Team-based Approach
FIT Services support the recovery, health, and well-being of parents and children through a coordinated, integrated continuum of care. Services are designed to enhance quality of life, reduce symptoms and needs, build resilience, improve day-to-day functioning, and support the stable reunification of families. Parents receive the tools and support needed to rebuild healthy functioning and sustain positive change within the home.
The FIT Team provides intensive, community-based treatment that encourages meaningful parental behavior change related to substance use and mental health. Services also focus on strengthening parenting skills, supporting safe and stable caregiving, and promoting healthy bonding between parents and children.
Core FIT Program Services
Counseling: Individual therapeutic services delivered in the home to support behavioral health goals, parental functioning, and enhanced Caregiver Protective Capacities. Counselors work closely with each parent to develop practical skills that support healthier decision-making and family stability.
Case Management: Coordinated support services that address basic family needs and link parents with essential community resources. Case managers ensure that all therapeutic and support services are aligned to strengthen family safety, well-being, and progress toward reunification.
Peer Support: Peer specialists provide encouragement, engagement, and recovery skill development through lived experience and compassionate guidance. Peer support helps increase motivation, reduce isolation, and strengthen commitment to healthy change.
Eligibility
The FIT Team accepts referrals from child protective investigators, child welfare case managers, and Community-Based Care Lead Agencies. Individuals working with child welfare families, including engagement programs and dependency court partners, may also refer parent or guardian participants.
FIT Team services are available to parent or guardian participants who meet all of the following criteria:
- Eligible for publicly funded behavioral health services under s. 394.674, Florida Statutes, including those who are underinsured
- Meet diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder
- Have a child who has been determined to be Unsafe, with priority given to families with children ages 0 through 10
- Have a child welfare case plan with the goal of reunification when children are in out-of-home care
- Are willing to participate in FIT services or are court court-ordered to participate in the FIT Program
- A referral form is available for download for partners and stakeholders who wish to connect eligible families to the FIT Team.
Taking the Next Step
Families entering the FIT Program receive compassionate, nonjudgmental support designed to meet them exactly where they are. DISC Village is committed to strengthening families, promoting stability, and helping parents take meaningful steps toward recovery and reunification.
A referral form is available below for child welfare partners and community stakeholders who want to connect families to the FIT Team.