Our Little Haven

CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE CHILDREN ARE CHERISHED.

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE KEYSTONE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CLIENTS WHO TRADITIONALLY HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE. A COLLECTION OF SERVICES ARE OFFERED INCLUDING: OUTPATIENT ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT: OUR LITTLE HAVEN OFFERS OUTPATIENT COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE KEYSTONE PROGRAM. LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELORS PROVIDE ASSESSMENT (ALL AGES) AND TREATMENT (AGES INFANT-12, ADULTS AND FAMILIES) AT THE AGENCY OFFICES OR IN SOME CASES IN THE CLIENT'S HOME. PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION MAY BE SCHEDULED AS NEEDED FOLLOWING INTAKE WITH CLINICIANS. PROBLEMS ADDRESSED INCLUDE: DEPRESSION, ANXIETIES AND FEARS: SCHOOL PROBLEMS INCLUDING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER OR LEARNING DISORDERS: BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS TEMPER TANTRUMS, DEFIANCE OR RULE-BREAKING: REACTIONS TO FAMILY PROBLEMS, LIFE CHANGES OR LOSS OF LOVED ONES; DIFFICULTIES FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. ASSESSMENT SERVICES INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, EARLY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS/DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, PARENTING ASSESSMENTS AND BONDING ASSESSMENTS. OUTPATIENT SERVICES TAKE PLACE AT THE KEYSTONE SERVICES BUILDING. 250 CLIENTS SERVED IN FISCAL 2023.

SEE SCHEDULE OFOSTER CARE CASE MANAGEMENT: PROVIDES SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. THE CHILDREN SERVED RANGE IN AGE BETWEEN NEWBORN TO 21 YEARS OF AGE. CASE MANAGERS ASSIST FAMILIES IN THE GOAL OF REUNIFICATION, BUT IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, THEY WORK TO SECURE A SAFE, LOVING, AND PERMANENT HOME FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. OUR LITTLE HAVEN'S FOSTER CARE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER ST. LOUIS PARTNERS ASSESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ARRANGE AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND MOVE CHILDREN INTO PERMANENCY WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. MOVING CHILDREN INTO PERMANENCY MEANS PLACING CHILDREN IN A PERMANENT HOME/FAMILY SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD INVOLVE A RETURN TO THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY, A RELATIVE PLACEMENT OR AN ADOPTIVE HOME. STAFF WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A NETWORK OF REFERRAL/SUPPORT AGENCIES AND THE COURT TO COORDINATE PLANS OF CARE THAT MEET THE OUTCOME CRITERIA OF THIS CONTRACT. 119 CHILDREN SERVED IN FISCAL 2023.

OUR LITTLE ACADEMY PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC DAY TREATMENT IN A PRESCHOOL SETTING FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 - 6 WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN A TRADITIONAL PRESCHOOL/DAY CARE DUE TO BEHAVIORAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. SMALL CLASS SIZE AND LOW CHILD TO THERAPIST RATIO PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL THERAPY WITH PLAY THERAPY TECHNIQUES; GROUP THERAPY; SOCIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 12 CHILDREN SERVED IN FISCAL 2023.