Alabama
Youth Villages provides intensive in-home services in Alabama through the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program models.
Programs
Provided to Alabama
Multisystemic Therapy®
For teens who are at-risk of placement out of home due to anti-social behavior
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 93%
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 88.4%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 90%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 81%
Figures represent data gathered in FY22-24 for all youth served for more than 60 days across all programs.
It was a year of record growth and innovation for Youth Villages.
Additional Resources
Alabama
Fact Sheet
3,965
youth served in Alabama
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stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
New England Backpack Heroes 2024: A Remarkable Success
The 2024 Youth Villages Backpack Heroes campaign was a tremendous success thanks to the incredible support from our volunteers, donors and corporate partners.
Q&A with Mr. Morton: Single Foster Parent of 10 Years
Get to know Middle Tennessee foster parent of the year, Joseph Morton. He is a single father who has been a foster parent with Youth Villages for 10 years.
Youth Villages Expands Intercept Program To Rhode Island To Offer In-home Support Services For Local Youth
Youth Villages, a nonprofit child welfare organization, today announced a service expansion in Rhode Island to provide intensive in-home services to youth currently in the care of and youth at risk of being in the care of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (RIDCYF).
Every Child TN Q&A: Mobilizing Tennesseans to Support Families Impacted by Foster Care
From the Frontline: Suicide Prevention
We have more than 4,500 employees across 27 states providing mental and behavioral health services to children, families and young adults. Whether they’re connecting families to specialized health services
New national collaborative works to build playbook for improved transition-age youth services, programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 06, 2024) — Imagine it is 2034. What will the world look like for transition-age youth leaving foster care or other children’s services? The newly formed National Collaborative for Transition-Age Youth hopes to influence the answer to that question.
Josiah’s Story
When the Department of Children and Families introduced Kallie and her children, 6-year-old Josiah and 1-year-old Jazmine, to the Intercept program.
Building connections vital for mental health, suicide prevention
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults in the United States. However, suicide doesn’t end with the tragedy itself.
Creating a safe home for those at risk of suicide
While some suicide attempts are carefully planned, 48% of adults think about the attempt for 10 minutes or less before acting, and 25% of children act in five minutes or less.
How a Memphis artist uses bobcats and ladybugs to help foster youth feel more at home
In 2009, a child at the Rose Center for Girls repeatedly refused to return to her “courtyard,” her living space that her bedroom was in. Most of the youth at the residential treatment facility struggled with serious behavioral and mental health issues
Local Leadership
Amanda Futral
Executive Director – Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma
As executive director of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma, Amanda Futral oversees Youth Villages’ Intercept in-home counseling, therapeutic foster care, LifeSet and mentoring programs in those areas.
Futral joined the staff of Youth Villages in 1999 as a family counselor in Paris, Tennessee, and was soon promoted to clinical supervisor. In 2002, she became senior clinical supervisor in Columbia, Tennessee. She went on to serve as regional supervisor in Clarksville, Dickson and Nashville. In 2007, she was promoted to regional manager of Nashville Intercept and foster programs for Youth Villages. She became Nashville director in 2009.
Futral earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Memphis and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Trevecca University.
LOCATIONS
AUBURN
2705 Frederick Road, Unit #1
Opelika, AL 36801
Directions
Contact
Phone: 334-737-4200
Fax: 334-737-4201
Birmingham
2367 Lakeside Drive, Suite A-1
Birmingham, AL 35244
Directions
Contact
Phone: 205-917-2990
Fax: 205-917-2980
Mobile
315 South Sage, Unit A
Mobile, AL 36606
Directions
Contact
Phone: 251-450-2335
Fax: 251-450-2339
