teton Youth and  Family Services, Van Vleck House, Jackson
Volunteers of America, Sheridan
Youth Homes, Inc., Greenriver and Rock Springs
Youth Alternatives Home Association, Evanston
Youth Crisis Center, Inc., Casper
Youth Development Services, Douglas
Youth Emergency Services, Gillette

Array of Services offered by Crisis Shelters across the state:

Individual and Family Assessment
Individual, Group and Family Therapy
Mental Health Screening
Health Assessment
In-Home Services
De-tox non-hospital, medically supervised




Suicide Risk Assessment
Family Mediation
Parenting Classes
Educational Groups
Tutoring
Aftercare
Case Management
Recreation
Supervised Community Service
Transitional Living
Mentors
Staff Secure Detention

Crisis Center Information Sheet

Wyoming Youth Services Association and Crisis Centers around the state of Wyoming are asking for the support of their communities in getting additional funding.  The requested increase in funding of 1.29 million would help meet the rising costs of state wide crisis services from approximately 57% to 79% of basic crisis shelter operating costs. Without these additional funds Crisis Centers around the state face the choice of spending additional time fundraising or petitioning their communities for additional funding when they could instead be providing preventative services to families.  In the absence of enough funding, Crisis Centers face the real possibility of closing their doors and thereby putting strain on communities. 

Current funding level by DFS: $97 per bed per day

Level of funding needed by an average Crisis Center to pay bills: $169.57 per bed a day

*Estimated cost of services that youth may receive if crisis shelters were not here:

                        230 youth x 30 days in detention at $196/day =$1,352,400

                        138 youth x 120 days in Group Homes at $141/day = $2,334,960

                        138 youth x 120 days in foster care at $720/month - $397,440

                        55 youth x 180 days in residential treatment at $175/day = $1,732,500

                        40 youth x 30 days in psychiatric treatment at $500/day = $600,000

                                                                                            Total cost $6,284,790
       
                          Total cost of Crisis Beds at increased rate = $4,117,200

                                        Total savings would be $2,161,710

The services Crisis Centers can provide:

               Individual and Family Assessment                                  

               Mental Health Screening                                                     Health Assessment

               Suicide Risk Assessment                                                   Family Mediation

               Parenting Classes                                                              Educational Groups

               Case Management and Referral                                           Recreation

               Supervised Community Service                                           Tutoring

               Transitional Living                                                               Mentors

               Staff-secure detention                                                         In Home Services

               De-tox (non-hospital, medically cleared)                             Aftercare

               Alternatives to Expulsion and Suspension

               Individual, Group and Family Therapy

*Keeps children in home communities

      -Better proximity for keeping them in school, meeting with families, close to counselors, etc

*Very expensive to reopen 

~ $500,000 to reopen Center in Rawlins

*By going to a Crisis Center 86% of youth are able to go home rather than becoming part of the DFS or legal system

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