DCS explains FamilyPres model: one provider, outcome accountability

Dec 12, 2025

DCS described FamilyPres, a model in which a single provider delivers coordinated evidence-based practices to a family and is held accountable for whole-family outcomes while Indiana evaluates the model for federal clearinghouse listing.

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DCS officials described FamilyPres as an Indiana-specific, outcome-focused model in which one provider delivers the suite of evidence-based practices a family needs and is accountable for the family's overall success. Harmony Gist said the model replaces the older approach in which a family received separate referrals to multiple providers who did not coordinate services.

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