Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc

Welcome to Eckerd Kids – one of the nation’s largest nonprofit child and family service organizations. An established leader that has assisted nearly 200,000 children since 1968, Eckerd Kids helps public and private organizations by sharing best practices and advocating for system reform. Through our breadth and depth of services and commitment to quality outcomes, we have become the first name in second chances. Learn more.

The Eckerd Kids mission is to provide and share solutions that promote the well-being of children and families in need of a second chance. Our vision is to ensure that each child has the opportunity to succeed. Learn more.

Eckerd Kids is committed to not only providing the solutions that help struggling families thrive, but also to sharing these solutions with others. At Eckerd Kids, we believe that both providers and agencies are at their strongest when they are working together, rather than apart, on ways to improve long-term youth outcomes. Learn more.

Eckerd Kids’ 2020 Vision represents the organization’s overarching strategic objective — to serve 23,500 youth annually by the year 2020 and to be recognized nationally as a leader in the nonprofit youth services arena. Over the next five years, our goal is to increase the number of youth served by more than 30 percent of our current population. Learn more.

Research shows that it is far more cost efficient and effective to prevent at-risk youth from ever becoming involved with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. Eckerd Kids’ prevention services promote healthy child development and strengthen families by intervening early in children’s lives to ensure lifelong success.

Eckerd Kids’ community-based services are outcome-driven programs serving children and families involved in child welfare, juvenile justice or both. These programs enable at risk children and youth ages birth through 23 to remain safely in their homes and receive services in their own communities while still addressing complex emotional and behavioral needs. These cost effective services divert at-risk youth from detention and residential programs and also support their successful return from residential placement to their families and communities.

When a youth has been away from home for an extended period of time, returning home can often be an overwhelming experience for both the youth and family. Transitional services assist the family in readjusting to the youth’s return from a residential placement. Staff work with the youth to facilitate a positive change in their behavior and address any family issues and needs with the goal of improving family functionality.

Since 1968, Eckerd Kids has provided residential therapeutic treatment for boys and girls who have behavioral and emotional issues. We specialize in helping youth who have failed in other residential placements or have not responded to less restrictive, community-based interventions.

Eckerd Kids offers system of care management to coordinate services for youth in child welfare and foster care or who are at risk of being placed outside the home.

Eckerd Workforce Development provides career pathways and support to adults, dislocated workers, and youth ages 16 to 24. Its one-stop delivery system provides a range of career services to fit the needs of each individual. Additionally, Eckerd Workforce Development aligns with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and provides all of its employment services free of charge to eligible participants.

Eckerd Kids is driven by its mission to provide and share solutions that promote the well-being of children and families in need of a second chance. Part of that belief focuses on our ability to share our management and innovation successes with other organizations who may be struggling to achieve their mission. Our proactive solutions allow non-profit organizations to merge missions, scale successes and increase impact together.

Giving children and families much-needed second chances is a monumental task. That’s why the support of donors, partners and friends like you is so important. When you make a donation to Eckerd Kids, you are making it possible for us to continue our mission to improve the lives of children in our communities.

One of the greatest gifts you can give a child in need is your time. There are hundreds of volunteer opportunities available with Eckerd Kids, and we can help you find the best way for you to give back in a meaningful and fulfilling way.

Around the country, there are thousands of children in the foster care system who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and/or neglect. These children need loving homes and foster parents who can meet their unique needs. Become a champion for a child in foster care.

Many of the children in the foster care system are available for adoption and are waiting for forever families. When you adopt, you are giving a child a second chance to become part of a family, something that every child deserves. Eckerd Kids believes there are families out there for every child living in foster care – families who can provide a loving, permanent home where children can adjust, grow and thrive in a safe and stable environment.

For adolescent girls who are having emotional or behavioral difficulties, Eckerd E-Nini-Hassee Outdoor Therapeutic School for Girls delivers fully-accredited education and counseling services in a therapeutic outdoor environment that fosters personal growth.

E-Nini-Hassee was founded in 1969 by Jack and Ruth Eckerd as the first outdoor therapeutic program for troubled girls in the southeast.

At E-Nini-Hassee, the Eckerds created a positive, strength-based environment for girls ages 12-18 to experience nurturing guidance. Students are able to see adults role modeling appropriate behaviors, learn in an educational setting with passionate teachers and participate in therapeutic outdoor adventures during their time at the school. E-Nini-Hassee helps girls fully realize the potential that already exists within them.

We specialize in treating the following diagnosis:

Today, E-Nini-Hassee remains the most established and trusted outdoor therapeutic school for girls in all of the southeastern United States. It is also consistently identified as one of the most effective programs of its kind.

Licensed Level II Residential and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

Sponsored by Eckerd Kids and the State of Florida Department of Children & Families.

Kids Central Inc Publix Inverness Citrus County Chronicle Citrus County Sheriff’s Department Women of Sugar Mill Woods Floral City Methodist Church United Methodist of Homosassa Rotary of Inverness Rotary of Homosassa Lions Club Inverness VFW Inverness Anti-Drug Coalition Citrus County Dr. Julie Suddath Dr. Joseph Adan Citrus County Health Department Community Alliance Citrus County

Phone: (727) 461-2990 Toll Free: (800) 554-4357

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Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Transitional housing or halfway house
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Residential
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• Council on Accreditation

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Adolescents
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

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Ancillary Services

• Treatment for internet use disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents

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Gender Accepted

• Female

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Exclusive Services

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