CHILDRENS CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION INC
3333 FOREST HILL BOULEVARD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406 www.familiesfirstpbc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY IS TO ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS IN PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

FAMILIES FIRST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS IN PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY SO CHILDREN GROW UP IN SAFE AND LOVING HOMES THAT LEAD TO STRONGER FAMILIES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

HEALTHY FAMILIES PALM BEACH, PART OF HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA, IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT HELPS PARENTS PROVIDE THE SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENTS CHILDREN NEED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM IMPROVES CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES AND INCREASES FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY EMPOWERING PARENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. PARENTS VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE IN SERVICES PROVIDED IN THEIR HOMES SO THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THEIR BABIES' CHANGING DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, USE POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES, COPE WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY STRESS OF PARENTING IN HEALTHY WAYS, AND SET AND ACHIEVE SHORT-AND LONG-TERM GOALS. SPECIALLY TRAINED SUPPORT WORKERS HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND ACHIEVE GOALS THAT INCREASE FAMILY STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN MARCH 2020, THIS PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVED FAMILIES THROUGH TELEHEALTH INSTEAD OF HOME VISITS DUE TO THE ONSET OF COVID-19. DURING THE YEAR, THIS PROGRAM MET OR EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS GOALS. IN 2020, HEALTHY FAMILIES SERVED 396 FAMILIES CONSISTING OF 820 CHILDREN AND 420 ADULTS. 100% OF THE CHILDREN WERE FREE FROM ABUSE/NEGLECT DURING SERVICE, AND 99% WERE FREE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP. COST SAVINGS: UP TO $105,131 FOR EVERY CHILD REMAINING WITH THEIR FAMILY AND OUT OF THE THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. HEALTHY FAMILIES PREVENTS ABUSE AT AN AVERAGE COST OF $2,100 PER CHILD ANNUALLY.

CHILD FIRST IS A NATIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED, TWO-GENERATION MODEL THAT WORKS WITH VERY VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING INTENSIVE HOME-BASED SERVICES. WHEN YOUNG CHILDREN GROW UP IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THERE IS VIOLENCE, NEGLECT, MENTAL ILLNESS, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE STRESS CAN BE TOXIC TO THEIR DEVELOPING BRAINS. BUT WE CAN INTERVENE TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE: 1. WORK TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO NEEDED COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO DECREASE THE STRESS, AND, 2. BUILD STRONG, LOVING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROTECT AND HEAL THE BRAIN FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS. OUR GOAL IS A YOUNG BRAIN FOCUSED ON LEARNING RATHER THAN A BRAIN FOCUSED ON SURVIVAL. IN MARCH 2020, THIS PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVED FAMILIES THROUGH TELEHEALTH INSTEAD OF HOME VISITS DUE TO THE ONSET OF COVID-19. IN 2020, CHILD FIRST SERVED 99 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO FIVE. 98.4% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED DID NOT HAVE A VERIFIED FINDING OF MALTREATMENT AFTER 60 DAYS OF SERVICE, AND 96% OF CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 5 ENROLLED IN CHILD FIRST DID NOT HAVE A DCF VERIFIED FINDING OF MALTREATMENT WITHIN 365 DAYS OF PROGRAM DISCHARGE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED TWO NATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS FROM CHILD FIRST AND THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FLEXIBLE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR AT-RISK AND HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BIRTH TO TWENTY-TWO TO INCLUDE YOUNG ADULTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SETTINGS. IN MARCH 2020, THIS PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVED FAMILIES THROUGH TELEHEALTH INSTEAD OF HOME VISITS DUE TO THE ONSET OF COVID-19. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THERAPISTS WHO CO-LOCATED IN SCHOOLS RETURNED TO THE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL AND TELEHEALTH TO STUDENTS WHO VIRTUALLY RECEIVED THEIR EDUCATION. IN 2020, THIS PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 267 ADULTS AND 296 CHILDREN. 81.75% OF THE STUDENTS HAD A REDUCTION IN MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AND MAINTAINED SCHOOL AND HOME STABILITY.

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