Program areas at CAPS
Healthy families - a nationally accredited, evidence-based, long-term home visiting program that supports parents with ensuring the health and safety of their new baby while developing a strong parent-child relationship. This program has been proven to help decrease the risk of Child abuse and neglect within the home. Families are enrolled prenatally or within the first three months of the baby's life and Services are offered until the baby is three years old.
Child and family advocacy center ("cfac") assists law enforcement and the department of Child Services by conducting forensic interviews through a fact finding and Child friendly approach when a Child has been alleged to be a victim of abuse or neglect. Cfac also provides advocacy and support to the Child and their family and will assist them in connecting to appropriate resources to address the trauma they have experienced.
Parent aide - a voluntary, short-term intensive home visitation program for families experiencing crisis with children age newborn to 18. The program focuses on families' strengths to work toward goals that they set at the beginning of Services.
Court appointed special advocate (casa) - volunteers serve as advocates for children involved with the court system as a result of abuse/neglect. Training and supervision of volunteers is provided by staff. This program provides advocacy for 100% of the children in need of service in elkhart county.
Community education - community education is delivered to caregiversusing triple p - positive parenting program - in a classroom andone-on-one setting. This evidence-based programming is designed toprovide strategies and support for all caregivers at the level orlevels that are needed for each family.
Supervised visitation - there may be a need for supervised visits if children are separated from a Parent. This program allows the parent-child relationship to develop and continue in a safe, secure environment, with the interaction monitored by a trained professional.
Other program Services