Annual Report 2008 Morrison Child and Family Services Morrison Annual Report Z 1 CEO’s Report Dear Friends, The miracles behind the facts and fi gures This year also brought further development are some 5,700 children whose lives have been of our organization. Through improved am excited to share with you some of changed as a result of the work of Morrison strategic planning and a solid leadership team, our successes this year in evolving the Child and Family Services. Many of the children Morrison is delivering innovative programs I organization and shaping the future of we serve have histories of abuse and neglect, that meet the needs of our families and work Oregon’s children. While it may seem or are at risk, and their parents have often toward measurable, positive outcomes. We at times that our work is never experienced a similar history. Many struggle are implementing programs that build on what done, we are seeing results with drug and alcohol addictions which make we know works best: bringing services into and change that give me it very diffi cult to make positive change. Yet the communities of the children and families inspiration and hope. As change can happen and we experience the with whom we work; tailoring our approaches we created this annual miracles every day when: to connect with families of all ethnicities and report, we worked • We see the glint of hope in the eye of a cultures; and always including the child and hard to give you young mother, trying desperately to parent his or her family in defi ning a treatment plan. accurate facts in a way which is foreign to her as she By providing leading mental health practices and fi gures but grasps the positive parenting concepts she delivered by committed, caring staff, we are what we most is learning in our Incredible Years program; helping children have a greater want you to chance of a good life. understand is • We meet someone in the community, and Our ability to serve that beyond she tells us that when she was a child, she the vulnerable children the numbers was abused, and her therapist at Morrison of Oregon is only possible is the human was the fi rst person to tell her she mattered, with support from impact of and that the treatment she received at our community every dollar Morrison changed her life; partners, spent, every • The young man in one of our drug and volunteers, helping hand alcohol treatment programs, whose and donors. given, to addiction at thirteen had already rendered Government contracts do not cover heal a child him incapable of functioning in the the total costs of providing services and as well as community safely, who came to us bleary the need for support continues to grow. countless eyed and numbed from drug use, and who Consequently, Morrison relies on other miracles now, with clear eyes and a clear mind, is a you, our community of supporters, to serve our represented in starter on his high school’s basketball team. children and families. I sincerely hope you will those fi gures. These individuals all succeeded because continue to be part of the Morrison community when they reached out for a hand to help them, and consider how you can lend your hand to helping Morrison was there. the children of Oregon in the coming year. Thank you. Individuals succeeded because when they reached out for a hand to help them, Morrison was there. Tia Gray Stecher, Chief Executive Offi cer Morrison Annual Report Z 2 About Morrison Morrison Child and Family Services continues to lead the communities of greater Portland in providing prevention, mental health and juvenile justice services that have a powerful positive impact on the lives of children and their families. Founded in 1947 by Dr. Carl Morrison’s mission is to provide Morrison, Oregon’s fi rst board-certifi ed quality comprehensive social, mental child psychiatrist, Morrison employs health and educational services that proven, evidence-based practices to strengthen the family and to establish support children who have suffered effective partnerships that promote from family abuse, substance abuse, community responsibility for children neglect, and other traumas, resulting in and families. This year, we adopted new mental and emotional issues. strategic goals to achieve this mission: A team of caring professionals work to meet the entire range of a • Help children and families improve child’s needs as they evolve over time, their lives by building an organization including mental health, early childhood that plans strategically, implements consultation and education, parent effectively, and responds quickly to education, and case management. changing conditions. Morrison includes the child and • Develop innovative programs that family in creating a treatment plan meet the community’s most critical and provides services integrated current and future needs. into the community. To help ensure • Expand Morrison’s resources positive results, Morrison is one by increasing our visibility and of the only nonprofi ts to self-fund diversifying our sources of support. a program evaluation department, which continuously assesses program With this focus, Morrison is poised to outcomes and makes recommendations take the next step in advancing its care of to better serve children and families. Portland’s children. MorrisonMorrison Annual Annual Report Report Z 3Z 3 Programs orrison’s continuum of care Teenagers often seem to fall through the Early Childhood is broad, and while the array cracks, but at Morrison we are getting Therapeutic Visitation is extensive, the results are them back on track. Early Childhood Intensive Outpatient Services M Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation similarly focused on making a difference • A much higher percentage of youth Day Treatment and Proctor Care in the lives of children. Incredible Years are back living in their communities, Early intervention programs for Listos Para Aprender young children include home-based rather than being incarcerated, on Parents Anonymous® of Oregon parent training, community and home- the run, or in residential treatment, a Parents as Teachers® Training based mental health counseling, foster year after leaving the Breakthrough Specialized Adolescent Services care, school-readiness programs, and program for intensive alcohol and Accessible to everyone drug treatment (81% up from 32%). Breakthrough Day Treatment and Proctor Care corresponding support for parents, Rosemont Treatment Center and School for Girls Through a grant from Kaiser foster parents, teachers, and childcare • Arrest rates for teen girls dropped Counterpoint Day Treatment and Proctor Care Permanente and Pacifi c Power by over half after completing the Counterpoint Outpatient Services Foundation, Morrison has been providers. A few of the many highlights Residential Alcohol & Drug Treatment (RAD) able to greatly improve the this year include: Rosemont residential program. Secure Residential Treatment Program service it provides to our Latino • Outpatient services provided mental • None of the youth who completed population and 300 families health therapy to nearly 2000 the Counterpoint mental health Mental Health were served this year as part of Outpatient Services our Outpatient Programs. Focus children and families. treatment for youth displaying Family Sexual Abuse Treatment (FSAT) groups clarifi ed Latino clients’ inappropriate sexual behavior have • Parent mentor services expanded to Early Childhood Outpatient needs and issues with access reoffended in the year after leaving support 175 new families. Counterpoint Outpatient to services. Programs now treatment, and a very high percent Intensive Community Based Services include staff training on working • The award-winning Incredible Years have remained in their communities. Edgefi eld Children’s Services with Latino families and a program helped 20 “at risk” groups Hand in Hand Day Treatment and Proctor Care focus on recruiting bilingual- (3 in Spanish) learn parenting skills, Additional programs include family Crisis Prevention Outreach (CPO) bicultural staff for professional improve their parenting attitudes, counseling, crisis intervention, individual Psychology Internship Program mental health positions. and handle challenging child treatment and case management services. In addition, Morrison has built new relationships with behaviors at home. service providers in the Latino Morrison continues to lead the way in community. early childhood mental health services. In Volunteers help make it happen October 2007, a delegation of Social Service Anne Kelly Feeney is a volunteer driver for Morrison. Administrators and local politicians from Denmark For more than fi ve years, she has driven children from school visited to observe the Incredible Years program. to therapy, often working with the same child for many months and building friendships with them. She considers herself a role model for girls who will one day be parents, and sees great value in providing consistent, safe, caring support. “Many of these children have experienced signifi cant abuse or trauma, and for just a little while each week, I’d like them to feel secure and taken care of,” says Anne. She has actively recruited others to join her at Morrison Morrison Annual Report Z 4 and believes that driving children is not only easy, but incredibly rewarding! Puppets Wally and Molly from Incredible Years Board of Directors Jane Holbrook Elise Bouneff Pam Lum Chair Vice President & Senior Vice President Community Advocate Professional Banking Manager Umpqua Bank 2008-2011: 2nd Term Bank of the Cascades 2006-2009: 2nd Term 2006-2009: 1st Term Pati Schmitt Larry Wobbrock Chair-Elect Amy Dickerson Larry Wobbrock Trial Lawyer PC Perkins & Co. Vice President, NW Division 2008-2011: 2nd Term 2006-2009: 2nd Term Administration Manager Bank of the West Julie Young John Acosta 2007-2010: 1st Term Community Advocate Immediate Past Chair 2008-2011: 2nd Term Community Advocate Chris Greyerbiehl 2006-2009: 2nd Term Controller PCC Structurals, Inc. Bruce Kelly 2008-2009: 1st Term Secretary 2nd Vice President Caroline Guest The Standard 2008-2011: 2nd Term Executive Vice President, HR Movie Gallery, Inc.