Youth Villages Inc

YOUTH VILLAGES HELPS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVE SUCCESSFULLY.

YOUTH VILLAGES HAS ATTAINED A SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE RATE OF 87%, AND AN OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE OF 92% FROM FAMILIES SERVED. THE MOST RESTRICTIVE LEVEL OF CARE OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZATION IS THE RESIDENTIAL TREAMENT PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE TREATMENT IN A SECURED RESIDENTIAL SETTING TO THE MOST SERIOUSLY TROUBLED YOUTH. ALL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT ALLOWS FOR EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. CHILDREN ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR HOMES OR IN OTHER PLACEMENTS SUCH AS FOSTER CARE. RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED IN GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, OREGON, AND MASSACHUSETTS AND SERVE CHILDREN FROM MANY OTHER STATES, INCLUDING ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, INDIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PAYMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACTS AND/OR THROUGH PRIVATE INSURANCE CARRIERS AS SERVICES ARE RENDERED.

THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERCEPT PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE IN-HOME SERVICES TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PREVENT THE CHILD FROM BEING PLACED OUT OF THE HOME. INTERCEPT ALSO WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO REMOVE BARRIERS SO THAT CHILDREN CAN RETURN HOME FROM PLACEMENTS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS, AND FOSTER CARE. MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY (MST) PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES INTENSIVE TREATMENT IN THE HOME UTILIZING THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MST MODEL. THIS MODEL SERVES YOUTH PRESENTING SERIOUS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS, OFTEN INVOLVING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS, WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF PLACEMENT OUT OF THE HOME.

THE LIFESET PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE AGING OUT OF STATE CUSTODY OR OTHER CARE ARRANGEMENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE. PARTICIPATION IN THE LIFESET PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY. SPECIALLY TRAINED LIFESET SPECIALTISTS MEET AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND MORE OFTEN WHEN NEEDED IN A COMMUNITY SETTING WHEREVER IS MOST CONVIENIENT FOR THE PARTICIPANT. SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE 24/7 TO HELP THE YOUNG ADULT. YOUNG PEOPLE TYPICALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR 6 TO 12 MONTHS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE MENTORING, CRISIS SERVICES, AND ADOPTION. MENTORING: VOLUNTEER MENTORS ARE RECRUITED AND TRAINED TO ACT AS ROLE MODELS TO CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POSITIVE ADULT INFLUENCES IN THEIR LIVES. MENTORS LISTEN, TALK THINGS THROUGH, AND PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH. CRISIS SERVICES PROVIDES EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE UNDER AGE 18 WHO EXPERIENCE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES. COUNSELORS REFER CHILDREN TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE, LEAST RESTRICTIVE TREATMENT OPTION.ADOPTION: SEEKS PERMANENT HOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS.