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Child & Family Mental Health: Re-empowering Families Frank C. Sacco, Ph.D. Community Services Institute Springfield & Boston, Massachusetts www.communityserv.com.

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1 Child & Family Mental Health: Re-empowering Families Frank C. Sacco, Ph.D. Community Services Institute Springfield & Boston, Massachusetts www.communityserv.com

2 Mental Health Areas in US Practice Populations Served Serious and Chronic Mental Illness Developmental Disability Child and Family Geriatric Substance Abuse Settings Institutional Residential Community

3 Child and Family Mental Health Populations Served Child Welfare Juvenile Justice Special Education Failure to Launch: Homelessness, Incarceration Services Clinic-based therapy, Psychiatry, Psychological Assessment Home and community based therapy Psychological Assessment Therapeutic Mentoring

4 The Broken Family 3 Generational Structures Grandparent immigrated/migrated Parents addicted, trapped in DV, homeless, incarcerated Children in Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice Impact on Children Absent consistent male model Inconsistent maternal love Invasion of predatory adult behavior Lack of social skill, empathy, and self control

5 The Broken System Punishment of Human Weakness Safety over Common Sense in Child Welfare and End of Life Community loses Pride Schools Become Isolated and Underperform Opportunity is Blocked for Meaningful Vocation

6 Acculturation Without Immigration The Puerto Rican experience Southern African American Migration Caucasian, Rural Industrial Reason for Migration Escape Violence (family or state) Survive poverty

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