From Highland Rivers Health
The Gilmer Home Again Program is staffed and ready to begin taking referrals.
As a reminder, the Home Again program is a two week, intensive out-patient program that is designed to help avert crises and keep children from having to be removed from their homes. This program can also be tailored to the family that is working to transition children back into their homes, after being in foster care, for example. For those referred, we will be designing treatment plans that will allow for children and families to be seen in school, at home, and at our facility at 1950 Old Pleasant Valley Road, Talking Rock.
Home Again provides Individual and Family Counseling, both for the youth and for the family. Family members will be assessed for substance use and mental health barriers and then provided with treatment as needed. Parents will also be assessed and provided with parenting skills classes, as needed. Families will learn where to get help with other things like food, housing, transportation, child care, utility bills, etc. Of course all problems will not be resolved in the two weeks families work with Home Again, so at the end of the two weeks, families are referred out for any ongoing services that might be needed.
Gilmer Home Again is located at 1950 Old Pleasant Valley Drive, Talking Rock, downstairs from Kids Kottage. We can be reached at 706-276-3610. Attached you will find our referral form. This form can be completed and emailed to me. I will personally be following up with all referrals within one business day of receiving it. If you are unable to email this form to me, please call the number to Home Again (above) and we will get the necessary information from you.
If you would like to schedule a presentation to your group or have questions about the Home Again program, please contact:
Melissa R. Dempsey, MSW, S/T
Highland Rivers Health
Gilmer Home Again Out Patient
Office: 706-635-2739 ext 115
melissadempsey@highlandrivers.org
www.highlandrivers.org
Home-Again-referral-form.pdf