Family Services Inc

The safe relationships division offers a comprehensive array of services, including court advocacy for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, a domestic violence shelter that provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, individual and family counseling, and various group interventions for victims. Collaborative approaches such as safe on seven have increased the impact of this division.fsi also offers two crisis hotlines, one for domestic violence and one for sexual assault. A large part of this service focuses on raising awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault, facilitated by community education and collaborations with other area agencies. One collaboration initiated by fsi is the domestic violence community council (dvcc), which brings together representatives from all agencies serving the domestic violence population in forsyth county. The dvcc has been successful in streamlining services and coordinating community-wide efforts.fsi also works in coordination with the police department and local colleges and universities to provide domestic violence and sexual assault education within colleges and universities. Specialized services also include a forensic interviewing facility for children who have been exposed to or are victims of violence. This facility, the children's advocacy center, is housed in the domestic violence shelter and is accredited by the national children's alliance.safe relationship services receive substantial support from governmental funding as well as united way, foundations, fees, and contributions. Services include: crime victims' services; domestic violence and sexual assault court advocacy; domestic violence and sexual assault crisis response; domestic violence shelter; community collaborations including domestic violence community council (dvcc); sexual assault response team (sart); and child advocacy center multi-disciplinary team (mdt).

The family solutions cluster of services provides programs that strengthen individuals and families' capacity in relationships and society. Counselors are all master's level, with most being licensed in their profession. Issues addressed include marital/couple conflicts, family stress/adjustment, grief counseling, parenting needs, child adjustment problems, work/family conflicts, emotional wellness, and financial literacy. The staff is multi-talented, with expertise in the areas of children, trauma, family systems, and/or adult development. Fees are based on an income-based scale. Fsi also offers employee assistance counseling.the strengthening families program for high-risk students is an evidence-based program for 10 to 14-year-olds designed to improve parents' relationships with their children. School-based counseling serves students attending parkland high school. The adoption and pregnancy counseling service provides counseling and support services for women facing an unplanned pregnancy, as well as offering adoption placement/services for families and individuals.the adoption service includes individual consultations to help families select the type of adoption situation that is most appropriate for them, pre-placement assessments (home studies), lifelong supportive services for all participants in an adoption, and recruitment of families for children with special needs. The agency is a member of the coalition of licensed private adoption agencies (coplaa).the family solutions cluster of services provides services for the entire family and has support from united way, fees, foundations, and government grants. Services list: family, child, individual, and couples counseling; strengthening families; ways to work; adoption services; pregnancy counseling; and post-adoption services.