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Behavioral Health Services

Providing both individual and group therapy approaches, Behavioral Health Services are offered to children or adolescents (ages 2 to 19) who have Title XIX (Medicaid) and a mental health diagnosis or a suspected diagnosis. The therapist will work with the child and family to assist in providing support to increase positive behavior and strengthen healthy family dynamics. Referral required.

Location:

1664 Williamsburg Square, Lakeland, FL 33803

Referral information:

Interested in services? The first step is to get your child established at Peace River Center Outpatient Therapy. Outpatient therapists can then make referrals to our Children’s Programs. Please call Registration:

863.248.3311

Download the BHS Brochure

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Strengths + Supports + Skills = SUCCESS

Services Provided

Behavioral Health Therapy

  • Individual therapy addressing specific, child-centered goals
  • Group therapy focusing on healthy communication, bullying, self-esteem, anger management, and impulse control
  • Family therapy to strengthen parent/child relationship and increase positive behavior at home

Targeted Case Management

  • Monthly home visits to assess, plan, link, monitor, and advocate supportive services for the child
  • Individualized support to the child and family with community linkage to improve quality of mental health and family dynamics
  • Coordination with other agencies such as DCF, DJJ, mental health providers, and school in order to ensure continuity of care

Community Action Treatment (CAT) Team

CAT is a self-contained, multi-disciplinary clinical team that provides comprehensive, intensive community-based treatment to families with youth or young adults who are at risk of out-of-home placement due to a mental health or co-occurring substance use disorder or other related complex issues. The goal is to support and sustain the youth or young adult in his/her family system with the least restrictive and most clinically appropriate environment. The family is treated as a unit and all family members’ needs are addressed. Family commitment and participation are essential and expected for success. Referral required.

Location:

1664 Williamsburg Square, Lakeland, FL 33803

Referral information:

863.500.3780

Download the CAT Brochure

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Peace River Center’s Behavioral Health Services use a combination of individual, group, and family therapy as well as Targeted Case Management to address both the child’s mental health while assessing for educational, financial, legal, and social needs that might be creating obstacles for the child and their family.

Services Provided

  • 24/7 On-Call Coverage/Support
  • Case Management
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Educational System Advocacy and Coordination
  • Employment/Vocational Services
  • Family Support Network Development
  • Legal System Advocacy and Coordination
  • Life Skills Development
  • Mentoring
  • Parenting Skills/Behavior Modification
  • Psychiatric (Evaluation and Medication Management)
  • Respite Services (Drop-off Groups for Children)
  • Therapy (Individual, Group, Family)

Home to Stay Program

Home to Stay is an intensive family support program designed to strengthen healthy parenting strategies and stabilize the family system using an evidence-based parenting curriculum. Families may be at risk of potential placement breakdown, in need of specialized support after an adoption or recent change in guardianship, or involved in the Child Welfare system preparing for reunification with their child. Home to Stay care managers work one-on-one with caregivers to address need areas associated with the initial out-of-home placement by providing case management support as well as educational skills such as problem solving, behavior modification, parenting support, conceptual change, and healthy communication with the hopes that once the family system is strengthened, the child will be “home to stay.” Referral required.

Location:

1664 Williamsburg Square, Lakeland, FL 33803

Referral information:

863.519.0575 ext. 7010

Download the Home to Stay Brochure

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Resiliency Team

This team is comprised of targeted case managers, in-home/on-site therapeutic therapists, and parenting support staff who work together with the child and family to strengthen overall emotional functioning for children diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance and who have not experienced measurable progress through less intensive therapeutic treatment. The purpose of the Resiliency Team is to foster and strengthen the overall resilience of the family system in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placement or residential care for the child. Program staff provide regular assessments and develop individualized service and treatment plans to target both therapeutic and case management need areas. Referral required.

Location:

1664 Williamsburg Square, Lakeland, FL 33803

Referral information:

Interested in services? The first step is to get your child established at Peace River Center Outpatient Therapy. Outpatient therapists can then make referrals to our Children’s Programs. Please call Registration:

863.248.3311

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Download the Resiliency Brochure
Descargue el folleto de Servicios de Resiliencia en español

Services are provided at no direct cost to the individual.

Benefits of Therapeutic Support

  • Evidence-based services with proven success
  • Improved advocacy for mental health needs
  • Multi-disciplinary approach with child, parent, and teacher involvement
  • Strengthened emotional intelligence and regulation of behavior
  • Increased coping skills to improve both academic and social interactions
  • Reduced recidivism of Baker Acts

Resiliency Team Services can help with:

  • Poor listening/communication
  • Disrespectful behavior
  • Lack of following directions
  • Verbal/physical aggression
  • Truancy

Resources

We encourage you to browse our children and adolescent resources below. If there is something your child, students, or the youth in your life would benefit from, please let us know. We welcome new resource and webinar topics. Remember our 24-hour Emotional Support and Crisis Line is also a free resource available to you and the children and teens in your life, 863.519.3744.

Peace River Center Director of Children's Services Tiffani Fritzsche and Academy Prep Center of Lakeland's Dr. Brett Foster

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Teen Dating Violence Awareness

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SV Survivor Support Group

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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

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Trauma in Children

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Inclusive Services

June 13, 2022/by peaceriver-admin
PRC Children's Services Director and Academy Prep

School-Based Partnership

May 13, 2022/by peaceriver-admin
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MHM Youth Panelists

April 28, 2022/by peaceriver-admin
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Youth Mental Health Event

April 22, 2022/by peaceriver-admin
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OnTrack Program

January 25, 2022/by peaceriver-admin
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School Mental Health

September 29, 2021/by peaceriver-admin
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Test Anxiety

August 6, 2021/by peaceriver-admin
 
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