Familyforward / Children's Home Society of Missouri (CHS)

Developmental trauma center - Familyforward utilizes a developmentally-focused approach to understanding child development and the impact of significant childhood trauma. Every child and family is unique and it is essential to have a variety of models available so that treatment can be adapted for the individual. Familyforward has assembled a team of clinicians with training in a wide range of therapeutic interventions - this allows each child to be evaluated and for the appropriate intervention to be determined - as opposed to programs that offer specific interventions targeting only the presenting symptoms. Included in this project are individual, family, and group counseling services, psychological evaluation and trauma assessment services, and psychoeducational opportunities for parents and professionals - all focused on the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Familyforward also provides an intensive treatment program for three to five-year-old children who have been unsuccessful in other traditional day care and/or preschool settings because of behavioral health issues.

Foster care - as a member of the Children's permanency partnership (cpp), Familyforward provides services to children and their families including foster, adoptive, kinship, and relative families residing in the Missouri regions; st. louis city and st. louis, st. charles, jefferson, and Washington counties. Cpp is a consortium of three highly respected child welfare organizations, epworth children and family services, Familyforward, and youth in need. It was formed in 2005 to provide foster care case management and resource development services, through a contract with the Missouri Children's division. The ceos of these agencies serve as the managing board. Annually, cpp provides services to over 1,000 children and families.