The Childrens Home Society Of Missouri

FAMILYFORWARD MOVES VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE DIRECTION OF HOPE BY DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT BIOLOGICAL, FOSTER, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.

DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA CENTER - FAMILYFORWARD UTILIZES A DEVELOPMENTALLY-FOCUSED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPACT OF SIGNIFICANT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY IS UNIQUE AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE A VARIETY OF MODELS AVAILABLE SO THAT TREATMENT CAN BE ADAPTED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. FAMILYFORWARD HAS ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING IN A WIDE RANGE OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS - THIS ALLOWS EACH CHILD TO BE EVALUATED AND FOR THE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION TO BE DETERMINED - AS OPPOSED TO PROGRAMS THAT OFFER SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS TARGETING ONLY THE PRESENTING SYMPTOMS. INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT ARE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP COUNSELING SERVICES, PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND TRAUMA ASSESSMENT SERVICES, AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS - ALL FOCUSED ON THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. FAMILYFORWARD ALSO PROVIDES AN INTENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THREE TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN OTHER TRADITIONAL DAY CARE AND/OR PRESCHOOL SETTINGS BECAUSE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES.

COMMUNITY SERVICES - FAMILYFORWARD INCLUDES THE USE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILIAL, AND COMMUNITY FACTORS THAT ARE KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR ABUSE, NEGLECT AND OTHER FAMILY DYSFUNCTION. THIS IS DONE THROUGH COUNSELING, PARENT COACHING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING THE FAMILY UNIT'S RESILIENCE AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTING TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM OR WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES TO BE AT RISK FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT.

FOSTER CARE - AS A MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S PERMANENCY PARTNERSHIP, FAMILYFORWARD PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, AND RELATIVE FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE MISSOURI REGIONS; ST. LOUIS CITY AND ST. LOUIS, ST. CHARLES, JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. CPP IS A CONSORTIUM OF THREE HIGHLY RESPECTED CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, EPWORTH CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, FAMILYFORWARD, AND YOUTH IN NEED. IT WAS FORMED IN 2005 TO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE MISSOURI CHILDREN'S DIVISION. THE CEOS OF THESE AGENCIES SERVE AS THE MANAGING BOARD. ANNUALLY, CPP PROVIDES SERVICES TO OVER 1,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN - FAMILYFORWARD'S REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (ROW) PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, POVERTY/ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND/OR HOMELESSNESS. ROW FOCUSES ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT IN WHICH WOMEN FIND THEMSELVES AND BUILDS UPON THEIR CURRENT STRENGTHS AS WOMEN AND AS PARENT AND EMPOWERING WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BUILD SAFETY, SKILLS, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.