Evidence-Based Interventions for Youth and Families
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based intervention for youth and families. This high-quality, strength-focused family counseling model is designed primarily for at-risk youth who have been referred by the juvenile justice, mental health, school, or child welfare systems. Services are short-term and conducted in community settings.
Why is FFT LLC the Training and Certification Organization of Choice?
Independently Studied with Consistently Positive Results
Largest Number of Certified Locations
Largest FFPSA
Footprint
Advanced Data Tracking Software
Experts in Large-Scale State and Nationwide Projects
Quick and Efficient Startup Process
Who Functional Family Therapy Serves
- At-Risk Youth and Families
- Youth in the Child Welfare System
- Gang-involved Youth
- Youth Under Probation and Parole
- At-Risk Youth and Families
- At-Risk Youth and Families
- Youth in the Child Welfare System
- Gang-involved Youth
- Youth Under Probation and Parole
Evidence-Based Solutions for At-Risk Youth and Families
Our family counseling approach is scientifically proven to help at-risk youth and families overcome behavior problems, conduct disorder, substance abuse, and delinquency.
Keeping Youth and Families Together at Home
Our family preservation adaptation is designed for youth and families in child welfare settings and provides tailored services to youth and families based on their specific needs.
Addressing Youth Gang Involvement
Our youth gang prevention and reduction approach focuses on troubled youth and families and directly addresses criminogenic risk factors that are often more prominent in a gang population than in a more general delinquent population.
Case Management Solutions for Juvenile Justice Systems
Our adaptation designed for probation, parole, and justice-involved youth takes what is known to work when treating this population and adapts it into a case management approach for juvenile justice systems.

Evidence-Based
Over 50 studies conducted on our family counseling model over the past five decades point to consistently positive results—both short and long-term.
Cost-Effective
FFT delivers cost benefits to taxpayers. Florida, for example, saved $193 million through the inclusion of FFT in its Redirection Project.


Family-Focused
By including a family's individual set of values, cultures, needs, and barriers in the treatment planning process, FFT significantly increases motivation for change.