Child and Family Services (CFS)

Mental health - this division provides mental health assessment and therapy for individuals, families, couples and groups; these Services include psychiatric evaluations, acute psychiatric crisis and psychopharmacology. The Services are provided through one of three community behavioral health centers, an urgent care center and a mental health clinic.

Adoption Services - this division provides older children and special needs adoptions to families primarily in Massachusetts. The older children division provides Services for children who have been in the custody of the department of children and families. The special needs division provides Services to assess the children's needs and identifies the type of Family best suited to meet them. The adoption program also includes a post-adoption Services program known as adoption journeys. Adoption journeys' Services include parent and youth support groups, home-based counseling, parent and young adult liaisons, adoption-competency training, and respite care.

Community support - this division reaches into the community to serve children and families in need of support and assistance. The types of Services include support and role models for children, support and advocacy for young parents, pregnancy prevention counseling, case management Services to families, sexual abuse counseling, parenting counseling, care coordination, and in-home Family therapy.