Lifeline Youth & Family Services

Lifeline Youth & Family Services' Adoption and Guardianship Support Services

Lifeline Youth & Family Services offers comprehensive Adoption and Guardianship Support Services (AGSS) in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Child Services. These services are designed to support families through the complex processes of adoption and guardianship, ensuring that children find stable and loving homes. The program includes support groups, both online and in-person, for families navigating these transitions. By providing a continuum of care, Lifeline helps foster, adoption, kinship, and guardianship families thrive. This partnership underscores Lifeline's commitment to creating safe, supportive environments for children and their families.

Lifeline Youth & Family Services' Home-Based Services

Lifeline Youth & Family Services provides a wide range of home-based services to families across Indiana, including family casework, family therapy, supervised visitations, parent aid services, and parent education. These services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each family, focusing on conflict resolution, problem-solving, age-appropriate discipline, and more. Utilizing evidence-based practices such as Family Centered Treatment (FCT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Lifeline ensures that families receive the highest quality care. This comprehensive approach helps keep families together and strengthens the family unit.

Lifeline Youth & Family Services' Evidence-Based Practices

Lifeline Youth & Family Services employs a variety of evidence-based practices to ensure effective and sustainable outcomes for the families they serve. These practices include Family Centered Treatment (FCT), 1-2-3 Magic, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). By integrating these scientifically validated methods, Lifeline addresses the diverse needs of families, promoting healing and positive behavioral changes. This commitment to evidence-based practices reflects Lifeline's dedication to delivering high-quality, impactful services.

Lifeline Youth & Family Services' Statewide Reach

Serving all 92 counties in Indiana, Lifeline Youth & Family Services ensures that families across the state have access to the support they need. With over 500 employees, Lifeline has a local presence in every community, providing personalized care and resources. This extensive reach allows Lifeline to handle approximately 3,500 referrals per week, demonstrating their capacity to support a large volume of clients. In 2022, Lifeline staff spent a total of 282,790 hours working directly with clients, underscoring their significant impact on the communities they serve.

Lifeline Youth & Family Services' Family Preservation Services

Lifeline Youth & Family Services offers Family Preservation Services (FPS) through home-based interventions designed to keep families together. These services focus on evidence-based practices such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to address the root causes of family issues. Lifeline provides in-home support for parents, helping them build essential skills in budgeting, childcare, house cleaning, cooking, time management, social skills, hygiene, and problem-solving. Additionally, Lifeline facilitates supervised visitations and offers 24/7 crisis intervention, ensuring that families receive the support they need to stay united and strong.