STEP (Partial Hospitalization)

Overview

Seneca’s STEP (Skills Transitions Exploration Progress) program supports youth ages 12 to 17 who are navigating challenges with their mood, emotions, or mental health. Designed to provide intensive, short-term therapeutic support, STEP helps young people regain stability, confidence, and hope — while maintaining the vital family engagement necessary for long-term recovery. This model is called a partial hospitalization program (PHP), or a day treatment intensive (DTI) program when specifically serving youth with Medi-Cal insurance.

Approach

The goal of STEP is to support young people with stabilizing and reintegrating into school and home with lower levels of outpatient mental health treatment. Our five program locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area serve up to 10 youth at each site at a time. Programs typically run for an average of 15 days, with daily therapeutic groups provided Monday through Friday.

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Get Started

We currently accept the following insurance providers: Kaiser, Magellan, Aetna, and Cigna/Evernorth.

To learn more about Seneca’s STEP programs and eligibility, please call us at 510-381-5188, send us an email, or fill out the form. Our intake coordinator will get back to you soon!