Referrals
Start Your Healing Here
We understand that healing looks different for everyone—and that the journey often begins with someone reaching out. Our referral process is designed to be simple, supportive, and rooted in cultural understanding. We believe Native youth deserve access to mental health and prevention services that honor who they are and where they come from.
Whether navigating grief, stress, identity, relationships, or simply needing someone to talk to, our team is here to listen and walk alongside you. Every step of the referral process is guided by respect, consent, and care. Our Access Coordinator serves as a first point of contact to ensure each youth and family feels heard, understood, and supported from the very beginning.
Placing a Referral for Services
If a client is in crisis, please reach out to the 24/7 Humboldt County Crisis Line at (707) 445-7715 or dial 911 for immediate assistance.
Counseling Referrals
Criteria for Counseling Services:
- Client must live within Humboldt County
- Client must identify as Native American (registration not required)
- Client must be within the age range of 10-24
- Client must be ready to engage in talk therapy (our services are voluntary)
- Client and/or guardian should consent to the referral being placed
- Clients aged 12 and older can consent to their own services and may not need parental involvement
If criteria is met, to refer someone to our counseling services please complete the Two Feathers Referral Form. Once the referral is received, the guardian or client will receive a call from our Access Coordinator for an initial phone screening within 5 days of the referral being placed. During this call, our Access Coordinator will ask questions and listen to concerns as well as challenges being observed and reasons why services are being requested. After the phone call, the client may be placed on a waitlist depending on availability of our clinical team.
Once there is availability for the referred person to get assigned to a clinician, the Access Coordinator will complete a more thorough phone screening and will schedule a meeting with the guardian or client to complete Intake Paperwork.
Youth Employment Initiative Referrals
In order to qualify for this program, the person being referred must meet the following criteria:
- Be in the age range of 16-24
- Have an IEP or 504 plan or have a diagnosed disability (anxiety, depression, PTSD, dyslexia, etc)
- Are actively in school, enrolling in higher education or vocational school
- Have current or recent justice involvement (informal or formal probation, parole, diversion, re-entry, etc)
If criteria is met, to refer someone to our Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) program, please complete the YEI Referral Form. Once the referral is received, the guardian or client will receive a call from our Access Coordinator or Navigator for an initial phone screening within 5 days of the referral being placed. During this call, our team will follow up on information provided on the referral form and gather additional details.
Once these initial steps are completed, our team will coordinate with clients further to gather needed paperwork to submit to the Department of Rehabilitation as the first step in enrolling in this program.
Get Started With Services
Prevention Program Referrals
To place a referral for our prevention programming or Youth Employment Initiative, please complete the form for the program you are interested in.
If you would like to follow up on a referral, send an email to our Outreach Manager at rachel.f@twofeathers-nafs.org.
