Research. Family Partners of Hudson County. Who does the agency serve?

Family Partners of Hudson County
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Family Partners of Hudson County
Family Partners of Hudson County serves youths and children residing with Hudson County with mental health conditions. The New Jersey Department of Children and Families funds all of the agency’s activities. The organization offers support to families, caregivers, and parents of the youth and children with special needs. They provide resources that assist in meeting the needs of these persons with unique psychological conditions.
The Executive Director is in charge of the day to day pursuits of the agency. The organization has a team of staff that offers administrative support and professional mental health services to the clients. Several support partners also work on a full-time basis. The support partners report to the peer support coordinator, and the two lead support partners. To join the agency support partners’ team, one needs to be well versed in New Jersey’s child-serving systems. Other staff includes the family advocate, administrative assistant, operations manager, and intake specialists.
The organization offers several care management services to families living within Hudson County. The parents’ anonymous support group is designed to provide support services to parents of the children with special mental health needs. The services offered by the group include emotional support and helping the parents in establishing a caring and safer home for their children with unique psycho support needs. Professional support partners train the family support partners. The children, families, and caregivers are matched with relevant support partners that had similar experiences in the past. The organization also has a Youth Support Mission that helps to deal with stigma related ...