Provident Inc

Programs: Provident's licensed therapists provide mental health counseling to adults and children in various capacities, including individual, family, group and couples therapy. Provident has expanded its service delivery model, offering support in five counseling offices as well as in multiple schools and satellite locations. For over a decade, provident has worked with departments of corrections to offer group therapy to adult male ex-offenders as they reenter society. The overarching goal of this work is to prevent future victims, and this is done by teaching victim empathy and personal accountability. In 2016, provident provided counseling to 2,199 clients.

provident's life crisis services (lcs) offers 24/7/365 crisis intervention/suicide prevention services to the st. Louis communityand beyond. Our hotlines were established in 1966 and receive an average of 70 calls every day, 26% of which are from suicidal individuals. Thus, our hotline potentially saves 18 lives daily. Other programs include: the survivors of suicide (sos) support group for those who have lost someone to suicide; the feeling kindablue social media website designed for young adults who may be experiencing depression; the hope after program which provides intensive telephonic case management to individuals at very high risk for suicide; as well as answering the state-wide 1-888-betsoffgambling hotline. These many suicide prevention programs truly save lives every day by stabilizing those in crisis, and providing education, tools, and critical support to help keep individuals safe. In 2016, life crisis services reached 36,869 individuals.

community support encompasses provident's afterschool program and community education events. In 2016, provident served 796 low income youth in ten afterschool sites in st. Louis city and jennings school districts. The program offers a safe and nurturinglocation during the critical hours of 3 to 6 pm. Children ages 5-14 are offered academic support and enrichment, social and life skills, health and recreation, and character development, as well as a hot meal every day that school is in session. Provident's clinical staff offer vital community education to schools, youth groups, nonprofit organizations, and houses of faith to educate on topics such as suicide prevention and awareness and suicide intervention techniques, as well as attend mental health resources in the community. In 2016, over 2,700 individuals participated in community education events provided by provident staff.