Children, Youth & Families System of Care

The Children, Youth and Families (CYF) section of Behavioral Health Services aids children and adolescents who are emotionally disturbed, and their families. CYF offers a wide variety of services, from early intervention to residential services. All services provided are oriented to meet the unique linguistic and cultural needs of the public to be served. 

The system strives to ensure that County residents have access to quality services as guided by our principles. 

• Children, Youth and Families Framework
  

The Children, Youth and Families (CYF) Administration is responsible for overseeing the public children's system of care for San Diego County. Services are provided through direct, County-operated services, and through contracts with community-based providers and individual fee-for-service providers. CYF Administration ensures that certain State-mandated functions, such as Quality Assurance, grievance and complaint procedures, and billing and claiming procedures, are in place, are accurate and effective.