St. Mary's Home For Boys

• are emotionally and behaviorally disturbed
• may have experienced physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse
• are beyond parental control
• have history of delinquency, including status and non-status offenders
• are sexual offenders
• have a history of fire setting
• have serious school problems, which may include inappropriate school behaviors, truancy, low academic achievement, and educational handicaps (serious emotionally disturbed and learning disabled) as specified in PL94-142 and PL101-476 (I.D.E.A.)
• are involved with drugs and alcohol
• are a potential danger to themselves and others without immediate intervention
• have a diagnosis of mental or emotional disturbance or disorder, as defined in the Statistical Manual, fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM IV)
• cannot be therapeutically maintained in the natural family or family foster care

Screening

Our professional Admissions Coordinator screens all referrals from individuals or agencies.
To be considered, a boy must:

• Have a referral from the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Welfare, the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), or a single case agreement with St. Mary’s.
• Be between the ages of 12 and 17.

Youth who are actively psychotic, suicidal, or homicidal are not accepted.Practicing alcoholics and drug addicts, psychotics, and boys who are actively homicidal or suicidal are not accepted.

Acceptance

If a boy meets or general criteria for acceptance, we request the following information:

• immediate presenting problems
• juvenile court records
• medical records
• social history
• family history
• educational history
• results of psychological testing
• achievement scores

With this information, our admissions team meets with a representative of the referring agency, the boy, and his parent(s). If accepted, the boy’s name is placed on a waiting list. When admission is inappropriate, our staff recommends other agencies or individuals who can meet the boy’s needs.

Further Information

To make a referral, or to obtain additional information about our program, please contact our Admissions Coordinator between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Telephone: 503-259-3138. Fax: 971-999-0662
Or e-mail: admissions@stmaryshomeforboys.org