
Child-Parent Psychotherapy
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Child-Parent Psychotherapy
Homeless Children’s Network supports the training of clinicians on evidence-based practices for mental health treatment. In 2024, HCN received dedicated funding to train clinicians and serve children and families with Child-Parent Psychotherapy, an Evidence-Based Practice.
CPP May Help When
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Children have been through scary or painful events such as the loss of a loved person, separation, serious medical procedures, abuse, or violence at home or in the community
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Children show difficult behaviors
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Children have a change in placement or caregivers
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Family members have physical health or mental health difficulties
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Caregivers would like to help with parenting and improving parent-child relationships
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What is CPP?
Therapy for young children, from birth through age 5, as well as their parents/caregivers

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Supports family strengths and relationships ​
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Helps families heal and grow after stressful experiences ​
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Respects family and cultural values​

Our Mission
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Providing services that help young children and families recover and heal after stressful and traumatic events

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Service Settings
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Getting to Know the
Child & Family
We spend time meeting alone with parents/ caregivers to understand the family’s
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Needs and challenges
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Strengths and values
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History and experiences ​
If needed, we connect families to resources and services. We make a plan for how CPP will help your family.
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Addressing Families' Needs
We usually meet once a week with the parent/caregiver and child. If old enough, we first help children understand
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Who we are
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Why they are coming
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What we will do together
We often use toys because young children show feelings and thoughts through play We may meet alone as adults We help parents/caregivers and children to
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Understand each other
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Talk and play about difficult experiences
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Respond to difficult feelings and behaviors
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Create a family story that leads to healing
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Getting to Know the
Child & Family
We spend time meeting alone with parents/ caregivers to understand the family’s
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Needs and challenges
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Strengths and values
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History and experiences ​
If needed, we connect families to resources and services. We make a plan for how CPP will help your family.


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