Home and Community Intervention and Families First

Strengthening Families

 

 HCI and Home-Based Services is a group of programs that share the goal of strengthening families and individual family members, offering flexible scheduling and on-call availability. 

 FACT (Family And Community Treatment),   an extensive, home-based treatment service, works with the entire family of a child diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance who is experiencing difficulties in multiple positive changeareas of life.  Services may include individual, group, family and play therapy, parenting education and support, 24-hour on-call availability, advocacy and referrals to community supports. 

The Mobile Crisis Response (MCR) program is a community-based service offering immediate response, 24-hours per day, seven days per week, for youth in Kalamazoo County facing a mental health crisis and their families.  Services include crisis intervention, clinical assessment and coordinating    short-term crisis placements.  Case Management Services coordinate services for young adults (ages 18-26) with a serious mental illness or families whose children  (up to age 18) have a developmental disability or serious emotional  disturbance, empowering the individuals and their families to successfully participate in a community environment.  Services include crisis   intervention and support, clinical assessment, parenting/family education, coordination of psychiatric services, advocacy, referral and support within community and educational systems. 

Families First is an intensive 4-6 week voluntary program serving families whose children are at-risk of out of home placement. Families receive an average of 10 hours face -to-face contact per week.  Interventions focus on addressing needs, parenting issues and connecting families to community services.

 

Contact us:       Kalamazoo  373.0248

                                     FACT  x.230

                                     Case Management  x.228

                                     Families First  x.226 or  x.224

 

                             Battle Creek  965.3247

                                      FACT/Case Management  x.716

                                      Families First  x.  753

 

                            Mobil Crisis Response is accessed by calling

                            Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and

                            Substance Abuse Services Access Center

                            373.6000  or  1.888.373.6200