Mental Health Services & Wellness

NVCSS Counseling services were first offered in Shasta County in 1986, and are now offered in Chico and Oroville. The Counseling program maintains a highly ethical and sound reputation in the community and has an exceptional staff of licensed clinicians: licensed marriage, family and child therapists, licensed clinical social workers; as well as supervised interns.

The Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center offers an environment of inclusiveness, recovery, and wellness to adults living with persistent mental illness. Members share their ideas to create a setting that is peer-led and agency supported. The Iversen Center is a “stigma-free” environment offering activities, groups, and social support opportunities.

NVCSS is contracted with Butte County Juvenile Hall to provide weekly focus groups. NVCSS staff facilitate discussions, with focus on being responsible and making good decisions.

NVCSS provides mental health services for youth under 21 years of age on full-scope Medi-Cal.

Care. Hope. Compassion. Based on the Recovery Model, the Northern Valley Talk Line (NVTL) provides non-crisis peer-to-peer telephone service to the community 7 days a week from 4:30 pm—9:30 pm. Someone to talk to when life presents challenges… Confidential Non-crisis Peer-to-peer support Empathetic listening County-wide resource referrals Northern Valley Talk Line works in partnership with

Six Stones Wellness Center provides a member directed wellness program that fosters wellness recovery and resiliency to those living with mental illness.  Members share their ideas to create a setting that is peer led and agency supported.  Six Stones is a “stigma free” environment offering activities, groups, and social support opportunities.  Six Stones promotes and encourages tolerance, acceptance,

The STANS Wellness & Recovery Center is a peer-driven center available to adult and older adult members of the community living with persistent mental health challenges. At the center, peer and staff-led groups provide activities to foster wellness, recovery, and resiliency. Each client is empowered to participate in their own recovery in a way that

Yreka Basecamp is a 32-bed low-barrier homeless shelter that is focused on getting individuals connected to community support systems including mental health, substance use, and physical health treatment services. The primary target population is adults with mental health and/or substance use disorders, and a history of justice involvement. In partnership with the Six Stones Wellness Center,