December may be a time for gathering with friends and families, festivities, celebrations, giving and receiving; but for so many Family & Children’s Services (FCS) clients, it’s a month filled with difficult decisions. Many low and no income families want to have presents for their children, but can be tempted to skip paying bills in…
In a world dominated by automated call systems and endless robot calls, Family & Children’s Services Call Center ensures callers receive personally answered calls by a warm behavioral health professional who makes the appointment scheduling process as easy as possible. Our five appointment coordinators can schedule for all inpatient or outpatient services at any of…
When Sean* was served divorce papers, he was hurt – and then he got angry. Really, really angry. Sean used a baseball bat to shatter every window and headlight in his wife’s car. But he didn’t stop there. Sean kicked in the front door of his home and went after his brother-in-law with the bat.…
Garrett’s* life was ruled by fear. It hadn’t always been that way, but then Garrett’s parents got divorced when he was 4. A few months later, he was sexually abused by a caregiver. Things spiraled downward for several years after that. When Garrett first came in for treatment, he was about to enter middle school. His…
Even when cooking eight batches of meth a day, there never seemed to be enough to feed Geana Hill’s addiction. ”I was slowly dying,” she said. One of Geana’s most shameful moments —an arrest and possible 10-year prison sentence—ended with a life-changing placement in Women in Recovery (WIR), a Family & Children’s Services program operated…
