Child welfare and foster care
As a comprehensive human services organization, we can bridge gaps unlike any other agency.
For instance, addiction and mental health issues can potentially overlap into child abuse, abandonment and neglect. That’s where our child welfare colleagues at can step in to help ensure the safety of children while our ¹ÏÉñ teams work with the parent’s to receive recovery services. Together, we work to ensure the safety and well-being of children across Northwest Florida.
Specialized treatment for foster children
Therapeutic services are provided to youth in foster care who have increased emotional, behavioral, or social needs due to the trauma they have experienced. These youth are served in Specialized Therapeutic Foster Homes, where they can receive intensive support, structured supervision, and professional interventions.
If you can help change a youth’s life by becoming a specialized therapeutic foster parent, learn more about becoming a specialized foster parent.
For children who need it, we also offer foster care group homes and residential treatment settings.
Family Care
Family Care is a specialty service that provides court-ordered assessments and recommendations, for behavioral health, educational and medical services, to children in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Clients receiving Family Care are referred through the Department of Children and Families or FamiliesFirst Network. Assessments include a comprehensive evaluation of mental health, substance misuse issues, health, Department of Juvenile Justice, family dynamics, environmental and relationship analysis and parenting concerns and matters related the child.
New client registration:
850-469-3500
Program questions or assistance:
850-495-5586, Family Care Coordinator
850-495-2450, Family Care Clinical Manager
