Children’s Intensive Behavioral Health Services (CIBHS)
CIBHS’s unique focus is to provide stabilizing services and support for permanency through maintaining home placement, reunification, transfer of legal guardianship, or adoption. CIBHS will seek to reduce stress and build resourcing for children and families impacted by current stressors and/or their experience in the foster care system.
Lorenz Clinic is one of 12 agencies certified to provide CIBHS to the communities we serve. This a paid service offered through Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) and the Minnesota Department of Health. This service is available to children and families who meet the threshold for medical necessity, and whose current placement is experiencing some risk. Results of collaborative relationships can help the child/youth maintain stronger family connections while in home settings and reduce trauma, stress and anxiety for the child/youth. Services can take place in person (in home, school, clinic, and other community locations) or via telehealth.
Accessing CIBHS
Lorenz Clinic clinicians, dependent on availability, may offer CIBHS services in: Anoka, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, LeSeur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, and Sibley counties. The Clinic is currently collecting referrals while also adding potential clients to the waitlist. To join the waitlist, submit a Professional Referral Form. If you have any questions about CIBHS, accessing services, or joining the waitlist, please call 952-443-4600.
Jessica Lynch, Director of Community-Based Services
Jessica is the Director of Community-Based Services. In this role, Jessica oversees the day-to-day operations for these areas, inclusive of staffing and the client experience. Questions can be directed to Jessica at 952-443-4600 ext. 400.
