Institute for Child and Family Health

Institute for Child and Family Health, located in Miami, Florida, has been serving the children, adolescents, and families of Miami-Dade County since 1945. They offer dual diagnosis treatment, young adult rehab, outpatient rehab and detox treatment. They accept Medicaid, county or local government funds, community mental health block grants, cash or self payment and state financed health insurance plans.

This year, Institute for Child and Family Health (ICFH), merged into Cayuga Centers. Their hallmark is their structured programs and therapy groups for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders. They have special programs in place for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and persons with serious mental illness. They provide language services including sign language for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals, Spanish translations, as well as other languages including Creole and Portuguese. They also offer intensive case management, court ordered outpatient treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

This community health center is one of the oldest and largest in the state of Florida that is exclusively dedicated to the well being of children and families. They serve over 35,000 children, adolescents and families per year. Their mission is to empower the children, youth and families of the community by providing services that enhance their emotional, physical and educational well being. They offer a number of therapeutic treatments and counseling services to help a diverse group of children and families dealing with various mental health issues.