Center For Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment

THE MISSION OF FAMILY ENHANCEMENT CENTER IS TO CREATE LASTING SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND HEAL CHILD ABUSE.

A. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: THE FAMILY ENHANCEMENT CENTER (FEC) IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY WITH A MISSION OF CREATING LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE. SPECIFICALLY, FEC PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN IMPACTED BY OR AT RISK FOR ABUSE OR TRAUMA. FEC HAS SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN ASSISTING CHILDREN IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ABUSE OR ASSAULT. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY: TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED NEGLECT, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE. OUR SERVICE ARRAY INCLUDES CTSS SERVICES OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING INTEGRATED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOTHERAPY. FAMILY FOUNDATIONS: AN IN-HOME PARENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DESIGNED TO BUILD HEALTHY PARENTING SKILLS AND ASSIST FAMILIES IN AVOIDING ABUSIVE PATTERNS. THIS IS THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY AND RAMSEY COUNTY. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PARENTS IN UNDER-SERVED AREAS. THIS YEAR WE OFFERED WEEKLY EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR EXPECTING PARENTS DURING PREGNANCY AND THROUGH AGE 3 AT PARK AVE METHODIST CHURCH. FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD: A GROUP THERAPY PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING PARENTS. HEALING MOTION: A GROUP BASED THERAPY THAT INCORPORATES MIND-BODY TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, MOVEMENT BASED THERAPIES AND ART EXPRESSION FOR GIRLS 11+ WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE. NEST: A PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM WHICH USES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO WALK BESIDE AT RISK PARENTS GIVING THEM EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY FACE PARENTING CHALLENGES DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, TRAUMA OR STRESS. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS: ENGAGING AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS RELATED TO HEALTHY FAMILIES AND PARENTING: ETHICS & MANDATED REPORTING, HELPING CHILDREN WITH ANGER, RAISING SEXUALLY HEALTHY TEENS AND KIDS, SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, AND OTHERS. DRUM BEAT IS A GROUP-BASED APPROACH TO HEALING TRAUMA, PREVENTING VIOLENCE, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY. DRUM BEAT UTILIZES DRUMS, OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND REFLECTIVE DISCUSSIONS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN HEALING TRAUMA. RHYTHMIC MUSIC SUPPORTS THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN TO WORK TOGETHER TO CALM THE REACTIVITY THAT TRAUMA CAN PRODUCE. THE PROGRAM WILL SPECIFICALLY UTILIZE THE RHYTHM TO RECOVERY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. DRUM BEAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13-18 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, AS WELL AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, WITNESSING TRAUMATIC EVENTS. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC CAN PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A DIFFERENT WAY TO RELEASE THEIR EMOTIONS BEYOND WORDS. THE GROUP AIMS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN CREATING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH A SENSE OF SAFETY AND PRIDE. B. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED FEC SERVED 1269 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 6/31/21. OF THOSE 192 RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR FAMILY THERAPY, WHILE 831 RECEIVED PARENT OR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. LASTLY 246 RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

A. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: THE FAMILY ENHANCEMENT CENTER (FEC) IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY WITH A MISSION OF CREATING LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE. SPECIFICALLY, FEC PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN IMPACTED BY OR AT RISK FOR ABUSE OR TRAUMA. FEC HAS SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN ASSISTING CHILDREN IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ABUSE OR ASSAULT. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY: TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED NEGLECT, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE. OUR SERVICE ARRAY INCLUDES CTSS SERVICES OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING INTEGRATED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOTHERAPY. FAMILY FOUNDATIONS: AN IN-HOME PARENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DESIGNED TO BUILD HEALTHY PARENTING SKILLS AND ASSIST FAMILIES IN AVOIDING ABUSIVE PATTERNS. THIS IS THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY AND RAMSEY COUNTY. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PARENTS IN UNDER-SERVED AREAS. THIS YEAR WE OFFERED WEEKLY EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR EXPECTING PARENTS DURING PREGNANCY AND THROUGH AGE 3 AT PARK AVE METHODIST CHURCH. FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD: A GROUP THERAPY PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING PARENTS. HEALING MOTION: A GROUP BASED THERAPY THAT INCORPORATES MIND-BODY TECHNIQUES SUCH AS MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, MOVEMENT BASED THERAPIES AND ART EXPRESSION FOR GIRLS 11+ WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE. NEST: A PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM WHICH USES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO WALK BESIDE AT RISK PARENTS GIVING THEM EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY FACE PARENTING CHALLENGES DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, TRAUMA OR STRESS. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS: ENGAGING AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS RELATED TO HEALTHY FAMILIES AND PARENTING: ETHICS & MANDATED REPORTING, HELPING CHILDREN WITH ANGER, RAISING SEXUALLY HEALTHY TEENS AND KIDS, SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, AND OTHERS. DRUM BEAT IS A GROUP-BASED APPROACH TO HEALING TRAUMA, PREVENTING VIOLENCE, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY. DRUM BEAT UTILIZES DRUMS, OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND REFLECTIVE DISCUSSIONS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN HEALING TRAUMA. RHYTHMIC MUSIC SUPPORTS THE TWO HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN TO WORK TOGETHER TO CALM THE REACTIVITY THAT TRAUMA CAN PRODUCE. THE PROGRAM WILL SPECIFICALLY UTILIZE THE RHYTHM TO RECOVERY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. DRUM BEAT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR YOUNG MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13-18 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, AS WELL AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, WITNESSING TRAUMATIC EVENTS. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC CAN PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A DIFFERENT WAY TO RELEASE THEIR EMOTIONS BEYOND WORDS. THE GROUP AIMS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN CREATING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH A SENSE OF SAFETY AND PRIDE. B. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED FEC SERVED 1269 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 6/31/21. OF THOSE 192 RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR FAMILY THERAPY, WHILE 831 RECEIVED PARENT OR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. LASTLY 246 RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH.