Greenleaf Family Center

COUNSELING, EDUCATION, & SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, THE DEAF, AND PREGNANT/PARENTING FAMILIES.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES PROVIDES COUNSELING BY USING EVIDENCED-BASED BEST PRACTICES (EBP) TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH CHALLENGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, POVERTY, DIVERSITY, AND LIFE'S EVERYDAY STRUGGLES. EBP PRACTICES INCLUDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, EYE MOVEMENT DE-SENSITIZATION AND RE-PROCESSING (EMDR) AND FEEDBACK INFORMED TREATMENT (FIT) FOR OUTCOMES AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING. A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TREATING CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS ARE UTILIZED FOR INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRE-CONTEMPLATION, PARENTING, AND ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUPS. COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS AT COVENTRY LOCAL SCHOOLS, REVERE LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND MANCHESTER LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUMMIT COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS WITH INTERVENTION IN LIEU OF CONVICTION ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THROUGHOUT 2023 WE UTILIZED BOTH IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS.

GREENLEAF FAMILY CENTER ALSO OFFERS SEVEN OTHER PROGRAMS:MOMS AND BABIES FIRST: OHIO'S BLACK INFANT VITALITY PROGRAM HELPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABIES AND INFANT DEATHS WITHIN THE ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF SUMMIT COUNTY. OUR CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS CONDUCT REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOME VISITS, EDUCATE CLIENTS ON PRENATAL/POSTPARTUM CARE USING THE PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHY BABY HOME VISITING CURRICULUM. THE CHW'S WORK WITH THEIR FAMILIES UNTIL THE CHILD TURNS ONE. THE GOAL OF THE MOMS AND BABIES FIRST PROGRAM IS TO TARGET WOMEN EARLY IN THEIR PREGNANCIES (PREFERABLY FIRST TRIMESTER) WHO MAY HAVE RISK FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO POOR PREGNANCY OUTCOMES. THESE RISK FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AGE, PREVIOUS PREGNANCY WITH POOR OUTCOME, HOMELESSNESS, LOW INCOME, UNDER/UNINSURED, POOR NUTRITION, SMOKING, ABUSE, ETC. A RISK ASSESSMENT WILL BE DONE PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT INTO THE PROGRAM.IN 2023, 257 MOMS WERE SERVED WITH 932 HOURS IN HOME. ADOLESCENT SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM (ASPP): ASPP IS A SCHOOL-BASED UNIVERSAL SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT STRIVES TO REDUCE SUICIDE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AMONG YOUTH IN SUMMIT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY EDUCATING YOUTH AND CARING ADULTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, HELP-SEEKING SKILLS, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE EVIDENCE-BASED SOS SIGNS OF SUICIDE, ERIKA'S LIGHTHOUSE AND SOURCES OF STRENGTH CURRICULA. ASPP PROVIDES UNIVERSAL PROGRAMMING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE GATEKEEPER TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS UTILIZING THE QUESTION, PERSUADE, AND REFER (QPR) CURRICULUM. DURING 2023, ASPP PROVIDED SERVICES TO 16,398 STUDENTS AND 1,575 ADULTS.SUPER: THE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION RESOURCE IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN JULY 2021 AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUMMIT ADM BOARD TO FILL A GAP IN THE COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE. THE PROGRAM IS AN INDICATED PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVIDENCED SUBSTANCE MISUSE BUT WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. THIS ONE-TIME THREE-HOUR COURSE PROVIDES EDUCATION DESIGNED TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE FROM DEVELOPING INTO A USE DISORDER. DURING 2023 THE PROGRAM SERVED 30 INDIVIDUALS.PARENT EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT (PEERS): PEERS PROVIDES PARENT ADVOCATES WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS AND ARE INVOLVED WITH MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF CARE. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR PARENTS TO FEEL EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR CHILD'S CARE. PARENT ADVOCATES CAN EDUCATE PARENTS REGARDING CHILD AND PARENT RIGHTS AS WELL AS THE PROCESSES OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY SYSTEMS; PROVIDE RESOURCE INFORMATION; MODEL EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS; AND SUPPORT PARENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY MEETINGS SUCH AS IEP MEETINGS AND JUVENILE COURT HEARINGS. IN 2023, PEERS SERVICES CONTINUED TO INCREASE, SERVING THE PARENTS OF 378 YOUTH.ARMI (AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE): THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH SUMMIT COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR NEXT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ONLY. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS PAY FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS FOR EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS IN THE NEXT PROGRAM SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS PASSED THEIR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE POST TEST.MULTIDISCIPLINARY REPRESENTATION TEAM (MRT): SUMMIT COUNTY'S JUVENILE COURT'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY REPRESENTATION TEAM IS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR PARENTS INVOLVED WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE DEPENDENCY COURT RELATED TO POTENTIAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. GREENLEAF IS CONTRACTED WITH SUMMIT COUNTY JUVENILE COURT TO PROVIDE TWO PARENT PEER SUPPORTERS WHO WORK ALONGSIDE THE CASE COORDINATORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AS PART OF THE PARENT'S DEFENSE TEAM. PARENT PEER SUPPORTERS HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT TO PARENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE CPS AND COURT SYSTEMS WORKING TOWARD REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN. IN 2023, THE MRT PARENT PEER SUPPORTERS PROVIDED SERVICES TO 36 PARENTS.NEW IN 2023, THE FAMILY SUCCESS NETWORK (FSN) IS A FREE, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES FAMILY COACHING, PARENTING TIPS, MONEY MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTING NEEDS, AND CONNECTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TO HELP FAMILIES SUCCEED.

COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR AND OF THE DEAF (CSD) SUPPORTS AND ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, DEAFBLIND, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING LOSS IN SUMMIT, PORTAGE, MEDINA, WAYNE, AND HOLMES COUNTIES. IN 2023, CSD PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE TO 882 CONSUMERS. CSD SERVICES INCLUDE 24/7 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, HEARING LOSS RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING, AND TRAINING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON DEAF CULTURE. ONGOING CSD GOALS INCLUDE A GREATER ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR THE HARD OF HEARING POPULATION, INCREASED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

KISSS (KIDS INFANT SAFETY SUPPORTS AND SUPPLIES): THIS PROGRAM IS GENEROUSLY FUNDED THROUGH SUMMIT COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES AND PROVIDES SAFETY SUPPORTS AND SUPPLIES FOR TANF-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. ITEMS CAN INCLUDE CRIBS, CAR SEATS, HIGHCHAIRS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, SAFETY PLUGS, EMERGENCY DIAPERS AND WIPES, AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES. THE AGE LIMIT FOR THESE ITEMS IS AGE 5.