Care Coordination

Care Coordination — Center for Child Counseling
Your First Step

Care Coordination & Resources

Not sure where to start? That's exactly what we're here for. Our intake team will listen, understand your needs, and connect you to the right services.

Whether you're a parent seeking help for your child, a professional making a referral, or a community partner looking to connect a family with support — our intake team is the front door to everything we do. We screen, assess, and provide warm handoffs to the services and resources that are the best fit for each family.

Screen

We listen to your concerns and assess the family's needs through thoughtful conversation.

Triage

We identify the right level of care — from prevention and early intervention to clinical treatment.

Connect

We provide warm handoffs to internal programs or community resources that match the family's needs.

Follow Up

We check in to make sure families are connected and getting the support they need.

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Our Approach

A Warm Welcome

Our intake team is more than a phone line — they're skilled professionals who take the time to listen, understand, and guide each family to the services that are the best fit. Every connection begins with care.

When a family reaches out — whether through a referral from a pediatrician, school, or community partner, or by contacting us directly — our intake team begins with a thoughtful conversation. We ask about the child's needs, the family's circumstances, and what kind of support would be most helpful.

From there, we provide a warm handoff to the right program or service. That might be one of our own programs — like our Child and Family Center, school-based therapy, infant mental health services, Child First, or SNAP® — or it might be a community resource that better fits the family's needs.

Care coordination runs through everything we do. Beyond our intake team, our Pediatric Integration Program includes a dedicated care coordinator embedded within partner pediatric practices, and our Child First teams each include a care coordinator who connects families with housing, employment, health care, and other essential supports.

Within our A Way of Being with Children approach, helping a family access basic needs is an act of care that communicates: "You are not alone, and you deserve support." This is what it means to help families feel Safe and Seen.

What to Expect

Whether you submit a referral through our website, connect through a partner portal, or reach out by phone or email — a member of our intake team will follow up personally. There's no wrong way to get started, and no concern too small.

We'll take the time to understand the situation and what kind of support would be most helpful. From there, we'll guide you to the right program or resource.

Kelly Benavidez — Intake Manager
Intake Team
Kelly Benavidez
Intake Manager

Kelly leads our intake team, ensuring every family receives a compassionate, responsive experience from the very first contact. She coordinates referrals, screenings, and connections across all of our programs.

Ways to Reach Us

Parents & Families

Call us directly or request an appointment online — no referral needed.

Professionals & Schools

Submit a referral through our online form and we'll follow up promptly.

Pediatric Partners

Refer through our Pediatric Integration EHR pathway for a seamless connection.

Community Partners

Call, email, or submit a referral — we welcome connections from any agency or organization.

"Connecting families to resources — housing, food, childcare, mentoring, and behavioral health services — helps create the safe, stable conditions that children need to thrive."

— Guided by the HOPE Framework & A Way of Being with Children
Our Approach

A Public Health Approach to Intake

Our intake process is guided by the same public health model that runs through every program we offer. We don't just match families to services — we assess the right level of care based on each family's unique strengths, needs, and circumstances.

Level 1
Prevention

Universal education, awareness, and resources that build protective factors and positive childhood experiences for all children and families — including those who are doing well and want to stay on a healthy path.

KidSafe personal safety education
SNAP® in Schools and Communities
Tip sheets and videos
Ways to Talk to Children resources
Feelings and Coping Curriculum
Online education at BeKidSafe.org
A Way of Being training
Parent workshops and education
Community resources and referrals
Level 2
Early Intervention

Targeted support for families showing early signs of concern — behavioral challenges, developmental questions, family stress, or emerging needs. We intervene early, before challenges become crises.

Mental health consultation
Psychoeducational and play groups
Stop Now and Plan (SNAP®) groups
HOPE and trauma-informed care workshops
Support groups
Care coordination
Crisis intervention
Visitation coaching
Level 3
Treatment

Evidence-based clinical services for children and families with significant mental health needs — delivered in the office, school or childcare center, pediatric offices, the client's home, in the community, and via telehealth.

Individual therapy
Group therapy
Family therapy
Child First home visiting
Childhood Trauma Response
Therapeutic visitation
Guided by HOPE

Screening for Strengths, Not Just Risk

Our intake process is grounded in the HOPE framework — which means we don't just screen for adversity. We also screen for the positive childhood experiences and protective factors that help children thrive.

Relationships

Safe, stable, nurturing connections with caring adults

Environments

Places that are physically and emotionally safe

Engagement

Social, civic, and community connection

Emotional Growth

Social and emotional competence and development

Screening for Positive Childhood Experiences

Research shows that positive childhood experiences can buffer against the effects of adversity — even when ACEs are present. That's why our intake team screens not only for adverse experiences but also for the positive experiences and protective factors that build resilience. This strengths-based approach helps us see the whole picture and connect families to services that build on what's already working.

Learn About Our Fighting ACEs with HOPE Approach →
Care Coordination — Center for Child Counseling
Resources

Programs & Community Resources

We connect families to the right support — whether through our own programs or trusted community partners across Palm Beach County.

Our Programs
2-1-1

Palm Beach & Treasure Coast

Not sure where to start? Dial 2-1-1 for free, confidential information and referrals to local health and human services — housing, food, utilities, health care, mental health, and more.

Available 24/7 — or visit 211pbtc.myresourcedirectory.com
Community Resources
HomeSafe

Protection for children, infants, and families from abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. Healthy Beginnings entry agency.

helphomesafe.org · (561) 383-9800
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies

Prenatal outreach, Healthy Start screening, lactation support, and maternal/infant health services.

hmhbpbc.org · (561) 665-4510
ChildNet

Child welfare case management, foster care services, prevention, and community-based programs.

childnet.us · (561) 352-2500
Early Learning Coalition

Childcare resources, School Readiness subsidies, VPK, and Early Head Start/Head Start programs.

elcpalmbeach.org · (561) 514-3300
Legal Aid Society of PBC

Free civil legal services — family law, housing, domestic violence, immigration, and elder law.

legalaidpbc.org · (561) 655-8944
Mobile Crisis Response

24/7 community-based intervention for behavioral health crises — trained clinicians, not law enforcement.

(561) 383-5777 — 24/7
Get Started

We're Here to Help

Referral

Submit a referral and our intake team will contact the family.

Referral Form
Appointment

Complete the form and our intake team will contact you.

Request Appointment
Contact Us

Not sure what you need? Just reach out — we'll guide you from there.

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