Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based, short-term counseling service that provides high-quality family intervention.  It is an internationally recognized model for improving outcomes for troubled youth and their families. This program is for youth who have received referral for the treatment of behavioral or emotional problems including co-occurring substance use disorders by the juvenile justice, behavioral health, school, or child welfare systems. FFT addresses both symptoms of serious emotional disturbance in the identified youth as well as parenting/caregiving practices and/or caregiver challenges that affect the youth and caregiver’s ability to function as a family. The FFT model serves as a step-down or diversion from higher levels of care and seeks to understand and intervene with the youth within their network of systems including, family, peers, school and neighborhood/community.