--- title: Child Welfare & Wellbeing | Crittenton Center description: Invest in the future of children's lives with Crittenton Center's welfare and wellbeing programs. 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Check out any upcoming educational, inspirational, and FUN activities we have in store for you!**[Learn More](https://crittentoncenter.org/calendar-of-events?hsLang=en) ** - [home](https://crittentoncenter.org?hsLang=en) - [services](https://crittentoncenter.org/services?hsLang=en) - [child welfare & well-being](https://crittentoncenter.org/services/child-welfare-wellbeing) # Child Welfare & Well-being   ![crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-icon](https://crittentoncenter.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Services/crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-icon.webp?width=508&height=400&name=crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-icon.webp "crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-icon") embracing children ## Building Hearts & Homes A common mantra of Crittenton Center, ***Better Care for Today’s Youth Means Better Outcomes for Tomorrow’s Adults***. We believe that care for children is a long-term investment into the most important foundation…their lives! Building up for success means more than what kind of job you can get or how much money you can make. It means learning to love, having self-worth, wanting to take risks and adventure, finding joy in everything, and knowing it’s okay to make mistakes. We celebrate their accomplishments, cheer on their journeys, and embrace them when they need love. Through our two programs, Supervised Apartment Living and our Transitional Therapeutic Home, we provide much-needed services for youth who are faced with complex trauma, substance use disorders, behavioral disorders, and other mental health needs.  ![crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-illustration](https://crittentoncenter.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Services/crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-illustration.webp?width=427&height=400&name=crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-illustration.webp "crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-illustration") 16.5 - 21 years ## Supervised Apartment Living A foster care program in which young adults ages 16.5-21 live first in a group setting and then, as skills develop, live more independently in a housing setting of their choosing. While in the program, youth learn independent living skills, receive monthly stipends, and are supported in obtaining their high school diploma and/or gaining employment. On our Crittenton Campus, we have built six tiny homes to serve as a gateway of independence for these young adults before they enter the world. Here, they will learn to maintain their household while having the safekeeping of their Crittenton Caseworker nearby, should they need assistance. [Explore Supervised Apartment Living](https://crittentoncenter.org/services/child-welfare-wellbeing/supervised-apartment-living?hsLang=en) reach out ## Looking for Help? We are here to serve you. Along with our programs and services, we've gathered a Community Resource Directory to connect families and youth with trusted support in areas like housing, mental health, substance use, and more. Whether you're looking for help, family and parenting resources, or ways to support our mission, we invite you to reach out and explore what's available. [Community Resources](https://crittentoncenter.org/community-resources?hsLang=en) [Contact Us](https://crittentoncenter.org/contact?hsLang=en) reach out ## Looking for Help? We are here to serve you. For more information about our programs and services, family and parenting resources, or even how you can help our mission, please reach out to us!  [Contact Us](https://crittentoncenter.org/contact?hsLang=en) ages 0-18 ## Transitional Therapeutic Home Here, we provide emergency placement for Iowa children ages 0-18 who can no longer safely remain in their homes due to abuse and/or neglect. These children may be brought in by the police or referred by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, or the Iowa Juvenile Court System. Upon arrival, children are met with compassionate and understanding Crittenton Center employees who can provide crisis intervention services, therapeutic supervised family visitation, aftercare case coordination, on-site education by certified teachers, medical care, mental health and substance use services, and other needed supportive services. Families of these children may also receive crisis intervention services, referral services, and supportive care during this challenging time. Unfortunately, many of the youth in our care do not have family support, so our employees are also trained to work with foster families in understanding the complex individual needs of our children with the goal of successfully discharging the youth to a foster home.  [Explore Our Transitional Therapeutic Home](https://crittentoncenter.org/services/child-welfare-wellbeing/transitional-therapeutic-home?hsLang=en) ![crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-transitional-homes-illustration-2](https://crittentoncenter.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Services/crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-transitional-homes-illustration-2.webp?width=424&height=400&name=crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-transitional-homes-illustration-2.webp "crit-services-child-welfare-wellbeing-transitional-homes-illustration-2") additional services ## Specialized Services Recipients of both Federal and State grants, Crittenton Center is able to provide Mental Health Services to the youth residing in their care. These services include Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Teaching Families Model, and Therapeutic Supervised Visitations–a supervised interaction between adult and child under the lens of a Clinician. Our approach to the youth in our care is Trauma-Informed, which means that we understand and consider the nature of trauma and promote environments of healing and recovery. Additionally, modifications are consistently being made to our center to allow for a more Therapeutic setting, such as calming rooms, art rooms, activity equipment, and more.  Crittenton Center also provides a Street Outreach Program which aims to assist youth/young adults in transitioning from homelessness to safe and stable housing. Services in the Street Outreach Program include: Services include street-based education and outreach, individual assessments, intensive case management, gateway services/supplies, harm reduction/survival aid, referrals to community resources and services, transportation, emergency shelter services (if applicable), Substance Use Disorder and mental health treatment (if applicable), partner opioid treatment, and services focused on human trafficking.  *This website is supported by Grant Number HHS-2022-ACF-ACYF-CU-0094/HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-YO-0047 from the Children's Bureau* *(CB)/Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB),* *within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Children’s Bureau/Youth Services Bureau.*  *The project described was supported by Grant Number TI-23-005 from Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration . Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the \[SAMHSA\].* *This publication is supported by Grant Number HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-YO-0047 from the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this publication. 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