Family Foundations

Family Foundations is an enhanced Intensive In-Home service, providing a team-based approach to mental health treatment for children and adolescents aged 4-20 who have serious and chronic symptoms of emotional, behavioral, or substance use disorders and who are unable to remain stable in their home and community without intensive support and interventions. During our work with children and their families, we provide the following interventions, primarily in the home:

• Assessment (initial and ongoing)
• Individual and Family Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Caregiver Support and Training
• Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI)
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Behavioral Support Planning
• Psychoeducation
• Crisis Management
• Case Management
• Child & Family Team Meetings

Initial treatment sessions are intensive and frequent. Gradually, our Team reduces the frequency of sessions as children and their families build skills and support to solve problems and address needs more independently. The average length of treatment is 4-6 months, depending on family needs.

Family Foundations is a comprehensive treatment approach for both children and their families. Child-focused interventions utilize the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) model. CBT is one of the most effective models to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, grief, eating disorders, other emotional disturbances/ distress, substance use and misuse, severe mental illness, and somatic symptoms. Family Foundations also works with caregivers using the evidence-based caregiver model, Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI). This model focuses on rebuilding attachment and connection opportunities between caregivers and children while building parenting skills and reducing the risk of caregiver burnout. Our staff also utilizes Motivational Interviewing approaches to work with the whole family system to best identify targets for change and build motivation to make needed changes.