Brightside for Families & Children

 

About Us

Welcome

The mission of Brightside for Families and Children is to be a healing and transforming presence in the lives of the youth and families we serve.  This is done through individualized services that incorporate the needs, education, and desires of every child and family supported by Brightside.  The guiding philosophy is based on the belief that people realize their fullest potential through relationships.  Brightside demonstrates the spirit of caring on a daily basis. In our Treatment Center and Campus School dedicated, highly trained professional staff using proven, evidence-based techniques give children traumatized by abuse, neglect and lack of a stable environment a chance to break the cycle of rage and retaliation, courage to face the future with hope, and tools to achieve a normal, fulfilling life.

In the community, Brightside helps to build families and support individuals through family outreach and stabilization, psychiatric and medication evaluation and management, special education, and by being there to offer support and encouragement.

Giving Kids and Families Hope for over 138 Years

Brightside for Families and Children has a long tradition of working with young people and their families.  We believe strong families are the bedrock of society, and children are our most precious resource.  Since its founding in 1881, Brightside has continued to grow and change to become a prestigious and comprehensive child welfare, mental health, and family support center offering contemporary services for children, adolescents, and their families.  Brightside remains determined to help lead the way in providing high quality, effective services by implementing nationally recognized, evidenced-based treatment models and clinical treatment environments as we assist our clients and families in successfully meeting their treatment goals.

A Focus on Families

The goal of the Brightside Treatment Center is to help children, their families and support systems with the necessary skill sets so as to reach a point where continued constructive development can take place in the least restrictive setting possible.  Treatment focuses on what needs to be modified and addressed in a child's behavior to allow for a less restrictive placement, and identifying what modifications are required in the environment to accept and support the child's continued development.  The success of this treatment approach relies on the ability of our agency to form a team with the child and his/her family/guardian, support system, and referring agencies.

Family members, parents, and guardians are actively in all phases of treatment, including: 
-Participation and visitation
-Treatment planning process
-Treatment reviews
-Social and recreational activities (e.g., Holiday celebrations, activities, talent shows and pageants, etc.)
-Family therapy
-Learn approaches to effectiveness of child/parent relationship.