Youth Behavioral Health Programs and Safe Streets


Internships - Undergraduate Internship - Child Welfare & Mental Health

Undergraduate internship positions at St. Vincent's Villa, Villa Maria School, and Villa Maria Behavioral Health in psychology, social work, human services, special education, or related fields. Internships are unpaid and available to students enrolled in undergraduate studies. Since our internships are relationship-based, field placements tend to require 120 hours of direct service per semester, with a minimum of 100 hours to qualify. 

Application deadlines:

  • Summer - April 1
  • Fall - July 1
  • Spring - November 1

Internship offers are contingent upon the successful completion of all screening measures, which include interview, background checks, health screening, seasonal flu shot. Training includes two, mandatory, 2-hour, live sessions: Pre-Service Training and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Overview. 

Qualifications Required

  • Interview Must be Complete
  • Reference check Must be at least 2 clear
  • Tuberculosis risk screening Must be at least Employee file at HR
  • Influenza Vaccination Must be at least Temporary seasonal exemption (May 15-Nov. 1)
  • Child Protective Services check Must be at least Employee file at HR
  • Sterling Volunteers Criminal Background Check Must be at least Employee file at HR
  • Policy forms Must be at least Completed
  • Media Release Must be at least Consented
  • Pre-Service Training (2 hr. training) Must be at least Completed PST

About Us

Explore volunteer opportunities within Catholic Charities of Baltimore's child welfare and behavioral health programs and opportunities within Safe Streets, Baltimore's violence prevention programs.

  • St. Vincent's Villa, Villa Maria Schools, and Villa Maria Behavioral Health provide state-of-the-art behavioral health, child welfare, special education, early childhood and family-development services. Our trauma-informed, family-focused approach is creative, innovative, and multidisciplinary.
  • Safe Streets Baltimore provides evidence-based violence prevention and interruption services in Sandtown-Winchester, Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Penn-North, and Cherry Hill.