Brevard Childhood Court – Healing Through Action – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

BREVARD EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT

- HEALING THROUGH ACTION - A UNIQUE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY -

There are lots of opportunities that benefit young children and their parents, families, and caregivers when the decision is made to participate in the Early Childhood Court program. Research confirms that children’s first 1000 days of life during their development is a window of opportunity to effectively intervene after they’ve experienced abuse or neglect. To be effective, interventions must begin early and be designed with infants, toddlers, and families in mind. Given this critical time when young children’s brains and social attachments are developing, the ECC program offers the following specialized evidence-based interventions resulting in positive outcomes.

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ECC REFERRAL FORM

EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT OFFERS:

Judicial Leadership with frequent court hearings to review progress
Trauma-Responsive court involvement
Specialized evidence-based therapeutic programs
Relationship-based assessment of each child and parent/caregiver with treatment recommendations for reunification
Highly individualized case plans addressing specific needs of parents to young children
Child Parent Psychotherapy focused on improving parent-child relationship
Infant Mental Health Services to screen for developmental and social-emotional treatment needs
Parent psychosocial education to promote better long-term developmental outcomes for children
Significant parent and caregiver involvement with services, meetings, and hearings
Family Team Meetings with parents and multidisciplinary professionals
Community resource navigation assistance
Parent case plan support and coaching
Increased family time to strengthen attachment and expedite permanency
Building co-parenting relationships between parents and resource families
Placement stability and concurrent planning
Child-Centered decision making for healthy development and timely permanency
Promoting healing and resilience for children and their families