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Serves families interested in adopting a legally free child.

Allows birth parents and adoptive parents to design an adoption plan that is in the best interest of the child, and recognizes the importance of the adoptive parents and birth parents developing an on-going relationship. Services include:

-- Counseling young women who are pregnant.

-- Adoption orientations.

-- Adoption home studies for domestic and international adoptions, as well as for special needs adoptions.

-- Post-placement supervision.

-- Finalization services.

-- Ongoing support groups.

-- Adoption searches.

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health is a community mental health agency offering individual counseling and tele-health counseling settings. This organization provides services for clients with: AIDS/HIV, alzheimer's disease/dementia, anxiety disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder/ADD and ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, blindness, brain injuries, cancer, cerebral palsy, chronic/severe mental illness, chronic pain, co-occurring/mental health and substance use, deaf/hard of hearing, depression, developmental disabilities, diabetes, heart disease, learning disabilities, mood disorders, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, obsessive compulsive disorder/OCD, oppositional/defiant disorder, panic disorders, parkinson's disease, perinatal/postpartum depression, personality disorders, physical disabilities, post-traumatic stress disorder/PTSD, pregnancy/birth, reactive attachment disorder, schizophrenia, self-injury, and tourette's syndrome. Counseling topics include: abuse issues, adoption/foster care issues, aging issues, anger management issues, bereavement/grief issues, bullying issues, caregiver issues, cultural transition issues, death and dying issues, divorce issues, domestic violence issues, family planning issues, gambling addiction issues, gender identity issues, hoarding issues, human trafficking issues, internet addiction issues, juvenile delinquency, overspending issues, parenting issues, pre-marriage/marriage/divorce issues, relationship issues, reproductive issues, sexual/love addiction, sexual assault issues, sexual orientation issues, sexuality issues, spiritual/religious issues, suicide issues, terminal illness, and weight related issues. Therapy and supportive approaches service include: art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization/reprocessing (EMDR), peer counseling, play therapy, and trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

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Elder Abuse Counseling
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Premarital Counseling
Terminal Illness Counseling
Overspender Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Individual Counseling
Caregiver Counseling
Sexual/Love Addiction Counseling
Hoarding Counseling Programs
Internet Addiction Counseling
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Anger Management
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Human Trafficking Counseling
Adult Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Counseling
Peer Counseling
Sexual Orientation Counseling
Child Abuse Counseling
Parent Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Counseling
Community Mental Health Agencies
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Divorce Counseling
Play Therapy
Parent Counseling
Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Spiritual/Religious Issues Counseling
Telemental Health
Cultural Transition Counseling
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Suicide Counseling
Gender Identity Counseling
General Counseling Services
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Sexuality Counseling
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Geriatric Counseling
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling

Offers the support group, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to help support any older adults who are caring for children.

Families First Counseling Services is a community mental health agency offering telemental health or office-based counseling, and behavioral and mental health services. Conjoint, family, and individual counseling settings are offered. Counseling topics include: abuse, adoption/foster care, aging, anger management, bereavement/grief, bullying, caregiver, death and dying, divorce, domestic violence, parenting, relationship, sexual orientation, and suicide issues. Additionally, counseling is offered for people dealing with mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / ADD and ADHD, bipolar disorder, chronic/severe mental illness, depression, mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, oppositional/defiant disorder, panic disorders, perinatal/postpartum depression, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, schizophrenia, and self-injury. Supportive therapy includes play therapy.

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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Suicide Counseling
Community Mental Health Agencies
Individual Counseling
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Caregiver Counseling
Child Abuse Counseling
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Family Counseling
Sexual Orientation Counseling
Group Counseling
Conjoint Counseling
Anger Management
Divorce Counseling
Parent Counseling
General Counseling Services
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Information and support to current and prospective foster and adoptive families, including mentoring, support groups, educational training and community referrals.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Provides diapers for immigrant and refugee families.

Case management services to abused and neglected children who are placed in foster care. Offers counseling for individuals and families in foster care.

Adoption Preservation

Intact Family Services works with families referred by DCFS to prevent entering foster care.

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Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Homes for Dependent Children

Traditional Foster Care for children ages 0-18 whose families are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum standards of parents as defined by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

-- Specialized Foster Care provides intensive services to behaviorally challenged children ages 3-18.

-- Relative Foster Care allows children who need to be placed out of their home to be placed with relatives.

-- Aftercare Program is specially designed to assist children and their families upon their return home from living with a foster family.

Other services include:

-- Foster Parent Recruitment.

-- Adoption Conversions.

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Case/Care Management
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement

Assists adoptive families with the process of adoption. Adoption specialists available to provide support and guidance before, during, and after adoptions.

Adoption programs:

-- Domestic Identified Adoption: Prospective adoptive families and birth parents connect with each other directly or through an intermediary. LCFS can provide guidance to the prospective adoptive families.

-- Interstate Adoption: LCFS can assist prospective adoptive families in Illinois who identify prospective birth parents in another state. LCFS can also assist prospective adoptive families living outside of Illinois who have located expectant parents living in Illinois who are considering an adoption plan.

-- Adopting Children in Care: LCFS can assist prospective adoptive parents who are interested in adopting youth in care who are waiting for adoptive families.

-- International (Home Study Only) Adoption: LCFS can complete a home study for Illinois prospective adoptive parents who are working with a Hague-accredited placing agency.

Works with families and children in need of a safe and stable home. Home studies, support for foster and adoptive parents and relative caregivers, safety planning for families in crises, and life and parenting skills training are some of the services offered.

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Adoptive Family Recruitment
Parenting Skills Classes
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Works with families and children in need of a safe and stable home. Home studies, support for foster and adoptive parents and relative caregivers, safety planning for families in crises, and life and parenting skills training are some of the services offered.

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Adoptive Family Recruitment
Parenting Skills Classes
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Provides domestic, embryo and international adoption services.
Provides training, resources, and professional guidance to earn a license to be a foster parent.
Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

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Long Term Care Options Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Case/Care Management
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Homemaker Assistance

Assists expectant parents in examining their options and coming to a decision about placing their child for adoption. LCFS social worker meets with expectant family privately and confidentially, in a location that is comfortable for them. After placing a child for adoption the LCFS worker will continue to be available for follow-up support as needed. If the choice is made to not place the child for adoption, follow-up services are also available.

Services include:

-- Assistance with selecting adoptive parents.

-- Assistance with pregnancy-related expenses.

-- Follow-up services, including referrals to resources.

Provides domestic, embryo and international adoption services.
Adoption services include recruitment, screening, assessing, and case management provided to persons choosing to adopt an infant. Counseling and support are provided to birth mothers/fathers choosing to place a child for adoption, as well as post-adoptive services for those who are adopted, adoptive parents, and birth parents. This includes international and private adoptions.

Adoptive home assessments provide guidance to prospective adoptive parents and/or adoptive parents in Iowa and Illinois.

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Adoptive Family Recruitment
Adoption Services

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

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Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Home Placement
Recruits and prepares adoptive families. Offers services for identified adoptions, foster care adoptions, and post placement services.

Provides contractual home studies for domestic and international adoptions.

Offers support groups for seniors and their caregivers. Support groups being offered are Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group (meetings held in Normal and Clinton), Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington and Pontiac), and Caretakers Path Caregiver Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington).

Categories

Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Aging/Older Adult Support Groups

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Case/Care Management
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Homemaker Assistance

Telephone support for grandparents/relatives raising grandchildren.

Support group offered through the Sioux City office.

Virtual Support groups are available.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Recruitment, training and support of licensed and kinship/relative foster parents.
Support Groups are offered to kinship parents, adoptive and foster parents. All support groups are listed on the website by county.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups