SYSTEM NAVIGATION AND FAMILY SERVICES INITIATIVE

System Navigation (SN) is a family-driven program offering free services to all eligible families; services are funded by the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County and are a collaborative effort with 2-1-1 and Gulfcoast Jewish Family Services. To access services, families call 2-1-1 for an eligibility screening. 

SN is designed to work in partnership with families to assist in resource management and service linkage, and to reduce family stressors associated with, but not limited to, the following concerns:
•         School/Education
•         Substance Abuse/Use
•         Behavioral/Mental Health
•         Parenting
•         Judicial/Legal
•         Crisis/Safety
•         Housing/Financial
•         Family Interaction

System Navigation (SN) services are intended to maximize resources while meeting the needs and building on the strengths of each family; services include:
•         Screening for service eligibility
•         Targeted, in-depth assessment for identified concerns 
•         System Navigation (Case Management) services to ensure the family and child(ren) needs are being met through community resource linking and education
•         Access to mental health services including:
      –      Individual, group, and family outpatient services
      –      In-home family services
      –      Behavior modification

FSI Family Connection Navigation; FSI HOME Navigation; FSI system Navigation; Building Strong Families; School-Based Navigation; Largo Strong served a total of 844 households or 2,532 individuals in 2020.

We pride in a 98% success rate and are integrated throughout Pinellas County with a diverse range of programs and services such as; Building Strong Families, Fiduciary Education, Homeless Leadership Alliance, CareerSource Pinellas, Coral Way Neighborhood collaboration, to name a few.

System Navigation (SN) is located at the PEMHS Palm Way Campus at 1614 Palm Way, Largo, FL 33771. 
For more information, please contact:
Courtney Covington, Coordinator of Community and Family Services email: ccovington@pemhs.org
Angela Carpenter, System Navigator Supervisor email: acarpenter@pemhs.org
Dolores Raffa, System Navigator Supervisor email: draffa@pemhs.org