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Out of School/ Summer Mentoring Tutoring Counseling/ Therapy School-based Clinic/ Provider-based Service/
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Educational/ Cognitive Social/ Emotional Life Skills Physical Health Behavior Problems Reproductive Citizenship Mental Health
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Contact information:
1490 E. Main Street
Columbus, OH 43205

Website: www.svfc.org

Mission/Goals: St. Vincent Family Centers provides a continuum of high quality, specialized services to children with behavioral health needs to help them realize their full potential. By helping children and families, we are strengthening our community one family at a time. Services are provided in the community, on-site, and in schools.

Source(s): www.svfc.org

 Yes, serves approximately 100 school age children Ages 3-12 Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

Type of Evaluation: Outcomes monitoring.

Note: The St. Vincent Family Center provides many services including a partial hospitalization program, a residential care unit, community psychiatric support treatment, outpatient family services, and a life skills program (Kids in Transition).

Objective: To determine the percentage of children in services who move to a less restrictive environment, successfully complete the treatment goals, and increase life skill competencies.

Impact/Outcomes:  In 2004, 100% of children in the extended day partial hospitalization program moved to a less restrictive environment. In the residential care unit, 95% moved to a less restrictive environment. 87% of participants in the community psychiatric support treatment achieved the goal of no longer needing psychiatric support services. In the outpatient family services, 45% achieved the goal of no longer needing services. In the school age partial hospitalization program, 95% moved to a less restrictive environment. Finally, in the Kids in Transition program, teachers rated 85.4% of children increasing in one skill area and 27.2% of children increasing in all measured skill areas.

 Fees are associated with programs. They work with Medicaid and a sliding scale.
   

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