Tides Family Services Inc

TRANSITION TO SUCCESS

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM: TO ADDRESS THE TREATMENT NEEDS OF YOUTH WHO HAD HISTORICALLY BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN BEING MAINTAINED IN THEIR HOMES. - TIDES FAMILY SERVICES’ IS REQUESTING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP). THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE TREATMENT NEEDS OF YOUTH WHO HAD HISTORICALLY BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN BEING MAINTAINED IN THEIR HOMES. THE IOP IS A STRUCTURED TREATMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE SUPPORT AND THERAPY FOR YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH TRUANCY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ADDICTION, OR CERTAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED HERE IS BASED ON THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE CRITERIA, SPECIFICALLY VERSION 2.1. IOP SERVICES ARE LOCATED IN PAWTUCKET, RI, AND ARE AVAILABLE TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE IOP PROGRAM SERVES YOUTH FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS EXPERIENCING A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL, AND FAMILY PROBLEMS.

THROUGH THEIR OUTREACH AND TRACKING PROGRAM AND YOUTH TRANSITION CENTER (YTC), TIDE FAMILY SERVICES WILL SERVICE AT-RISK YOUTH AGE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. THE OUTREACH AND TRACKING PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PROGRAM WITH A GOAL OF FAMILY PRESERVATION AND SCHOOL COMPLETION WITH YOUTH AGES 6 TO 18 AND FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH PROBATION. THE YTC PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TIDES, THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND THE RHODE ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL FOR MALE AND FEMALE YOUTH, AGED 13 TO 19. THE YTC WILL HELP YOUTH TO PREPARE FOR RELEASE FROM THE RHODE ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL AND TO MEET THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR PROBATION, EMPHASIZING RESPONSIBILITY AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO AVOID RE-ENTRY INTO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

NEXO: BILINGUAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

FUNDING FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE MUSIC PROGRAM WILL EXPAND THE USE OF A SOUND STUDIO, WHICH WAS FUNDED BY A BOARD MEMBER. THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE USED TO TRAIN A CURRENT STAFF MEMBER AS A SOUND ENGINEER FOR BETTER USE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TO MORE ADEQUATELY WORK WITH OUR YOUTH TRANSITION PROGRAM. THE TRAINING WITH A SOUND ENGINEER WILL PROVIDE MANY POSITIVE SKILLS FOR THE YOUNG ADULTS TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE RHODE ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL.