Children's Safety Centers

“As young as he is, he was still aware that there were adversities tied to the separation of his parents. As much as I tried to hide it, he still witnessed my struggles and feelings of defeat at times. He wanted to spend more time with me. He knew I was doing everything I could possibly do to make it so that he did get more time with me. Without the Safety Center, I can’t even imagine how I would have been able to get ANY time with him.”

The purpose of Children's Safety Centers is to provide children with an opportunity to develop a safe, happy and healthy relationship with their parents. We have a 17-year track record of consistent, quality service in the area of access and visitation without any incident resulting in physical harm.

Children's Safety Centers provides three key services for children and families:

• Supervised Visitation
• Safe Exchange
• Supervised Phone Calls

More detailed information: www.childrensafetycenters.org

Children's Safety Centers offers services to families where there have been a variety of histories that may include abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual), chemical dependency, or mental illness. There are other reasons that people may use our services, including parents trying to rebuild lost relationships with their children. We also provide services for grandparent or foster family visitation.

Research confirms that children who participate in programs such as ours:

• have a higher self-esteem
• are better problem solvers
• have fewer behavior problems
• are more socially competent than those in similar circumstances who have had no opportunity for supervised visitation.

(McWey, Lenore. Family Relations, 2004).