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