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Family Builders Program
The Family Builders Program is a voluntary, intensive
in-home program funded by the Department of Children and Families. The
Program is designed to assist families where the children (aged birth to
eighteen) have been identified by the Department of Children and Families
as being at imminent risk for being removed due to abuse or neglect.
The program is structured to provide families in need with 12-16
weeks of in-home therapeutic mental health intervention and support
services. The program uses a team approach that involves a trained
Mental Health Professional and a Social Case Manager.
Family Assistance Support Team (FAST)
FAST is a prevention and preservation program for
families in communities throughout Polk, Hardee, and Highlands counties.
The services are offered by Winter Haven Hospital's Behavorial Health
Division and is primarily sponsored by the State of Florida, Department of
Children and Families.
Family Service Support Process (FSSP)
The Family Service and Support Process is designed to
facilitate access to children's
mental health, substance abuse and other community
based services.
Dependency Court Services
The Behavioral Health Division's Dependency Court
Services provides assessment and case management services for families
whose children have been placed in "out of home care/shelter
status" by the Department of Children and Families and ordered by the
Dependency Court judge in Polk County. Dependency Court Services engages
families directly after the shelter hearing so that parents may begin
working toward reunification with their children as quickly as possible.
The services provided are voluntary. Referrals can be made by the
Department of Children and Families counselors, a judge, an attorney, or
others involved with the family (provided the program criteria is met).
This program is funded by the Department of Children and Families.
There are no fees for services provided by the Dependency Court Program.
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