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AVIVA PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, FOSTER & ADOPTION, MENTAL HEALTH, & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES.

CRISIS AND INTERVENTION (C&I): A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO FAMILY SERVICES, C&I INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH CLIENT BASED ON LEVEL OF CARE THEY NEED. OFTEN THE CHILD OF A FAMILY MAY BE FACING REMOVAL FROM THEIR HOME. THE GOAL OF C&I IS TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER WHOEVER POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE AND SUPPORT. MANY INCLUDE 24/7 CRISIS RESPONSE. PROGRAM INCLUDES: - WRAP AROUND: FAMILY CENTERED, STRENGTH-BASED INTENSIVE SERVICES- FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP (FSP) INTENSIVE STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES(CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)- INTENSIVE FIELD-CAPABLE INTENSIVE SERVICES (IFCCS): INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN/YOUTH WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FOSTER PLACEMENTS DUE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TEAM (MAT)C&I SERVED 234 CLIENTS IN FY 21-22.

THE WALLIS HOUSE PROGRAM OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 2019 AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO HOUSE 57 WOMEN AND 70 CHILDREN THROUGH JUNE 2022. OUR RESIDENTS ARE REFERRED TO US IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT WHO WOULD OTHERWISE PUT THESE FAMILIES UP IN MOTELS. IN ADDITION TO A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 3 PREPARED MEALS A DAY, CLOTHING AND DAILY LIVING ITEMS AND A VARIETY OF ENRICHMENT CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS. HOLIDAY PARTIES FOR THE CLIENTS INCLUDED A PARTY IN DECEMBER 2021 WHERE THE CLIENTS AND CHILDREN WERE GIVEN HOLIDAY GIFTS AND A PARTY BY GENEROUS AVIVA DONORS. VIRTUAL CLASSES AND SEMINARS INCLUDE RESUME BUILDING, SELF-CARE AND BEAUTY, CREATIVE WRITING AND ANGER MANAGEMENT. RESIDENTS STAY AN AVERAGE OF 6.4 MONTHS AND 59% OF THOSE DISCHARGED HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MOVED TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (MHS)DESIGNED TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THERAPEUTIC MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. THIS SERVICE AREA INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SAFE SPACES, TRAINED THERAPISTS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN AREAS OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT, JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. MHS SERVED 705 CLIENTS IN FY21-22.

FOSTER AND ADOPTION SERVICES (F&A)FOSTER AND ADOPTION SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - RELATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS): ASSISTS RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND NON-RELATIVE EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS (NREFM) WITH NECESSITIES TO FACILITATE AND HELP SUSTAIN PLACEMENT OF YOUTH IN THEIR HOMES.- RELATIVE HOME ASSESSMENT SERVICES (RHAS): ASSISTS THE COUNTY IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS OF RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND NREFM FOR YOUTH WHO OTHERWISE WOULD BE PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES. - THERAPEUTIC BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (TBS): AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED ONE-TO-ONE BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES. CLIENTS ARE UNDER 21 YEARS OLD AND HAVE FULL SCOPE MEDICAL. - ADOPTIONS: AVIVA PLACES CHILDREN IN PERMANENT, LOVING FAMILIES EVERY YEAR AND ASSISTS FAMILIES THOUGHT ADOPTION PROCESS FROM START TO FINALIZATION. F&A SERVED 2,110 CLIENTS IN FY 21-22.