Multidisciplinary Evaluation Program (MDE)
Our Multidisciplinary Evaluation Program (MDE) provides multidisciplinary evaluations for children who are placed into the custody of the Connecticut State Department of Children and Families (DCF).
Program Category: Foster Care & Child Welfare
Reunification and Therapeutic Family Time
Our Reunification and Therapeutic Family Time program provides intensive support services for families with children in DCF custody whose permanency goal is family reunification.
Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) Program
Our Therapeutic Foster Care program (TFC) provides safe, nurturing foster homes for children ages 6-18 who have been exposed to trauma and may be challenged with emotional, behavioral or psychiatric issues.
Family and Community Ties Clinical Foster Care Program
Our Family and Community Ties program is a clinical foster care program that serves youth ages 6-18 struggling with complex behavioral, emotional, physical and mental health issues with the goal of reunifying them child with their birth families or finding permanent placement through adoption.
Fatherhood Engagement Services
Fatherhood Engagement Services works to help strengthen father-child bonds and enhance the level of involvement of fathers in their DCF case planning, provision of services and positive parenting.
Family-Based Recovery
Our Family-Based Recovery program ensures that children develop optimally in drug-free, safe and stable homes with their parent(s)/caregivers.
Community Support for Families
Community Support for Families is a voluntary, family-driven program that helps families strengthen natural and community support systems to maintain safe and healthy home environments, reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect.
Alison Gill Lodge Therapeutic Group Home
Alison Gill Lodge is a therapeutic group home for girls aged 13-19 who are dealing with emotional and behavioral challenges.
Adoption Services
Our adoption services help individuals and couples create or expand a family through adoption and supports children and families through the adoption process. Our search services provide vital background and medical information to adoptees and helps adoptees and birth parents search for each other for the purpose of reuniting.