Childhelp

Residential - the Childhelp merv griffin village in beaumont, California, and the Childhelp alice c. tyler village in lignum, Virginia are Childhelp's long-term residential treatment facilities. These facilities house child victims of severe neglect and abuse who require special attention with regard to behavioral and emotional well-being. Combined, the two villages housed an estimated 159 children. These villages are located in rural settings allowing the program to utilize treatment such as animal assisted therapy, art therapy and organized wilderness activities. Other Childhelp residential facilities include group homes in California.

Foster care - Childhelp has foster family and adoption agencies in California and Tennessee and group homes in California. These agencies provide foster family and adoption services for children and youth who are within their state's child welfare system. Childhelp operates foster family and adoption agencies and group homes designed to provide stabilization, to promote emotional and mental health and to equip for successful education and life skills. In the fiscal year ended in 2022, Childhelp's three foster family and adoption agencies provided services to more than 291 children.

Public awareness/educational - the Childhelp non-public schools (nps) of merv griffin village in beaumont, California and the alice c. tyler village in lignum, Virginia cater to children who require a therapeutic environment as a component of their elementary or secondary education. The non-public schools serve students with extreme emotional disturbances that cannot be accommodated in a public school. The non-public schools provide high quality supervision, structure and individual programming designed to transition the child to a functional level in society.

Advocacy/diagnostic - Childhelp provides advocacy and education for issues of child abuse, neglect and at-risk children and youth. Childhelp's advocacy programs include child advocacy centers, which provide a one-stop location for integrated services from law enforcement, county social service agencies, pediatricians and trauma-focused mental health therapists. Childhelp has advocacy centers in Arizona and Tennessee. In fiscal year 2022, these advocacy centers provided services to over 5,750 children. Education services include Childhelp's public awareness and education initiatives such as the Childhelp's speak up be safe virtual learning portal for personal body safety program.

Hotline - Childhelp conducts a variety of initiatives designed to increase public awareness of issues related to child abuse and neglect, as well as to increase access to accurate and up-to-date information on this and related subjects. Public awareness outreach occurs through multiple communication channels including: Childhelp's website (www.childhelp.org); special events; public service announcements and campaigns; media outreach, providing speakers for community and professional forums, and print publications. Another prominent Childhelp program is the Childhelp national child abuse hotline (1-800-4-a-child), serving over 94,553 callers/text each year with access to interpreters in over 170 different languages.

Mental health - Childhelp provides mental health services, such as individual and group therapy to the children in our care.