Our Family Support Services
CSO’s Family Support Services are part of the Massachusetts Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). As one of the region’s leading family support service providers, CSO is committed to engaging youth and families in individualized and coordinated trauma-informed care that is family-centered and community-based.
All CBHI services are voluntary.
Services are available at your home, in our offices, or at the location of your choice.
Urgent access available. Walk-in appointments welcomed.
Intensive Care Coordination (ICC)
ICC is model of care coordination using "wraparound" team approach for youth and families. This service is especially appropriate for youth who receive services from multiple providers or state agencies, including special education services. ICC is provided by a professional Care Coordinator along with a Family Partner. CSO is the ICC provider for the Hampshire/Franklin/North Quabbin area.
Better Understand ICC Services with this MassHealth YouTube Video »
In-Home Therapy (IHT)
CSO’s IHT teams treat child/youth behavioral health needs and enable families to support youth in the home. With a goal of reducing the need for out-of-home placements, IHT offers intensive, family-focused therapy and support provided by one or more members of professional and paraprofessional team.
What Is IHT? This MassHealth YouTube Video Explains »
Family Support & Training (FS&T)
FS&T connects parents/caregivers with a "family partner," an individual with life experience as the parent or caregiver of a child with behavioral health needs who has been trained to provide support to families. FS&T may be part of Intensive Care Coordination or may be provided in conjunction with an existing behavioral health treatment plan for outpatient therapy or in-home therapy.
Therapeutic Mentoring
A therapeutic mentor works one-on-one with a child or youth who, because of behavioral health needs, requires support and coaching to learn social skills, including better ways to communicate and get along with others. Therapeutic mentoring helps the child achieve goals identified in an existing treatment plan for outpatient therapy or in-home therapy or goals from an Individualized Care Plan for a child receiving Intensive Care Coordination.
In-Home Behavioral Services (IHBS)
Including behavior assessment, therapy and ongoing behavioral monitoring, IHBS is provided in the home or in the community for children and youth with specific problem behaviors that may not be addressed by other therapeutic approaches.
Locations
Athol
2033 Main Street, Level 2
978. 249.9490
Gardner
205 School Street
978.632.9400
Greenfield
1 Arch Place
413.774.1000
Northampton
8 Atwood Drive
413.582.0471
Pittsfield
877 South Street
413.236.5656
Springfield
1 Federal Street
Building 102–3
413.737.9544
All Stars Afterschool Program
34 N. Maple St, Florence 413.387.4080
250 S. Main St., Athol 978.709.0410
6 Arch Place, Greenfield 413.775.6750
Services include:
Age-appropriate social activities
Educational support
Family resources to support youth at home
Individual, family and group counseling to create individualized care
With sites in Florence, Greenfield, and Athol, CSO’s All Stars Program is a DMH-funded after-school program. All Stars provides therapeutic day services for youth between the ages of 6 and 18 who experience serious emotional disturbances that interfere with meaningful social connections. All Stars provides structured support and clinical interventions that strengthen youth resiliency and help them to develop skills related to social engagement, leadership and independence. Call 413.774.1000 for information regarding eligibility.
Family Resource Centers
“The Bridge”
Amherst FRC
101 University Drive, Suite A3, Amherst
413.549.0297
Gardner FRC
205 School Street
Suite 301
Gardner, MA 01440
978.730.1275
Great Barrington FRC
141 West Avenue
Great Barrington
413.528.0298
Services INclude:
Parent Support Groups
Educational classes including financial literacy
Arts, cultural, and recreational activities--dance, yoga, and more!
Specialized clinical supports for youth and their families
Family Groups for learning and skill-building
Massachusetts Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are a statewide network of community-based providers offering multi-cultural parenting resources, support groups, early childhood services, information and other education and referral programs for families whose children range in age from birth to 18 years of age.
CSO runs FRCs in Amherst and Great Barrington. They are free and available to any child or family.
See the News & Events Page for the FRCs’ Monthly Schedules »