Charles
Yates
Center
for
Children & Families
With degrees in both chemical engineering and law,
Charles B. Yates devoted 10 years of his life to public service
as a member of the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly. He
chaired the Joint Appropriations Committee and Joint Legislative
Committee on Ethical Standards. Mr. Yates was recognized as
a bipartisan advocate for campaign finance reform as well as
a proponent of stricter ethical standards for elected officials.
During his years of public service, he had the vision and commitment
to champion the benefits of public/private partnerships.
Whether as an elected representative, a leader in
international manufacturing or as president and chairman of family-owned
business and industry, in each of his diverse endeavors, his
focus was on improving the quality and performance of the world
around him.
It is a fitting tribute to Charles Yates that this addition
to the Family Service continuum be named in his honor!
Mental health is so much more than the elimination of troubling
thoughts or behaviors. Good mental health professionals care
for a whole person; a whole family; body and mind, heart and
soul.
For the first time, at one location, a fully-integrated model
of services combines individualized counseling and support, group-based
interventions, education and training and case management services
for children and families. The multi-faceted approach is designed
to address each person’s behavioral health needs while
empowering at-risk families with the skills needed to strengthen
family cohesiveness.
For children living at home or in foster care, those facing
challenges in school or at risk of hospitalization, the staff
of Family Service provide opportunities to engage in healthy
interactions, both physical and emotional in this therapeutic
new setting.
The Yates Center for Children and Families provides a state-of-the-art
backdrop for Family Service programs to offer coordinated, efficient
and highly effective, outcomes-driven services.
From foster parent training to family counseling, from psychiatric
assessment to therapeutic recreational activities, The Yates
Center has opened a door to an improved level of service! The
Center’s programs and services include:
First Step serves children ages 3 to 5 who are unable to function
in a traditional pre-school setting or are at risk for out out-of-home
placement. Staff works with children to improve and promote the
growth of social skills, build positive self-esteem, reduce problematic
behaviors and provide the support needed to transition children
to traditional pre-school environments.
The Gertrude Einstein Center (GEC) serves children between the
ages of 6 and 17. This intensive, short-term treatment program
works with children who are experiencing psychiatric, educational
and behavioral difficulties that significantly interfere with
their lives at home and in school. Clinical goals are designed
to improve each child’s behavior, increase self-esteem,
develop emotional competence and ultimately maintain the family
unit.
The Family Learning Center (FLC)
is a specialized treatment program in which families who are
experiencing psychiatric, educational and behavioral difficulties
work together toward re-unification, in a supervised setting.
Services are provided to parents and children at risk of abuse
and neglect in an intensive, therapeutic environment. Through
parent training, group and individual therapy, children’s
treatment groups and supervised activities of daily living,
children and parents develop the communication, behavioral,
and conflict resolution skills needed to build and maintain
healthy families.
Adding depth to this coordinated approach, Family Service’s
Youth Case Management and Foster Care Services are also located
at The Center.
Youth Case Management staff provides an additional level of
service for young children and adolescents and their families
by advocating on their behalf. Experienced case managers support
transitional needs by linking children and parents to the appropriate
community resources. Available 24 hours a day, case management
staff work closely with a family to prevent, when possible, the
psychiatric hospitalization of a child.
The Charles Yates Center for Children & Families
opening a door to a future where each child feels safe and
each family has hope!
- Assessment and evaluation
- Early childhood, adolescent and
adult mental health services
- Specialized foster care
- Focus on family reunification
- Respite and recreation programs
- Program evaluation and development
- Community education and
outreach
The Charles Yates Center
for Children & Families
79 Chestnut Street
Lumberton, NJ 08048
609.518.5470
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