Community-Based Treatment

Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) Team is an integration of substance use and mental health treatment with child welfare services.

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Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) Team

The FIT Team program integrates substance use and mental health treatment for substance-using parents who are involved in the child welfare system. In-home interventions and Family Mentors are used to achieve parental engagement in services and improve safety and well-being for children. The model is unique in that it uses mentors as team members of the treatment team to help support parents. These mentors themselves have experienced success with substance use treatment and have been substance-free for at least three years. The mentors and clinicians play a vital role, providing guidance, support, and a timely response to parents who are recovering from their addictions and healing from trauma they have experienced. Referral required.

Location:

1239 E Main St, Bartow, FL 33830

Referral Information:

863.519.0575 ext. 6872

FIT Objectives

To keep children safe
To reduce the number of children being removed from their homes.
To develop a safe, nurturing, stable living situation for children as rapidly and responsibly as possible
To reduce the time children remain in public agency custody before achieving permanency

To reduce the number of subsequent removals from the family and thus the re-entry rate to custody within one year of program completion
To help drug-addicted parents overcome their drug dependency
To increase the percentage of substance-addicted parents who enter treatment

To increase treatment program retention rates after one and six months
To decrease absenteeism from scheduled treatment sessions
To increase program completion rates

Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT)

FACT is a multi-disciplinary team that provides continuous comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) with recurring acute episodes of illness. FACT is designed to promote psychiatric and physical health, independent living, supportive relationships, and full community participation for individuals it serves. Ultimately the goals are to keep clients stable in the community of their choice without cycling through hospitals, crisis units, jails, or shelters and be as engaged with their community, family and friends as desired. Referral required.

Location:

1835 Gilmore Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33805

Referral Information:

863.248.3314

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OnTrack

OnTrack is an innovative treatment program for adolescents and young adults who recently had unusual thoughts and behaviors or who have started hearing or seeing things that others don’t. OnTrack helps people achieve their goals for school, work and relationships.

Referral Information:

Morgan.Smith@PeaceRiverCenter.org
863.519.0575 ext. 7773

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