CFGC 2014-2015 Report to the Community

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Alice Overcomes Self-Injury

The Lee Family’s Success Story

National Mental Health Statistics

Empowering Children, Enriching Communities

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CFGC empowers children and families to achieve health and well-being through innovative mental health services and community programs.

The following are the main organizational values by which the CFGC operates:

Integrity: We are honest, forthcoming and transparent in all our operations, accepting personal responsibility for our decisions and actions.

Quality: We provide high quality care and continuously monitor the success of our services and operations through ongoing measurement and evaluation.

Commitment: We are passionate about helping others, promoting wellness and taking timely action to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.

Innovation: We constantly explore new ideas and models to improve our services to clients and adapt to the changing needs of our community.

Resiliency: We recognize all individuals posses unique talents, skills and experiences that provide a positive foundation for resolving challenges and building self-reliance.

We envision children and families flourishing in vibrant communities.

VISION

MISSION

PrOACTIvELy CrEATINg wellNeSS thrOugh INNOvATIvE MeNtal health SErvICES, preVeNtION ANd early INterVeNtION PrOgrAMS

ValueS


These are crucial goals, and the results of meeting them speak for themselves. Many of the children we serve have gone on to become college graduates, respected business people, community volunteers and loving mothers and fathers. Thousands have avoided hospitalization and/or incarceration, substance abuse and separation from family.

As you read through our Report to the Community, you will become engaged in the stories of people in your community and learn how prevention, early intervention and treatment services changed their lives. You will discover how CFGC aids families experiencing difficult life experiences and helps them to overcome and triumph throughout their lifetimes.

You can also get up-to-date information on the state of mental health in the U.S. and discover how early intervention reduces our society’s overall healthcare costs. You are also welcome to read about CFGC’s awards, staff expertise and credentials. Finally, I invite you to partner with CFGC in helping more than 10,000 vulnerable and at-risk youth a year achieve health and wellbeing by making a charitable contribution today. Our support creates better lives and makes your community a healthier, better place to live.

Sincerely,

Roy Marshall, President/CEO

preSIDeNt’S MeSSageIt is a new age of increased access to healthcare, with necessary mental health services finally being recognized as a crucial part of overall wellbeing. This is reflected in the changes in our nation’s healthcare delivery system, which strives to put physical and behavioral healthcare on equal footing. The Child and Family Guidance Center (CFGC) is proud to be part of this change -- creating new pathways to healthy communities.

The union of mental and physical healthcare presents a unique opportunity for CFGC to bring our services to all who are in need in our community. Our agency is taking the lead in reaching out to 50,000 eligible families and enrolling them in health insurance plans. CFGC is also enhancing the care that we provide to children and parents by integrating mental health services with primary healthcare at a new wellness center located on a high school campus.

CFGC has a long history of ground-breaking advocacy and introducing innovative programs based on community need. Now, we are positioned to take action toward a future that helps larger numbers of people as we build upon a half-century of providing high-quality, comprehensive behavioral healthcare.

CFGC is committed to meeting these goals:

• Eliminate mental-health stigma• Erase poor health habits• Promote solutions• Provide health education• Raise awareness about the importance of

children and families’ mental health• Increase safety and community wellness• Provide access to high quality mental

health services


Alice Joined Northpoint School At Age 11

Alice has Tourette’s Syndrome, and self-injured with uncontrollable temper tantrums and other behaviors. She is now 12, and with one-on-one supervision, medication and behavioral therapies, she’s improved significantly.

CFGC’S Northpoint school offers a safe, intimate, nurturing treatment program for more than 70 students annually. At Northpoint, education and therapy are integrated to help children with mental healthcare needs who aren’t succeeding in other school settings.

Alice concentrates better, is more involved in the classroom and gets along with others. It’s been a

learning process for me too...

- Alice’s father

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wIth MENTAL HEALTHCArE NEEdS1 CHILD


I can’t imagine where I’d be if it wasn’t for CFgC - Lupe

Lupe was suicidal at age 13 and now she is thriving

For Lupe, life didn’t seem worth living. She was hospitalized after taking pills that damaged her liver. Lupe was referred to CFGC where she was diagnosed with depression and enrolled in individual therapy for care. Now at age 18, she’s starting college.

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60%-80% OF teeNS SuFFerINg FrOM dEPRESSION gO uNtreateD

90%OF TEENS THAT COMMITTEd SUICIdE HAd A TrEATABLE MENTAL ILLNESS AT THEIr TIME OF dEATH.

SUICIDE IS THE

10th LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (MORE COMMON THAN HOMICIDE)


Andrew Was Blinded By Severe Beatings As A Baby

Removed from home and adopted, Andrew’s cognitive and learning abilities had been affected. As he got older, he exhibited extremely angry behavior.

CFGC’s intensive therapy and care helped Andrew overcome his trauma and improve his behavior.

Now a champion himself, Andrew was recently honored by the Fair Housing Council for getting the court to order school bus transportation

for disabled children in his community.

INFANTS ArE MOST LIKELy TO SUFFEr FrOM MAL-TrEATMENT.

MOre thaN 5 CHILDREN DIE EVERY DAY aS a reSult OF CHILD ABUSESU

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A CHILD ABUSE REPORT IS MADE EVERY

A CHILd IS ABUSEd Or NEgLECTEd EvEry 42 SECONdS; 80% OF THEM

ArE vICTIMS OF NEgLECT.

I’m grateful to have received care and learned positive coping skills to overcome my

traumatic experience.


The Tates received Services Within Their Housing Community

FrOM MOrE THAN 1,100 rEFErrINg SOUrCES

CFGC provides classes in parenting, language skills, financial literacy, exercise and nutrition. We also provide families access to social, health and job resources.

David Tate and his children joined our classes. With our support and his new skills, David found a job and can now better provide for his family.

Our Community Family Center, located in Northridge, is the only outreach program of its kind.

dEPArTMENT OFCHILd ANd FAMILy SErvICES

SCHOOLS PEdIATrICIANS JUvENILE JUSTICE SySTEMC

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10,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ANNUALLY

The Community Family Center helped me and my

family get back on our feet.


CFGCEst. 1962

ContInue

Five years after the loss of his wife, John was unable to maintain employment. His four children were coping negatively, and the Lee family was disconnected and distant from each other.

The Lee Family Story

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DPSSDEPARTMENT OF

PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

CALWORKS: The Center’s CalWORKs Mental Health Supportive Services Program provides guidance specifically to adults receiving state financial assistance.

NETWORK: NetWork Employment Staffing, a division of Child and Family Guidance Center, is committed to matching employers with qualified workers.

START

John was referred by a Gain Worker for unemployment benefits.

Diagnosis:Severe

Depression

John enrolled in CalWOrKs and NetWork Employment

Staffing Services.

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Today the Lee family......is healthy, joyful and closer to each other. John has successfully maintained employment, Andrew is attending college, Emma is doing well in school sports, Ryan is excelling in his academic subjects, and Lilly feels safe and secure. Support our programs today!

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Attachment

Diagnosis:disruptive disorder

Diagnosis:Conductdisorder

Diagnosis:engaging in

Gang Activity

Lily enrolled in Incredible years (Iy)

Northridge

Emma enrolled in Managing and Adapting

Practice (MAP)

van Nuys

Andrew enrolled in Seeking Safety (SS)

Northridge

ryan enrolled in United Solutions(gryd)* program

WinnetkaIY utilizes a developmentally-

based curriculum that targets 2-12 year-old children

with behavioral problems and their parents.

MAP is an intensive short-term treatment program

for families that is aimed at meeting the mental health

needs of adolescents.

SS is designed for youth, age 13-18, with a history of trauma and/or substance abuse who are engaging in impulsive and/or high risk

behaviors.

United Solutions (GRYD)* program is designed to deter youth (ages 10 to 15 years) from engaging in gang or

delinquent activity.*Gang Reduction and Youth Development.

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NATIONALMENTAL HEALTH

STATISTICS

over 50% oF students with A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, AGe 14 And older, who Are served by speCiAl eduCAtion DROP OUT OF SCHOOL.

70%oF youth in juvenile justiCe systeMs hAve AT LEAST ONE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION And AT LEAST

20% live with A SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

Adults livinG with SERIOUS

MENTAL ILLNESS

DIE on AverAGe

25 YEARS EARLIER thAn other AMeriCAns

3/4 oF AllCHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESSbeGins by

AGE 24

1 in 4ADULTS, APPROxIMATELY61.5 MILLIONAMERICANS, ExPERIENCEMENTAL ILLNESSIN A GIvEN YEAR.

Age 30

Age 14

Age 22

Age 11

Age 38

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*Sources: NAMI, NIMH, SAMHSA


NATIONALMENTAL HEALTH

STATISTICS

SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

Costs AMeriCA

$193.2 BILLION

in LOST EARNINGS

per yeAr

CALL FOR SERVICES

sAn FernAndo vAlley

818.739.5250....

Antelope vAlley

661.265.8627

20% oF youth AGes 13 - 18EXPERIENCE SEVEREMENTAL DISORDERSin A Given yeAr

1/2 OF YOUTH AGES 8 - 15with A MentAl illnessreCeived NO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESin the previous yeAr

Mood disorders suCh As

DEPRESSION Are the3RD Most CoMMon CAuse oF HOSPITALIzATION in the u.s. For both youth And Adults AGES 18 - 44

SUICIDE is the 3RD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATHFor AGes 15 - 24

Age 15

Age 8

Age 18

Age 441/3oF AllviCtiMs oF Abuse Are

3

Age 3 OR YOUNGER



When we intervene early, the average cost is $3,000* per family. This covers about seven months of therapy. Earlier intervention positively impacts a child and Family’s future.

*Programs differ widely for each child. Costs increase the longer intervention is delayed or depending upon the degree of need.

Early Intervention Lowers Healthcare Costs

intervention tiMe tAble

Cost

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1 YEAR

AVERAGE$3,000*per FAMily

AVERAGE$6,000*per FAMily

AVERAGE$15,000*

per FAMily

AVERAGE$45,000*

per FAMily

AVERAGE$90,000*

per FAMily

2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS


SErvICES:

1. Individual, Family & Group Therapy2. NetWork Employment Services3. Child Abuse Treatment and Evaluations4. Full Service Partnership5. Psychiatric Services6. Community Resource Services7. Therapeutic Behavioral ServicesAnd more...

PrOgrAMS:1. Northpoint School2. CalWorks3. Community Family Center4. Crisis Program5. Gang Reduction and Youth Development6. School-Based Program7. Wrap AroundAnd more...

OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTHCArE

17serviCes

15proGrAMs

We serve more than 10,000 children and

families annually



we Are Able to FULFILL OUr MISSION with More thAn 350 ExPErIENCEd And MULTI-dISCIPLINAry PrOFESSIONALS.

QUALIFIEd, LICENSEd ANd CrEdENTIALEd STAFF

BehavioralSpecialists

Psychiatrists Psychologists

Psychiatric Nurse

Marriage andFamily Therapists

Special EducationTeachers

Case Managers Administrative andSupport Personnel

Speech, Art and Recreation Therapists

Peer andParent Partners

Clinical SocialWorkers

DEGREES

Associate in Arts (13)Associate in Science (1)Bachelor of Arts (68)Bachelor of Science (23)Certified Medical Assistant (1)Certified Medical Investigator (1)Master of Arts (37)

Master of Business Administration (2)Medical Degree (14)Master of Public Administration (1)Master of Public Health (1)Master of Science (11)Master of Social Work (63)Doctor of Philosophy (14)Doctor of Psychology (14)Registered Nurse (2)

LICENSES

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (24)Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (20)

CREDENTIALS

Teaching Credentials (13)

LACDMHLos Angeles County

Department ofMental Health

SSSeeking Safety

CertifiedEvidence-BasedPractice Facility

ACHSAAssociation of CommunityHuman Service Agencies

MSTLicensed

Multi-Systemic Therapyof the Medical University

of South Carolina

CCCMHACalifornia Council

of CommunityMental Health Agencies

MAPManaging and

Adapting Practice

CertifiedEvidence-Based Practice Facility

NASWNational Association

of Social Workers

PCITParent–Child

Interaction Therapy


APAAmerican Psychological

Association

Accredited Pre-DoctoralInternship Program

ARTAggression Replacement

Therapy


nAtionAlly reCoGnized non-proFit


We serve the San Fernando valley Communities of:

Arleta Lakeview Terrace San Fernando Valley VillageBell Canyon Mission Hills Sherman Oaks Van NuysCalabasas North Hills Studio City West HillsCanago Park North Hollywood Sun Valley WinnetkaChatsworth Northridge Sunland Tujunga Woodland HillsEncino Pacoima Sylmar Granada Hills Panorama City TarzanaHidden Hills Reseda Toluca Lake

We serve the Antelope valley Communities of:

Acton Lake Los Angeles Littlerock PearblossomLake Hughes Lancaster Palmdale Quartz Hill

We Serve the Santa Clarita valley Communities of:

Canyon Country Newhall ValenciaCastaic Santa Clarita

Serving Los Angeles County’s San Fernando & Antelope Valleys Since 1962

QUARTz HILL

PALMDALE

NORTHRIDGE

VAN NUYSWINNETkA

Our offices are located in:


1967Accredited and

became an American Psychological

Association accredited training facility for graduate students

pursuing advanced degrees in mental health

professions.

1965 Launched

professional training program.

1976 Launched

juvenile offense prevention program.

1976Launched

program for child abuse prevention

and treatment.

1973 Launched

Northpoint School.

1980 Launched public

school counseling programs.

1985 Established another

clinic in the Antelope Valley at the request of LA County Department

of Mental Health.

Palmdale

Clients

stAFF

sites

400

3

1

2,000

30

3

45

4

90

5

1960s 1970s 1980s

4,000 6,000

OUr HISTOry


2000 Established

Community Resource Services Division.

2002Launched

CalWorks Program.

2002 Received an award from

the Department of Mental Health for “Outstanding

Case Management Services.”

2008Launched

First 5 LA School Readiness program

in Reseda and Northridge.

1996Launched

day treatment program in the

Antelope Valley.

1997 Launched

gang prevention program.

1999 Established

dual diagnosis program to serve

teens who struggle with both mental

illness and substance abuse.

Palmdale northridge

Expanded to two new, larger outpatient locations in Northridge

and Palmdale.

1997 Established

Community Family Center in a low-

income Northridgeapartment complex.

90

5

180

6

350+

7

2000s1990s TODAY

6,000 8,000 10,000+

ESTABLISHEd SINCE 1962


When you support CFGC, you become our partner in helping vulnerable and at-risk youth to:

• Recover from abuse, neglect and other trauma;

• Access treatment for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders or other mental health challenges;

• Stay out of the juvenile justice system or prison and reduce hospitalizations in mental health facilities.

Programs like ours have proven to increase safety, community wellness and economic prosperity.

Your investment in CFGC gives low-income families a chance to:

• Prepare their pre-school-age children for success in elementary school and, ultimately, reduce school drop-out rates;

• Support and increase the skills of caregivers living with young family members who have severe mental health issues;

• Work with a team of mental health experts who ensure that whole families get the care they need to live healthy, productive lives.

Don’t let children and youth miss out on the benefits of mental health prevention, early intervention and treatment opportunities.

Your donation to CFGC changes lives and makes your community a healthier, better place to live.

Child and Family Guidance Center development office

8550 balboa boulevard, suite 216northridge, CA 91325

HELP EMPOWER CHILDREN BY GIVING TO CFGC TODAY!

[email protected]

Your gift to CFGC empowers children and families to achieve health and wellbeing.

2014-2015

REVENUES EXPENSES

18 - 2413 - 176 - 120 - 5 25 - 64

ETHNICITY HISPANIC69%

BLACK11%

WHITE11%

OTHER8%

ASIAN1%

CLIENT AGE GENDER

47%

FEMALE

MALE

33%

44%

56%

1%3%

16%

MENTAL HEALTH CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS

FINANCIALS

L.A. Department of Mental Health

87.9%

L.A. Department of Mental Health

77.9%

First5LA 1.7%

LAUSD6.4% Wraparound

2.5%

Wraparound2.2%

First5LA1.7%

Other Programs2.2%

Indirect11.5%

Misc..9%

Individuals/Foundations

.6%

School6%

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Prevention

Prevention services establish a mentally and emotionally healthier new young workforce.

Early Intervention Early intervention services improve the quality of life and socio-economic status of our community.

TreatmentTreatment services reduce homelessness, incarceration, suicide and psychiatric hospitalization.

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