Family First

When the family system is working, everyone benefits. Family First is a community-based program that helps families heal, grow, and thrive. By working in the home and community, our therapists gain a deep understanding of your child’s struggles and are able to support your entire family. Family First helps children and adolescents through a family-focused, home-based model designed to recognize struggles and build on family strengths. This program allows for true change and to transfer the skills necessary to thrive in lower levels of therapeutic care successfully.

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Family First: Helping Families Heal, Grow, and Thrive

At CGRC, we know a child’s family is one of their strongest and most important supports. When the family system is healthy and working well, everyone benefits. Family First is a community-based program designed to help families heal, grow, and thrive together.

Unlike traditional therapy, Family First brings care directly into your home and community, where our therapists can truly understand your child's struggles and support your entire family. Without the limits of an office setting, the opportunities for meaningful, lasting change multiply.

Using a variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions, our team focuses on recognizing challenges, building on family strengths, and promoting positive, long-term growth. The 8-month program gives families the time needed for true transformation, helping children and adolescents develop the skills they need to successfully step down to lower levels of care.

Our therapists provide:

  • Family therapy

  • Individual counseling

  • Parent education

  • Case management

  • Family support

  • 24 hour on-call support.

Family First has been a lifeline for many families, helping to regain stability, parents to recover their confidence, and children to renew their life’s potential.

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Family First Services and Medical Assistance

Your family’s journey toward healing starts here—and we’ll help you every step of the way.
Child Guidance’s Family First program is fully covered by Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance system. If your child has a disability or mental health diagnosis, they may be eligible for coverage, no matter your family’s income.

Already have Medical Assistance? Great! We can begin assessing your child’s needs and start services right away.

Need to enroll? It’s easy—just contact COMPASS at 877-395-8930.

Start Your Family’s Healing Journey Today

We provide Family First services in Delaware and Philadelphia counties. To refer a family or see if your family is the right fit, call us, Delaware County: (484) 454-8720, or Philadelphia County: (267) 713-4100 or Chester County: (610) 383-5635. Or send us a message here.