In 1943, a far-sighted group of community activists foundedthe agency that today is Family & Children’s Service (F&CS). They provided counseling services for families disrupted by warand economic upheaval, and adoption services to find homes for children who could not be reunited with their families.
Over the last 65 years, F&CS has adapted and grown to meetcommunity needs. Today, many of our services address child welfare and well-being:
• Attachment Counseling – Although F&CS no longer places children for adoption, we have recognized expertise in elping children removed from their birth homes regain the ability to develop trusting relationships.
• Trauma Counseling – Preventing serious long-term mental health problems for children who are witnesses or victims of violence.
• Davidson County Relative Caregiver Program – Keeping
children from entering foster care by providing support groups, advocacy, and material and financial support for extended family such as grandparents who care for relatives’ children when parents cannot.
Other Family & Children’s Service programs include a
wide array of counseling services:
• Crisis Counseling – 24-hour telephone counseling for anyone facing a personal crisis, including suicidal thoughts. The Crisis Center also houses the 2-1-1 Information & Referral Service.
• Family Service Counseling – Counseling for Welfare to Work families in 26 Tennessee counties to overcome mental health barriers to self sufficiency.
• Family & Individual Counseling – Counseling for families and individuals whose lives have been disrupted by depression, domestic violence, addiction and other serious issues.
• Many specialty services are also provided such as: Survivors of Suicide Groups, School-Based Services,
MOMS In-Home Counseling Program and others.
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