What Is Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI)?
HCBI provides in-home crisis services to families where a child is at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization or out-of-home placement. Why Is HBCI Important? According to the Report of the Surgeon General on Children’s Mental Health (U.S DHHS, 1999), there is a strong record of effectiveness for home based services, including Multi-Systemic Family Therapy. A major goal of home based services is to prevent an out-of-home placement, (Burns et al., 1999). One model that focuses on family reunification is the Homebuilders Program, which originated in Tacoma, Washington. The original model was designed to reunify abused and neglected children with their families by providing family-based services. This program found that 75-90% of the children and adolescents who participated did not require placement outside of the home.
