Hilltop's Child and Adolescent Services encompass a broad range of youth initiatives and programming. Whether a young person is in need of support in a moment of crisis, needs guidance and structure as they work through the youth adjudication system, or simply needs a safe place to sleep, Hilltop has therapeutic space and professional youth workers to assist them. Despite distinctions in program populations and objectives, there is a common foundation, a focus on the interpersonal strengths and future possibilities of each youth, that supports the array of innovative programs. Child and Adolescent Services mirrors Hilltop's belief in human potential and in youths' capacity to work through interpersonal challenges and difficult times.

Programs Tandem Families

Family to family mentoring program that supports at-risk children and their families who are experiencing challenging circumstances.

•Advocates coordinate goods and services to support the families
•Mental health professionals support the children and families
•Collaboration within the community to create natural support systems
•Information and referrals to community resources
•Serving Montrose and Delta counties
• Collaborate with community organizations and agencies to provide Nurturing Parenting Classes
The Opportunity Center School

Providing comprehensive assessment and individualized education to help youth and families build happy, healthy lives.

•Collaborative partnership between Hilltop, School District 51, Department of Human Services, and Colorado West Mental Health Center
•School Based drug & alcohol services
•Gender specific intervention
•Job readiness skills for youth utilizing the Workforce Investment Act
•Family and youth assessments
•Middle school and high school day treatment programs
Hilltop Experiential Learning Program

Teaching through work and play.

•Team-building courses for effective skills in communication, decision-making and problem solving
•Facing fears and taking safe risks on the High Ropes Challenge Course on the Grand Mesa
• Adventure trips to teach the skills of healthful livinkg
•Learning a work ethic and giving back to the community through service projects
•Serving public and private business, schools and youth groups/programs
Get Real

Helping youth make responsible life choices.

• A safe, confidential, non-residential program for youth ages 10-19
• Weekly group meetings, individual counseling for parents and youth, family visits
• Builds self-esteem and success in school
• Enhances communication between parents and children
• Strives to prevent teen pregnancies
• Services learning projects

 

Residential Youth Services

A positive, real-world approach for youth offenders.

•Structured, supervised environment for youth ages 12-18
•Reintegrates youth back into the community from a traditional correctional facility
•Offers positive life experiences
•Builds mental and physical health
•Develops tools for becoming successful, responsible adults
•Non-traditional education through the Transitional Opportunity Center
•Restorative Justice projects
•Personalized emancipation program


Robert Brown Center

Helping youth engage with their families and return home.

•Independent living program for trasition of youth
•Nurturing, structured environment for boys ages 12-18
•Educational and life skills training
•Drug and alcohol education
•Connections to community and medical resources
•Located in Montrose and serves Western Colorado
Montrose Juvenile Services

Montrose Juvenile Services/SB94, a Hilltop Program, is taking referrals for youth and families in Montrose and Delta counties that need of an advocate to see them through the court process. New services include:

•Bilingual services, translations and general support
•Referral assistance to other community agencies
•General advocacy during court hearings
To receive these services, qualifications must include:
• Juvenile aged 12 to 18
•Current or pending charges in court
•At-risk for Youth Corrections placement
•Needs assistance with translations in court