The Pathways program provides emergency residential placements for females 6-18 and males ages 6-12 in a staff intensive residential setting.  Pathways acts as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization, out-of-county residential placement, or juvenile detention placement for youth with serious emotional and behavioral problems who have a history of abuse, neglect, dependency, or long-term chronic mental health issues.

The program provides a competency, strength-based family system approach to intensive, emotional, and behavioral problems.

The assessment begins with the intake/admission process.  The assessment includes, but is not limited to the following:

• The youth's understanding and reaction to the placement
• Affect:  behavior, language, mood, non-verbal communication
• Consistency of youth's perception with the referral worker's information
• History of previous placement(s):  number, frequency, success, problems encountered
• History of involvement with other systems:  juvenile court, protect services
• Risk assessment for suicide, aggressiveness, truancy, drug/alcohol abuse, and further victimization of abuse.
• Contributing factors of crisis event, youth's symptomatic response and method of coping, and strengths of youth and natural support system
• Assessment of family and natural support system

Population:
Females: 6-18 years of age
Males: 6 to 12 years of age

Services Provided:    

• 24 Hours, 7-day Emergency Admission
• Short term Crisis Care and Intervention
• Educational Services
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Individual Treatment Planning
• Medical Services
• Psychiatric and Psychological Assessment (as needed)
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Social Skills groups
• "No Eject, No Reject" Policy for FCCS clients

Licensed By:
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Contact:
Michele Perry, Program Director, at (614) 416-8794
Sherry Chaplin, Program Director, at (614) 416-8740