Children's Services

Parent & Child Services are designed to work in partnership with families to protect, nurture and enrich the lives of children and adults.   Family Services offers an array of quality services to assist families, children and adolescents in reaching their full potential by promoting pro-social behavior, resiliency and protective factors.  Program services include and are not limited to the provision of:

• Psychiatric Services / Medication Management
• Individual, Family and Group Counseling
• Comprehensive Assessments
• Family Violence Intervention Programs
• Mentoring Program
• Crisis Intervention Services
• Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention
• Parent Coaching/Education
• In-Home Support Services
• Moral Reconation Treatment (MRT)
• Anger Management Group
• Parent Divorce Seminars
• Supervised Visitation
• Victims Counseling
• Information & Referral 

2008 Results (Chatham County)

• 653 adults were court referred to participate Family Violence Intervention Program or Anger Management Classes.  
• 161 children and adolescents received behavioral health services.
• 50 female victims of domestic violence benefited from counseling provided through the Women's Empowerment Program.
• 100 non-custodial parents received services aimed at strengthening involvement in their children lives.
• 512 adults learned how to minimize the impact of divorce on their children by attending the Children and Divorce Seminar.
• The Children of Divorce Seminar impacted 1043 children.
• 16 children of prisoners were matched with a caring and support adult mentor.
• 233 families were served through the Supervised Visitation Center with 42% of the children obtaining permanency.
• Parent & Child Service's diversion programs saved the taxpayers of Chatham County $6,743,550.  First time offenders were given the option to participate in the diversion program instead of being incarcerated. This rate was compiled by multiplying the Georiga Department of Correction's daily boarding rate of $50  by 180 days (6-months.)

2008 Results (Effigham County)

• 137 families were serviced through the family counseling program.
• 84 adults participated in our court diversion programs such as the Anger Management Class or the Family Violence Intervention Program.
• 114 children and adolescents received behavioral health services.
• 29 women victims of domestic violence benefited counseling provided though the  Women’s Empowerment Program.
• 179 adults learned how to decrease the impact of divorce on their children through attending Children and Divorce Seminar.
• The Children of Divorce Seminar impacted 307 children living in Effingham County. 
• During 2008, the Rincon office served 850 persons from rural areas that were in need of services.
• Parent and Child Services diversion programs saved the taxpayers of Effingham County $768,600.

Contact Information

Terry Cassidy, LCSW
Vice President, Parent & Child Services 

Email: tcassidy@unionmission.org

Chatham Office: (912) 238-2777                Rincon Office: (912) 826-6442

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