Village Network

THE VILLAGE NETWORK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH RESIDENTIAL, FOSTER CARE, DAY TREATMENT, OUTPATIENT, AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.

THE VILLAGE NETWORK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS. SINCE 2010, TVN HAS OPERATED A SUPERVISED VISITATION PROGRAM THROUGH ITS NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR COMMUNITY FOSTER CARE PROGRAM AND IS THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THESE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE DRUG COURT PROGRAM. THE NEW GRANT EXPANDED CAPACITY TO SERVE ADDITIONAL FAMILIES. IN 2019 TVN DEVELOPED A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH ABOUT TO AGE OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, HELPING THEM LEARN WORK AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF WAYNE AND HOLMES COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 733 YOUTH IN 211 DIFFERENT TREATMENT FOSTER CARE HOMES IN 2022.

THE VILLAGE NETWORK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH FOUR INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 348 INDIVIDUAL YOUTH IN ITS VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING - STATE CERTIFIED SEXUALLY REACTIVE AND JUVENILE SEXUAL OFFENDER PROGRAMS, TRAUMA FOCUSED CARE, A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, AND THREE PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG WOMEN, INCLUDING A SPECIFIC PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE VILLAGE HAS A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM TO TRAIN YOUTH IN DEVELOPING MARKETABLE SKILLS AND SECURING JOBS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THIS ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS AFTER DISCHARGE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN. THE THERAPEUTIC STABILIZATION CENTER OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2018 AND HAS SINCE SERVED A TOTAL OF 385 YOUTH FROM MULTIPLE COUNTIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND CRISIS CARE. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 38.9 DAYS. THE GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP THE CLIENT STABILIZE AND RETURN TO THE CAREGIVER.

THE VILLAGE NETWORK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH INTEGRATED DAY TREATMENT AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION AS EVIDENCED BY THE EXPANSION INTO 32 HEAD START CLASSROOMS IN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PCIT (PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY) IN SEVERAL NETWORKS. IN FY 2021 THE VILLAGE NETWORK EXPANDED EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH A PRESCHOOL PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER AND MIAMI VALLEY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. THE VILLAGE ALSO SERVES IN NEARLY 70 SCHOOL BASED PARTNERSHIPS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS TO BRING COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE TO YOUTHS MOST IN NEED. AS A RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THE SHIFTING OF SOME SCHOOLS TO REMOTE LEARNING, TVN HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED TELECOUNSELING SERVICES TO FILL THE GAPS. TVN CONTINUED THE USE OF LEARNING CENTERS DURING FY 2022, OFFICE-BASED SERVICES FOR OUR YOUTH THAT WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PERSON FULLTIME. YOUTH RECEIVED NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT IN COORDINATION WITH OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS. TVN SELECTED LEAP AS A NEW PARTNER FOR EDUCATION SERVICES AT THE WOOSTER AND SALEM RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES AND WILL EXPAND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO THEIR SCHOOLS IN THE COMING YEAR. IN JANUARY 2018, TVN WAS AWARDED THE RAPID RESPONSE GRANT FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES. IT IS A 3-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 192 YOUTH AGES 11 - 17 AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES WITH A GOAL OF REDUCING UNEXPECTED CUSTODY ORDERS AND UNNECESSARY PLACEMENTS. IN 2021, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY CERTIFIED THE VILLAGE NETWORK'S FIRST IHBT TEAM. THE IHBT TEAM STABILIZED AND PREVENTED OUT OF HOME CARE FOR 93% OF FAMILIES SERVED BY THE RAPID RESPONSE IHBT PROGRAM. WE HAVE SINCE ADDED ANOTHER IHBT TEAM IN THE SOUTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES. THE VILLAGE NETWORK CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION OF SERVICES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY JUVENILE COURT THROUGH A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR COURT INVOLVED YOUTH CHALLENGED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND PROBLEM SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. THE PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY HELPED FAMILIES TO SAFELY REMAIN TOGETHER WHILE ASSURING TREATMENT CONTINUITY. TVN PARTNERED WITH KINNECT OHIO TO IMPLEMENT OHIOKAN, A FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE ODJFS KINSHIP AND ADOPTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUILDING ON THE PREMISE THAT FAMILIES ARE INHERENTLY CAPABLE OF FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHALLENGES THEY FACE. TVN WAS AGAIN AWARDED A GRANT TO PROVIDE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PASSING THROUGH THE KNOX COUNTY JUVENILE COURT SYSTEMS. IN 2019, TVN BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO SERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THEIR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SURVIVED HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN A LOCAL SAFE HOUSE. TVN ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE VETERAN'S HONOR COURT OF BELMONT COUNTY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT TO VETERANS WHO ARE CONVICTED OF A NON-VIOLENT FELONY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. IN EARLY 2015, TVN WAS DEEMED A FLAGSHIP ORGANIZATION OF DR. BRUCE PERRY'S CHILD TRAUMA ACADEMY IN THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS (NMT). THE NMT INTEGRATES SEVERAL CORE PRINCIPLES OF NEURODEVELOPMENT AND TRAUMATOLOGY INTO A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE CHILD, FAMILY, AND THEIR BROADER COMMUNITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DR. BRUCE PERRY & THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL NETWORK AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY ESC, TVN STARTED THE VERY FIRST NME PRESCHOOL. THIS UNIQUE PRESCHOOL IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO WORK WITH PRESCHOOL AGED FOSTER CHILDREN, CHILDREN IN KINSHIP CARE, AND POST ADOPTED CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS TO BRING THE LEARNINGS FROM THE NEUROSCIENCES AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TO A VERY VULNERABLE POPULATION. TVN'S NMT TRAINED CLINICIANS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PRESCHOOLER'S FAMILY, BOTH BIOLOGICAL AND FOSTER, TO HELP PROVIDE THE CHILD WITH CONTINUITY OF TREATMENT BETWEEN THE PRESCHOOL AND FAMILY. THE VILLAGE NETWORK HAS CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN ODJFS'S BRIDGES PROGRAM; A POST-EMANCIPATION SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT EXTENDS HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AGED 18 - 21. IN PREPARATION FOR THE FFPSA, TVN CERTIFIED TWO IHBT TEAMS. THE TEAMS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS WILL ALLOW OUR PROGRAMS TO BE IV-E ELIGIBLE UNDER THE FFPSA. ADDITIONALLY, TVN HAS HAD STAFF TRAINED IN EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE FFPSA CLEARINGHOUSE. SUCH MODELS INCLUDE TRAUMA FOCUSED CBT, EMDR, AND TRIPLE P PARENTING EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 4,530 YOUTH IN 2022 IN THESE DAY TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS.