Child and Family Focus provides a continuum of mental health and supportive services that enhance the quality of life and relational well-being of youth and their families. Through our commitment to serve with excellence, we endeavor to provide and advocate for effective growth and positive change through least-restrictive family and community based settings. We Develop and retain committed staff and providers who value and respect delivering the highest quality of support and service to youth and families through a culturally competent, team oriented approach. Founded on the Christian values of commitment to serve, consideration of the spiritual needs of others, uplifting human dignity, recognizing the worth of every person and raising awareness to the plight of others.
Services Offered
Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services (BHRS) - BHRS, also known as Wraparound, is a therapeutic program designed to provide support to children with emotional and behavioral needs. BHRS provides comprehensive treatment to children to assist them in becoming more functional in their natural settings, such as the home, school or community. Our BHRS program works with each child and his or her family to assist them in developing strategies to manage challenging behaviors more effectively. BHRS uses a relationship based approach; meeting children and families where they are and partnering with them to achieve their family vision.
* Managing emotional regulation * Increasing appropriate behavior * Social skills development * Building conflict resolution skills * Development of effective parenting techniques * Improving time management and organization strategies * Enhancing family relationships and support * Expanding community resources and natural supports
Blended Case Management (BCM) - Blended Case Management (BCM) is a service that assists children and adolescents with a variety of behavioral health/medical needs and their families by building a strong network of community resources and services. The BCM program plays a major role by linking clients with needed services in the community. A Case Manager will advocate for children and their families; help negotiate complex systems such as special education and social services; assist families in maintaining and finding access to basic living needs and skills such as employment, housing, food, medical care and recreation and provide on-site crisis intervention.
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program - The Drug & Alcohol Prevention Program is committed to decreasing the initiation and use of drugs & alcohol by youth and young adults through awareness education and promotion of positive relationships and healthy life skills.
Family Based Mental Health Services (FBMHS) - Family Based Mental Health Services are designed to provide community based therapy and support services to children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. FBMHS provides therapy in a family's home by a two-person team under the supervision of a Program Director. The goal of the program is to enhance parents' feelings of empowerment and self-efficiency so they can help themselves and their children become psychologically and financially self-sufficient. The function of FBMHS is to assist families with maintaining their child in the home rather than in a psychiatric or residential facility. Family members are encouraged to actively participate in assessment, treatment planning, development of treatment goals, and ongoing review of progress. The child, family and FBMHS team work together to develop a plan that is individualized and designed to fit each family's unique situation.
Psychiatric Outpatient Services (POS) - Psychiatric Outpatient Services offers treatment of diverse mental health needs for individuals and families. Our continuum of care can include psychiatric evaluation, medication management and individual, group and family therapies. Child & Family Focus' Psychiatric Outpatient Services are committed to providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment for the children, adolescents and transitional young adults in our community in order to help them realize greater well-being and independence.
Transition to Independence Process (TIP) - The Transition to Independence Process (TIP) is an evidenced supported model developed to engage and support young people experiencing emotional and or behavioral struggles in their own futures planning process across five transition domains: Education Opportunities, Living Situation, Employment and Career, Community Life Functioning, and Personal Effectiveness and Wellbeing. TIP provides a great deal of flexibility and works to engage young people through relationship development, person-centered planning, and a focus on the young person's future. Services and supports are tailored to be accessible, appealing, non-stigmatizing, and developmentally appropriate and will build upon strengths to support the young people in pursuing their goals across the five transition domains. Personal choice and social responsibility are acknowledged and developed, and personal competencies will be enhanced to support the young people in greater self-sufficiency and confidence. TIP will work to ensure that a safety net of support, to include informal and formal key players in the young person's life, will be in place. TIP will maintain an outcome focus and will involve young people, parents, and community partners at the practice, program, and community levels. Each young person will work with a TIP Facilitator and will have access to a Peer Support Specialist. TIP Facilitators work alongside the young person to support them in their own futures planning process.
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
