TDMHSAS-Homebuilders

Evidence Step: Strong Evidence Strong Evidence Two or more rigorous evaluations support the program model.
Department: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Priority Area: Strong Families and Communities

Program Description

TDMHSAS-Homebuilders is an intensive family preservation services (IFPS) model designed to increase well-being, improve permanency, enhance safety, and increase family stability of children (ages 0-18) who are in or at imminent risk of out-of-home placement (OOHP) as a result of parent/caregiver substance misuse (PSM). The program utilizes the Homebuilders model, the nation’s oldest and best-documented IFPS program, to achieve those goals for eligible children and families. Therapists are in the home (and/or community) a minimum of 8-10 hours per week, on average, for 4-6 weeks in direct contact with the family. Services are currently offered in 9 rural Middle Tennessee counties: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lincoln, Maury, and Marshall.

Details

Program Demographic: Infancy / Early Childhood, Children, Adults, Families
Delivery Setting: Home, Other Community Setting
Current Participants: 116

Research

While the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse (CEBC) lists the HOMEBUILDERS program, we are delivering a program for which Title IV-E reimbursement is required. The Federal Administration for Children and Families only accepts programs and services reviewed on the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse for reimbursement of IV-E dollars. The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families to perform systematic reviews of research and evaluation on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families and prevent foster care placements. The Prevention Services Clearinghouse was developed in accordance with the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) as codified in Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.
Homebuilders - Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services