HOW WE HELP
Behavioral health problems in children are complex and can involve an array of behaviors and symptoms including confusion, frustration, sadness, and worry. Skilled care to diagnose, treat, and give hope is crucial to helping children and families find solutions.
OUR PROGRAMS
Pre-School Partial Hospitalization
School-Age Partial Hospitalization
Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment
Residential/Respite
Deaf Services
Hispanic/ Latino Services
Outpatient Treatment
HOW TO GET STARTED
Getting started is as easy as giving us a call at 614-252-0731. Our intake department will work with you to determine if our resources are a good fit for your family's needs. If you want an online connection, feel free to email us at to request information electronically. Either way, we will work to ensure that you get the resources you need.
WHO CAN MAKE A REFERRAL?
Absolutely anyone can make a referral to St. Vincent Family Center. We are here to assist anyone who is concerned about the mental or behavioral health of our community's children. We have detailed brochures about each of our available programs, and if further answers are needed, please feel free to give us a call at 614-252-0731 or email our intake department .
By referring a family in need to St. Vincent Family Center, you will be providing an immeasurable service to your friends and/or family. The value of working with our caring team of highly-trained specialists is measured best in the faces of children who are able to return to and function in a regular classroom, keep up with their peers, control their tempers and maintain passing grades. By empowering children to control their mental and behavioral health issues, we are strengthening the community one family at a time.
EXTENDED DAY PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
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This program is a structured, therapeutic after school program for children with behavioral and/or emotional challenges. This intensive after school program is intended to either prevent out-of-home placement or to aid in the transition from a more restrictive setting (i.e. residential care) to a more community based setting (i.e. home, foster care).
EDPH is a group-based program consisting of a combination of therapeutic groups and activities providing children opportunity to identify, learn and practice methods to effectively manage individual target behaviors and symptoms. The group curriculum consists of the following core areas:
Social and peer interactions
Conflict resolution/communication skills
Anger/stress management
Life-skills
Feeling expressions
Self-Esteem
Compliance with rules and authority
Admission Criteria
Child is 6 to 12 years old
Unable to be maintained in current after school setting due to behavioral/mental health issues
There is a risk for out-of-home or more restrictive placement
There is a need for a transition between more restrictive care and living at home
PRE-SCHOOL PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
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St. Vincent's Pre-school Partial Hospitalization Program is a year-round program for children ages three to six years old. Our program serves children who have severe behavioral, emotional, and/ or social challenges. Using a Family System approach, we develop the strengths and resources of our children and their families. Parents/ caretakers work along with the staff to identify strengths in the child and family to focus on helping a child learn more positive behaviors, social and problem-solving skills. The parent/ caretaker is seen as an essential team member.
Admission Criteria
Children seeking admission generally meet the following criteria:
Exhibit chronic and severe emotional, social and/ or behavioral problems
Generally have problems being maintained in a regular day care, preschool, head start program or kindergarten
Have a full scale IQ of 70 or above
Current shot records and physical examination required
Program Statistics
96% of the children completing this program return to a regular pre-school placement.
SCHOOL-AGE PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
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Children in this program have exhausted all other educational alternatives and are at risk of being expelled from their regular school due to severe behavioral problems. The goal of the program is for the children and their parents/guardians to learn to manage the children's behaviors so they may return to a regular school setting and maintain their behavior and academic performance so they are able to eventually graduate from high school.
Admission Criteria
Children seeking admission generally meet the following criteria:
Exhibit chronic and severe emotional, social and/ or behavioral problems, which result from a primary psychiatric diagnosis.
Have a history of not responding to traditional outpatient treatment, or short-term acute hospitalization.
Have a history of treatment resistance, failed foster care placements and/ or multiple acute impatient stays.
Have a full scale IQ of 70 or above
Have difficulty meeting their educational goals due to emotional or behavioral problems.
Program Statistics
98% of the children completing this program return to a regular school classroom.
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORTIVE TREATMENT
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SVFC Community Support Services program has two components: Intensive Community Support Services (ICSS) and Community Support Services (CSS). Both components provide mental health and case management services to families with children ages 2-18 (age 21 if considered to have a disability) who experience difficulty adapting to school, difficulty in the home, have poor coping skills, and have mental, emotional, and /or behavioral disturbances. The difference between CSS and ICSS is that children in the intensive program have been assessed as high risk. High risk means that the child's and/or the parent's behavior is so severe that the child is at risk of being removed from the home or has already been removed from the home. High risk families receive more frequent and intensive services than other families. The goal of the program is to help the child and family learn to manage their behavior so the child will be able to live at home and succeed in school.
Admission Criteria
Admission criteria generally include one or more of following:
History of hospitalization
Inability to maintain home and/ or school placement
A need for coordination of services and/ or advocacy
Diagnosis of a mental disorder
History of academic underachievement
Dysfunctional peer/ family relations
History of problems with authority
Family is unable to self-manage the child
Program Statistics
70% of children completing the ICSS program remain in their homes and 88% of the children completing the CSS program are maintained in the least restrictive educational setting.
HISPANIC / LATINO SERVICES
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Servicios de Apoyo Comunitario
Descripción
Los Servicios de Apoyo Comunitario proporcionan una gran variedad de servicios y están coordinados por profesionales comunitarios. Ofrecemos servicios que identifican las necesidades de la salud mental de los niños entre los 3 y los 18 años de edad y su familia.
El propósito de los servicios es para mejorar las habilidades de los niños y la superación de estos en las escuelas y la comunidad. Además de identificar y proporcionar servicios que promuevan la mentalidad de una familia sana.
Admisiones
Los requisitos de admisión pueden ser uno o mas de los siguientes mencionados a continuación: Historia de hospitalización La inhabilidad de funcionar en la casa o en la escuela Necesidad para la coordinación de servicios y apoyo Diagnosis de una enfermedad mental Síntomas de una enfermedad mental Necesidad de apoyo profesional a la familia para controlar a su hijo/a Historial de violencia domestica Problemas a nivel académico Problemas disfuncionales con la familia y amigos Historial de problemas con la autoridad
RESIDENTIAL/RESPITE
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This program accepts children ages 5-1/2 to12 years whose behavior is a serious danger to themselves or others either at home or in the community and is the most intensive program offered by the agency. In order to be accepted for care, the family must demonstrate that they have tried less intensive interventions and that they have not been successful. The family must also participate in therapy sessions with the child. The residence is closely supervised 24 hours a day but is not a locked facility. Children who qualify for admission are very seriously disturbed and have uncontrollable behaviors. Generally the child exhibits some type of violent or self-destructive behavior and is considered a safety risk to self or others. The goal of the program is to stabilize the child's behavior so that he or she is no longer a danger to self or others and may be moved to a less restrictive setting.
Admission Criteria
Children seeking admission generally meet the following criteria:
Exhibit chronic and severe emotional, social and/or behavioral problems, which result from a primary psychiatric diagnosis.
Have a history of not responding to traditional outpatient treatment or short-term acute hospitalization programs.
Have a history of treatment resistance, failed foster care placements and/or multiple inpatient stays.
Program Statistics
After being discharged, 75% of the children in this program maintain safe behavior in their home and in the community.
DEAF SERVICES
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This very specialized program is a multi-faceted therapeutic program with inpatient/outpatient
services for deaf and hard of hearing youth from 5 to 18 years. The goal is
for the child to develop the skills necessary to interact positively within
the least restrictive environment. A second goal is for the child to obtain
a better understanding of hearing impairments, whether they are the child's
or the parent's, and learn skills to help manage in every day situations. Our
commitment to children and families is focused on the development of skills
necessary to understand and interact positively in home, school and community
environment.
Admission Criteria
Children seeking admission for treatment services generally meet the following criteria:
Exhibit mild/severe to chronic emotional, social and/ or behavioral challenges, which result from a primary psychiatric diagnosis.
Past history of treatment resistance, failed foster care placement and/or multiple acute inpatient stays.
Limited community/mental health resources in addressing psychosocial/academic needs prior to seeking treatment with St. Vincent's.
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
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is a family-centered counseling service for children, ages 0-18 and their families. We also offer psychiatric services to children. Families and care givers are expected to be actively involved in the treatment of the children.
Admission Criteria
Families and children seeking treatment frequently have one of the following concerns:
Physical Aggression
Anger Management Problems
Misbehavior at home or in school
Peer Problems
Family Conflict/ Divorce
Sexual and/ or Physical Abuse
Academic Problems
Depression
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bipolor Disorder
