Memorial Healthcare System - Family T.I.E.S.

Family T.I.E.S. (Therapeutic Intervention to Empower and Strengthen) offers in-home prevention and intervention services to families in need of counseling and support. The program helps adults and caregivers develop effective parenting skills during stressful or at-risk periods through quality time, communication and bonding with their children â€“ creating opportunities to change negative family interactions and poor family-management practices. Parents and children work together to prevent substance or other abuse by learning how to cope with difficulties, set goals and manage their expectations about one another.

What is it?

Family T.I.E.S. (Therapeutic Intervention to Empower and Strengthen) offers in-home prevention and intervention services to families in need of counseling and support. The program helps adults and caregivers develop effective parenting skills during stressful or at-risk periods through quality time, communication and bonding with their children – creating opportunities to change negative family interactions and poor family-management practices. Parents and children work together to prevent substance or other abuse by learning how to cope with difficulties, set goals and manage their expectations about one another.

Who is it for?

Broward County families at high risk for neglect, abuse and substance abuse.

Why do they do it?

In 2010, nearly 16,000 cases of child abuse and neglect were recorded in Broward County, an increase of 4 percent from 2009.

Impact

In 2011-2012, 94 percent of families remained in the program to its completion. Over the past nine years, the program’s retention rate has been 93.6 percent.

Contact: Timothy Curtin
Director, Community Youth Services
Telephone: 954-985-7004
E-mail: tcurtin@mhs.net

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