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About Our Services
Shelter Care - Shirley M. Miller Attention Home
Program Description
Created in 1976, the Attention Home offers an alternative to detention
or the streets for adolescents who have committed minor offensives,
face a short-term family crisis, are struggling with addiction or
have had their placement break down. Teens receive caring, individual
treatment while attending school or doing work. Highly trained staff
stabilizes the young person, provides daily attention and guidance,
assists with case planning and prepares each child for family reunification,
if appropriate, or other placement if necessary.
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| The Shirley M. Miller
Attention Home is an8-bed home overlooking the Clark Fork River
just west of downtown Missoula. |
Program Structure
At the Attention Home, adolescents receive:
- A safe, stable and creative environment with five full-time
Child Care Workers, a Home Manager, a Professional counselor and
a Program Director in the Home.
- Individual and group therapy aimed at promoting healthy emotional
expression, improving insight, increasing self-esteem and improving
anger management and other inter-personal skills.
- A structured daily program, including school and recreational
and cultural activities, with a graduated privilege system that
teaches social skills and behavior.
- Access to community services, including professional therapy
and health care.
Placement Criteria
Youngsters appropriate for emergency placement at the Shirley M.
Miller Attention Home are 10 to 18 year-olds who are in crisis and
cannot return home or remain in a placement due to emotional crisis,
family conflict, a lack of supervision, abuse or neglect issues,
a need for assessment or trouble with the law. The Attention Home
accepts referrals for any child in need of shelter or assistance,
from an agency or family. The average stay at the Attention Home
is 21 days but stays range from overnight to a couple of months.
We are able to successfully address and resolve family crisis in
over 80% of all cases. To date, nearly 6,000 young people have been
helped at our Missoula Attention Home.
Contact Information
Sally Stansberry, Director of Operations
P.O. Box 7616
Missoula, MT 59807-7616
Phone: (406) 721-2704 ext. 225
Fax: (406) 721-0034
sstansberry@youthhomes.com
Craig Krueger, Program Director
550 N California
Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406) 721-2704 ext. 233
or (406) 549-3836
ckrueger@youthhomes.com
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