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Youth Development in Topeka

School and Outreach Services (SOS)

Helping children learn valuable skills

Some children and teens aged 6-18 struggle with mental health challenges, as well as important social and behavioral skills. School & Outreach Services (SOS) provide a safe, structured group setting in which children and teens can learn and practice those important skills.

SOS Brochure

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How it Works

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FSGC’s School & Outreach Services (SOS) work in a group format to help children and adolescents learn and practice social and behavioral skills, including:

  • Respecting authority and following rules
  • Making friends and keeping the friends they have
  • Skipping school consistently
  • Staying in the classroom, rather than having their school day shortened for behavioral or disciplinary reasons
  • Managing anger
  • Expressing one’s self appropriately

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FSGC Mental Health Providers lead therapeutic activities and games in a supportive setting. In addition to SOS groups at FSGC after school, groups are also held on-site at a number of Topeka schools.

Why choose FSGC

Family Service & Guidance Center is the only community mental health center in Kansas dedicated exclusively to meeting the unique mental health challenges of children, teens and families.

We serve over 10,000 children each year from more than 30 Kansas counties with direct clinical services, education and outreach. Our highly trained, dedicated professionals are here to help by providing services for youth development in Topeka.

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Don’t let little problems become big ones.

We know how hard it is to be a parent. FSGC can help. Visit the “Get Started” page now and pre-register your child for services at Family Service & Guidance Center. The sooner they get started, the sooner they’ll begin to heal.

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