Arkansans Collaborating to Improve Our Network (ACTION for Kids)

Overview of Program:

ACTION for Kids is a project designed to help children with severe emotional disturbances in Craighead, Lee, Mississippi, and Phillips counties.  The program works through the implementation of a System of Care (comprehensive individualized services) for youth and families.  It is funded by a 6-year, $6.5 million grant awarded to the State of Arkansas by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 

Program Vision Statement:

To create accessible, integrated, and functional communities of care for Arkansas children and youth with emotional and behavioral concerns that are both family-driven and youth-guided to ensure a meaningful outcome for each child and family.

Program Mission Statement:

ACTION for Kids will serve as a catalyst for change in the state of Arkansas by developing a community based, culturally competent wraparound infrastructure that is family driven and youth guided to provide individualized services that are supported by empirical evidence and delivered in the least restrictive environment for children with serious emotional disturbances.

 

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