She doesn't want to hurt the kids, but...
Briannah's kids don't listen, their room is a mess, their dad doesn't do jack to help..."
Treating Families
The psychologies of child abuse are many, and none of them is simple. Understanding its causes, finding remedies for its underlying problems, and repairing the damage it does involves us deeply with the lives of victims, perpetrators, and even bystanders. In assembling our array of treatment services, the Family Resources Treatment Services team has adopted a flexible system of programs and techniques that produce practical results.
We help families find ways to keep at-risk children in their homes through Crisis Intervention, Family-Based Mental Health, and Family Unification Solutions. We resolve mental-health-related stresses with the aid of our Family-Focused/Solution-Based Services team, and reduce the risk of violence towards children while helping individuals and families function more effectively through our Outpatient Psychotherapy service. And we assist young children who have been abused or neglected, or who have witnessed domestic violence, at our Therapeutic Parents' and Children's Center.
Briannah's story
"Here's where I was at five weeks ago," Briannah says. " 'I'm done. These kids don't listen, their room is a f#@*% mess, their dad doesn't do jack to help, and now I gotta deal with these people trying to tell me how to live. I'm tired!'
"I was thinking, You know, none of this would have happened if my nebby neighbor would have minded her own business. My mom used the belt on me. Sometimes you have to."
"But here's where I'm coming from today: At first I didn't want to hear anything this lady from Children, Youth, and Families was saying. But, to get my family back on track, I had to do what I had to do. I don't want to hurt these kids, I just want them to do what they are supposed to. And actually there were some things that helped. Ms. Lindsey got me set up with a kid's doctor that we like, I'm moving into a three-bedroom, and the kids are doing their part around here. I really didn't think my eight-year-old would work for stickers, but, when the PlayStation is involved, he'll do almost anything. Nothing's perfect, but now we're talking a lot more. And that's better than having to yell all the time."
-Briannah J.
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