St. Vincent Family Centers

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Are you frustrated with your child's erratic or violent behavior? Perhaps you know a child that is having emotional/behavioral challenges? If so, look over this general description of SED disorders and our services plus admissions criteria that can begin to address whether a child you know might benefit from one of our highly specialized services.

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What We Do

We provide a continuum of high quality, specialized services to children with behavioral health needs to help them realize their full potential.

By helping children and families, we are strengthening our community one family at a time.
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Success Stories

Jerry was an angry child. Unsuccessful in school, verbally aggressive and violent at home, Jerry kept everything bottled inside. Small frustrations became big problems, resulting in an explosive temper and constant fights with his mother and brother...

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Call For Nominations 2009 Corcoran Awards

St. Vincent Family Centers is proud to announce a call for nominations for the Third Annual Corcoran Awards, honoring five extraordinary individuals who have excelled in the areas of Behavioral Health, Children, Education, Social Justice or Catholic Causes. This year’s honorees will receive their awards at a special luncheon on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus.
Recipients of this prestigious award will be selected based on their work in one of the five key areas and the appreciable impact they have made on the central Ohio community. Candidates will be evaluated on their nomination applications and chosen by a distinguished panel of community stakeholders. To receive this award, finalist must be available to receive their award at the event.
The Corcoran Awards pays tribute to St. Vincent Family Centers Founder, Monsignor Corcoran, whose distinguished career spanned several decades and included work at the national, state and local levels in the areas of education, social justice and behavioral health.
Please take the time to honor individuals like Monsignor Corcoran, who have contributed by positively impacting the lives of children and families in our community.

To get a Nomination Form, right-click HERE

Deadline to submit nominations will be Friday, September 4, 2009. Please submit nominations by email to sbrehm@svfc.org or by mail to: Susan Brehm, Chief Advancement Officer, St. Vincent Family Centers, 1490 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205

St. Vincent Family Centers Wins Prestigious SAMSHA Science and Service Award!

St. Vincent Family Centers has been awarded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) 2008 Science and Service Award for Mental Health Promotion, for implementation of the evidence based, Incredible Years programming. SAMSHA recognized 29 agencies nationwide. St. Vincent Family Centers is one of three agencies to win in for Mental Health Promotion.

For more information please visit the SAMSHA website.

 

St. Vincent Family Centers provides mental health prevention, intervention and treatment services to children and families in Columbus and throughout the state of Ohio. The agency is a 2008 winner of the SAMSHA Science and Service for Mental Health Promotion, a Council on Accreditation (COA) agency, certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, and a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). St. Vincent Family Centers is also a provider agency for the ADAMH Board, Franklin County Children Services and the United Way of Central Ohio.