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Youth & Family
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Our Youth and Family
Services (YFS) team includes, clockwise from front left, Marissa
Sevigny, Luis Ramirez, YFS Director Pat Doherty and Lisa Winn. |
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Patient Privacy |
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For a statement on The Bridge's privacy practices regarding the
use of patient information, click
here. |
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Click
here for YFS
Director Pat Doherty's article, "Lessons from Rats." |
Click
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article "Luis Ramirez: A Caring Counselor"
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Click
here for article
"Girls...Our Hidden Treasures"
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As the
Youth Service Bureau for the Town of West Hartford, The Bridge
Family Center is responsible for assessment, resource
development, community involvement, and advocacy on behalf of
children, youth, and families. These efforts allow The Bridge
to provide the following comprehensive prevention and
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Counseling Services
School-Based Services
Positive
Youth Development Programs
Youth and Family
Support Groups
Parenting Programs
Crisis Response Team
Juvenile Review Board
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In fiscal year 2007, more than 4,00 children, youth and families
were served, including 3,070 youths and 978 adults.
Privacy Policy
E-Mail Us
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© 2003 - 2008 The Bridge Family Center, Inc.
1022 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford,
CT 06107
Telephone: 860.521.8035
¿ Fax:
860.521.8036
E-Mail:
info@bridgefamilycenter.org
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Counseling Services |
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The Bridge
Family Center offers counseling for a broad range of concerns
for children, youth, and families in the Hartford region. The
Bridge has several counselors, all of whom have masters’
degrees. Staff are committed to their continuing growth as
professionals. This commitment is manifested in the high
quality of care offered to young people and families.
Weekday,
evening and Saturday appointments are available and home visits
may be made, if needed. To schedule an appointment with a
counselor, call The Bridge at 521-8035. Fees are based on a
very reasonable sliding scale.
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School-Based Services |
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The Bridge Family Center
offers school-based services in collaboration with school
personnel. Services provided include case consultation and
crisis intervention; on-site counseling; groups on a variety of
issues; speakers on topics of interest for student, staff, or
parent groups; and resources and referral. Bridge staff members
serve on Student Assistance Teams (S.A.T.s) and other student
support teams.
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Positive Youth
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The
Bridge’s Positive Youth Development programs focus on young
peoples’ strengths rather than their failings, and offer them
hope for the future. A variety of programs aim to foster a
sense of competence, usefulness, and belonging in young people.
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Positive Youth Development Groups
– A variety of
groups and programs provide support to young people and
facilitate the development of life skills such as leadership,
decision-making, stress and anger management, communication, and
problem-solving. Examples of Bridge youth groups are:
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Girls’
groups
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Boys’
groups
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Children
of Divorce and Separation
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Healthy
Relationships
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Alternative to Detention/Suspension/Expulsion
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Various
groups at the Hillcrest Neighborhood Center
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Gay/lesbian support group
· West
Hartford Teen Center
- Housed in Elmwood Community Center, the Teen Center is a safe,
supervised, substance-free drop-in center open to high school
age West Hartford teens. A variety of activities are offered,
including basketball, billiards, and monthly special events.
Adventure-Based
Learning -
Bridge staff members facilitate experiential games and
initiatives that focus on communication skills, team building,
and conflict resolution. The Bugbee Ropes Course, located at
Bugbee Elementary School, offers students a variety of outdoor
adventure activities, including low and high ropes elements,
which provide a progression of individual and group challenges.
Summer Adventures
- The Bridge’s Summer Adventure Program offers middle school
students a variety of recreational opportunities.
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Parenting Programs |
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A wide range of
parenting programs is offered for families. In addition, Bridge
counselors provide parenting support in individual counseling
sessions.
Parent Consultation
Center - A
place to turn for advice, suggestions, or answers when parents
have questions about raising children. A Lending Library offers
an excellent selection of parenting books and videos.
Parenting Through
Swimming – A
parenting program that allows a parent or caregiver and child
(aged 1-8) to work together in the water under the supervision
of an experienced family therapist/aquatics instructor.
Living With 10- to
15-Year-Olds
- A parenting series designed to provide new information and a
better understanding of your changing child.
Parenting Workshops
- Bridge staff members offer interactive workshops addressing a
variety of parenting issues.
displaying challenging behaviors.
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Parenting Children With ADHD
– A support group that helps parents with practical techniques,
strategies, and interventions for dealing with your child who is
struggling with attention issues and hyperactivity.
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Parenting Workshops
- Bridge staff members offer interactive workshops addressing a
variety of parenting issues.
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Crisis Response Team |
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The Bridge has a team of
mental health professionals who are trained to provide
psychological and emotional intervention in the immediate and
short-term aftermath of traumatic incidents.
More...
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Juvenile Review Board |
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A representative from
The Bridge serves on the West Hartford Juvenile Review Board (JRB).
The JRB provides appropriate and meaningful consequences to
first time juvenile offenders with the goal of preventing future
delinquent behavior. Bridge counselors offer family meetings to
get to the root cause of why the juvenile is getting into
trouble. Bridge staff also attempt to connect these youth with
positive youth development programs.
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