With strong leadership in trauma-informed care and a diverse clinical team, Encourage is well positioned to care for the complex needs of youth in foster care. We are part of a trio of ministries with Encompass Christian Counseling and Christian Children’s Home of Ohio. Our nonprofit organization has been addressing the social and emotional needs of children and families for more than 50 years.
Encompass Christian Counseling offers outpatient mental health counseling through various office locations throughout northeast Ohio. Trained and compassionate clinicians care for clients of all ages and levels of need. Many specialize in the unique needs of foster families. Counselors collaborate with Encourage foster care coordinators to reinforce therapy and connect youth with additional resources.
Christian Children’s Home of Ohio provides a residential trauma treatment program to youth ages 6 to 18 with high level emotional and behavioral needs. Through a variety of individual and group therapies, youth are able to feel safe, process their trauma and learn coping strategies. Upon completion of their programs, most youth step down to foster homes.
The clinical team across our family of ministries works hard to collaborate and communicate client needs. Having services under one umbrella increases access to treatment and continuity of care. This provides the best overall care to youth and the foster families caring for them.
If you are interested in learning more about fostering a child or teen stepping down from residential treatment*, we would love to connect with you.
*Note: the majority of youth served at Encourage are not from a residential treatment program, but there are times when a treatment foster home is needed to care for a youth who is in the permanent custody of their county.
