Shelter Care
Shelter Care is designed to admit youngsters immediately when in crisis and offer safety, stabilization, maintenance in the community and assessment. Development of a case plan also occurs to help the youth move into a longer term and potentially permanent placement. Youngsters are placed in the moment and placements are hoped to be less than 30 or 45 days. Extensions are allowed when the needs and situation of the child dictates more time. We also provide shelter in the Bitterroot and Flathead Valleys.
Our Shelter Care Homes:
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The Shirley Miller Attention Home | 550 North California Street Missoula, MT 59802
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The Shirley Miller Attention Home is an eight-bed coeducational shelter serving youngsters
ages 10 to 18. Referrals can be made by Youth Court, Child Services,
Juvenile Parole, Parents, and other agencies aware of a youngster in
crisis. Services include home-like routine, youth care workers who are
available to supervise and support the residents 24 hours a day,
recreation and cultural opportunities, individual and group counseling,
information and referrals to meet unique needs and access to community
resources. Learn more...
The Attention Home offers a Learning Lab for
residents already withdrawn from school due to chaos prior to
placement. Other school district referrals are made and accepted to our
lab. The average stay is 3 weeks and youth have stayed as long as 5 to
6 months in extremely rare situations.
Learn more...
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The Bitterroot Youth Home | 196 Providence Way Hamilton, MT 59840
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| The Bitterroot Youth Home is an
eight bed coeducational group home. This home is dually licensed to
provide short term crisis intervention and placement as well as for
longer term placements. The home serves youth ages 10 to 18 years and
receives placements from a variety of sources. Most youth come from
Ravalli County. Stays in shelter are for 30 days or less and longer
term placements can run from 30 days to a year or even more under
exceptional circumstances. Learn more... |
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The Flathead Youth Home | 825 East Oregon Street Kalispell, MT 59901 
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| The Flathead Youth Home is an
eight bed coeducational group home. This home is dually licensed to
provide short term crisis intervention and placement as well as for
longer term placements. The home serves youth ages 10 to 18 and
receives placements from a variety of sources including self-referrals.
Stays in shelter are for 30 days or less and longer term placements can
run from 30 days to a year or even more under exceptional
circumstances. Learn more... |