Family Reunification, Foster Families, Adoptive Families, and Treatment
We believe that children of all ages do best when they are with family.
Our Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program is an internationally-known program that was designed to serve youth with social/emotional challenges, blending cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior management training, family therapies and community psychology to keep youth with their families.
The Children’s Village also provides Child and Family Treatment and Support (CFTSS), which offers in-home behavioral health support and counseling, as well as Functional Family Therapy (FFT) as alternative therapeutic models to prevent a child’s or teen’s removal from the household.
When a child is put into foster care, CV works to get them home as quickly as possible. When stabilization and reunification with families is not a viable option, CV works with almost 400 loving, supportive foster parents who provide temporary care. CV supports foster parents with extensive training, monthly financial support, and staff who are invested in their success. CV stresses the importance of co-parenting — foster parent and birth parents communicating and collaborating with the best interests of the child in mind. Click here for information on becoming a foster parent.
At our residential treatment campus in Dobbs Ferry, young people in need of behavioral and mental health care have access to a full spectrum of medical, psychiatric, and therapeutic services. The campus also offers extensive recreational, vocational, and educational facilities, all supported by clinicians and trained counselors dedicated to family-focused treatment.
The Children’s Village remains committed to offering continued support and therapeutic interventions for youth as we believe that sustained guidance from a dedicated and caring adult is crucial for their continued success and well-being.
For 40 years CV has implemented The WAY (Working Alongside Youth) Home which provides counselors who serve as role models, advocates, and advisors, and support the teens as they transition through early adulthood. WAY was one of the key models NYC utilized to implement Fair Futures, Youth-Centered Model, that includes a robust middle school program that prepares students for success in high school and a coaching program that provides 1:1 coaching and tutoring to help young people achieve their academic, career development, and independent living/life goals from 9th grade through age 26.
