7.1  Introduction

Intensive In-Home Services (IIS) is a short-term, intensive, home-based, crisis intervention program that combines skill-based interventions with maximum flexibility so that services will be available to families according to their individual needs.  The goal of IIS is to offer families in crisis the alternative of remaining together safely, averting out-of-home placement of children whenever possible.  IIS are, however, offered solely to families that have a child or children at imminent risk of removal from the home due to neglect, abuse, family violence, mental illness, delinquency, or other circumstances.  Services provided assist with crisis management and restoration of the family to an acceptable level of functioning.