Thompson Family Forward™
service overview
provides in-home, rapid, intensive stabilization programs that prevent unnecessary teen foster care entry
how it works
Behavioral challenges in teens—often stemming from parent-child conflict or untreated trauma—can lead to status offenses such as truancy, running away, or other behaviors that place youth at risk of foster care entry. Thompson Family Forward™ offers a short-term, intensive family stabilization model that helps keep teens safely at home while strengthening family capacity. The program includes:
our goal: keep teens out of foster care
Across child welfare systems, adolescents are often removed from their homes due to behavioral crises and family conflict – not abuse or neglect. When rapid stabilization isn’t possible, foster care becomes the default. By keeping families together, we reduce crisis-driven costs, safeguard system capacity, and support stronger, healthier communities.
keep families together
reduce criminalization
improve youth outcomes
prevention
submit a referral
By referring teens to Thompson Family Forward™, community partners help prevent unnecessary foster care placements, strengthen family resilience, and support better outcomes for youth and communities alike.
If you know a teen in need, refer them to TFF today. Together, we can keep families strong and provide a future filled with hope.
who can submit a referral
TFF works in collaboration with agencies that interact with at-risk youth. Referrals can be made by: