Family Preservation Program (FPP)

Family Preservation Program (FPP)

Strengthening Families Through In-Home Mental Health Support in Madison, WI and Dane County

The Family Preservation Program (FPP) provides short-term, in-home mental health services, working to strengthen family systems, keep families together safely, and reduce the need for out-of-home placements. This is done by providing intensive, skill-based services to families working with Dane County Department of Human Services Child Protective Services (DCDHS-CPS) and at risk of their children being removed from the home.

FPP supports families with children ages 0-12 through strength-based skill development and family-centered care.

Keeping families together is at the heart of the FPP mission. By meeting families where they are and focusing on strengths, the program provides healing, stability, and growth for both children and caregivers.

Program Goals:

The goals of the Family Preservation Program are:

• Increase protective factors and prosocial skill sets for families and children.
• Provide services to keep families together.
• Teach practical life skills through coaching, brief, therapeutic interventions and hands-on demonstration/modeling.
• Instill hope and evoke positive change in families.

Services Provided:

Our Family Preservation Program Services include:

• Assessment: Initial risk and needs assessment completed collaboratively with the family.‍
• Case Management: Case management to include hands on teaching, modeling and demonstrating specific life and parenting skills.‍
• Mental Health Therapy: Brief therapeutic interventions using Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and strength-based skill development.

Family Preservation Staff Will:

• Reduce stigma associated with involvement in behavioral health systems and mental health and substance use disorders.
• Provide culturally competent, trauma-informed services.
• ‍Encourage autonomy, independence, and self-determination.‍
• Work collaboratively with families to reduce practices that encourage immediate gratification, enabling behaviors, and maladaptive coping mechanisms .

Contact FPP:

For more information about our Family Preservation Program, please call 608-280-4786.

Location, Hours, and Additional Resources:

Kessel Court Campus: 49 Kessel Court, Madison, WI 53711‍

Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, ‍Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Additional Resources:

• Clinic-Based Services at Journey
• Clinician Directory
• Group Offerings‍
• Billing and Insurance Information