Celebrating families program

Each session includes a family meal, a 90 minute age-appropriate instructional session, and a minute family activity where families practice the skills they are learning.

The program is distinctive as it:. Utilizes an intergenerational, multi-family approach, demonstrably improving rates of family reunification, while reducing time to reunification.

Adapts teaching to be appropriate for families dealing with or at risk for substance use, learning differences and mental health challenges. Gives parents dealing with addiction needed skills to build healthy, non-violent relationships with their children, stay sober, and begin to heal. Children whose parents are dealing with SUDs are four times more likely to develop addiction.

Children in the child welfare system whose parents are dealing with a SUD are more likely to experience lengthier stays in out-of-home placement, recurrent involvement with child welfare services, and lower rates of family reunification. Judicial perspectives on family drug treatment courts. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 56 3 , Lutra Group Grant summary, Retrieved from www. Tisch, R. Family-centered treatment in Hispanic communities. Join Together. Selected Programs to Compare: 0.

This information was printed from: www. Home Program Celebrating Families! Substance Abuse Treatment Adult. NR — Not able to be Rated. Program Goals The goals of Celebrating Families! Essential Components The essential components of Celebrating Families! Opening 20 Minutes : The parents and children are then divided into age-appropriate groups: ages , , , , , , and adults. Greenleaf Family Center has served thousands of children, individuals and families for more than years. We thank you for your continued support!

Family members at all ages learn, in fun and interactive ways, information and skills that help them maintain a healthy, substance-free lifestyle and positive family relationships such as: Facts about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs How Chemical Dependency affects families Nutrition Communication and expressing feelings Resistance skills Choosing safe friends Problem solving skills This program will begin the next week virtual series on February 23, Greenleaf Family Center Greenleaf Family Center has served thousands of children, individuals and families for more than years.