Challenges

Challenges: A Child Management Program is a flexible, family-focused intervention. Workers meet with families in their homes to teach and model, for parents, specific skills in child management, conflict resolution, problem solving and advocacy. Challenges is a community-based alternative to the residential treatment of children with behaviour problems. The length of intervention is based on the needs of the family (approximately 3 to 5 months). Booster sessions (follow- up support) are available following the completion of the program.

Inclusionary Criteria:

• Residents of Peel
• Children/youth who are 0 to 18 years of age and their families
• Children/youth experiencing mental health issues, which manifest themselves as acting-out behaviours at home, school and/or in the community
• Parents/caregivers expressing difficulty in managing their child’s/youth’s behaviour
• Whose parents agree to actively participate in the program
• Families who prefer to have this type of service offered in their home

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