Children and families dealing with mental health and behavioral issues have a new option for in-home specialized care with Family Institute of Tennessee’s expansion into the Memphis market earlier this year.
The company works with Medicaid recipients under the age of 21 who have some type of behavioral symptom that qualifies them for mental health services.
One in five children experience a mental disorder each year, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive behavioral disorders, autism, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders and Tourette’s syndrome. One in seven young people between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away from home.
“I’ve always had a deep belief that people dealing with poverty are largely misunderstood and many times overlooked,” said Name Search
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Family Institute’s mission is to help children and families in West Tennessee, working with young people who have been involved with child-serving agencies like the Office of Juvenile Justice, Department of Child and Family Services, Office of Behavioral Health, the Department of Education, or nonprofits like Youth Villages.
[For more of this story, written by Michael Waddell, go to https://www.memphisdailynews.c...for-youths-families/]
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