1. Change Project Presentation The Village South

2. AIM (Plan) The Family In Transition (FIT) program at The Village South will focus on increasing the engagement of the Population of Focus during intake process. Specifically biological fathers, children residing off-site and other family members of the primary clients Offering more family orientated services

3. CHANGE (Do) Intake Process: Program staff meets the primary client and explains services available to family members Follow Up/Engagement (within 7 business days): Case Manager and/or Outreach Specialist will contact family members indentified by primary client to engage in program participation Activities: Weekly family support/education groups to understand drug addiction and its effects within the family unit Additional Programming: Include weekend and holiday family orientated events

4. RESULTS (Study)

5. NEXT STEP (ACT) The Village South is designing and implementing a Family Centered System of Care Where the family is the client Additional services and resources can be offered to the family Each case is conceptalized and treated as a unit Collaborative approach to clinical decisions

6. IMPACT (Business Case & Lessons Learned) The current SAMHSA cost band is based on individual clients instead of an entire family unit With family members living off-site there are extra costs associated with providing services Women whose children are off-site may not be in the same household therefore r equires home visits to each residence There is a service vacuum within the community and currently do not have enough staff to meet the extra demand. Staffing patterns need to be altered Number of staff, Hours of operation (evenings/weekends), Home based visits and Reliable transportation The follow-ups only pay family members $20 May not be enough of an incentive to cover additional transportation and time committments