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AVIVA PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, FOSTER & ADOPTION, MENTAL HEALTH, & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES.

CRISIS AND INTERVENTION (C&I): A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO FAMILY SERVICES, C&I INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CLIENT BASED ON LEVEL OF CARE THEY NEED. OFTEN THE CHILD OF A FAMILY MAY BE FACING REMOVAL FROM THEIR HOME. THE GOAL OF C&I IS TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER WHOEVER POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE AND SUPPORT. MANY INCLUDE 24/7 CRISIS RESPONSE. PROGRAM INCLUDE: - WRAP AROUND: FAMILY CENTERED, STRENGTH-BASED INTENSIVE SERVICES- FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP (FSP) INTENSIVE STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES- INTENSIVE FIELD-CAPABLE INTENSIVE SERVICES (IFCCS): INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FOSTER PLACEMENTS DUE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TEAM (MAT)C&I SERVED 349 CLIENTS IN FY 20-21.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (MHS)DESIGNED TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THERAPEUTIC MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. THIS SERVICE AREA INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SAFE SPACES, TRAINED THERAPISTS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN AREAS OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT, JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. MHS SERVED 694 CLIENTS IN FY 20-21.

FOSTER AND ADOPTION SERVICES (F&A)FOSTER AND ADOPTION SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - RELATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS): ASSISTS RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND NON-RELATIVE EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS (NREFM) WITH NECESSITIES TO FACILITATE AND HELP SUSTAIN PLACEMENT OF YOUTH IN THEIR HOMES.- RELATIVE HOME ASSESSMENT SERVICES (RHAS): ASSISTS THE COUNTY IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS OF RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND NREFM FOR YOUTH WHO OTHERWISE WOULD BE PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES. - THERAPEUTIC BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (TBS): AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED ONE-TO-ONE BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES. CLIENTS ARE UNDER 21 YEARS OLD AND HAVE FULL SCOPE MEDICAL. - ADOPTIONS: AVIVA PLACES CHILDREN IN PERMANENT, LOVING FAMILIES EVERY YEAR AND ASSISTS FAMILIES THOUGHT ADOPTION PROCESS FROM START TO FINALIZATION. F&A SERVED 1,451 CLIENTS IN FY 20-21.

THE WALLIS HOUSE PROGRAM OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2019 AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO HOUSE 53 WOMEN AND 74 CHILDREN THROUGH JUNE 2021. OUR RESIDENTS ARE REFERRED TO US IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT WHO WOULD OTHERWISE PUT THESE FAMILIES UP IN MOTELS. IN ADDITION TO A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 3 PREPARED MEALS A DAY, CLOTHING AND DAILY LIVING ITEMS AND A VARIETY OF ENRICHMENT CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS. HOLIDAY PARTIES FOR THE CLIENTS INCLUDED A PARTY IN DECEMBER 2020 WHERE THE CLIENTS AND CHILDREN WERE GIVEN HOLIDAY GIFTS AND A PARTY BY GENEROUS AVIVA DONORS. VIRTUAL CLASSES AND SEMINARS INCLUDE RESUME BUILDING, SELF-CARE AND BEAUTY, CREATIVE WRITING AND ANGER MANAGEMENT. RESIDENTS STAY AN AVERAGE OF 6.4 MONTHS AND 59% OF THOSE DISCHARGED HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOVED TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IN TOTAL, AVIVA SERVED 2,621 CLIENTS AND 8,964 FAMILIES DURING FY 20-21, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS PERIODS.