Description

Provides a team-based approach including coordination of mental health, education, welfare, juvenile justice, and other social services into a network to meet the individual needs of children with emotional and behavioral disturbances. This family-centered and strength-based process consists of building a team with the family, natural support providers (such as friends and relatives), professionals from schools, mental health agencies, social services, community organizations, and others to develop comprehensive plans that blend perspectives and the family goals. Kinship services to relative caregivers, respite, support groups and case/care management.

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