Institute for Family Development – developers of the Homebuilders model of Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services

The Institute for Family Development (IFD) provides a range of innovative and cost-effective in-home services to children and families, including HOMEBUILDERS® Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services (IFPS), Parent Child Interaction Training (PCIT), and Functional Family Therapy (FFT). The Institute's Intensive Family Preservation Services and Reunification Services, Parent Child Interaction Training, and Functional Family Therapy, are all demonstrated to effectively address the growing problems of family dissolution, child abuse and neglect, juvenile delinquency and family conflict.

Founded in 1982, the Institute’s mission is to develop, deliver and disseminate evidence-based practices to keep children safe, strengthen families, and reduce the need for placing children into state-funded care. The Institute's Intensive Family Preservation Services and Reunification Service (HOMEBUILDERS) is internationally renowned and has been designated a "model family strengthening program" by the United States Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

For over 20 years the Institute has provided training and technical assistance nationally and internationally to public and private human service agency professionals. In addition to training and site development for those who wish to implement programs like HOMEBUILDERS® Intensive Family Preservation Services, the Institute offers a wide variety of other training topics.