Strong Family Development Office

C.J. Aducci, Strong Family Development Director

The Chickasaw Nation’s Strong Family Development Office offers assistance and therapy for mental illness, drug or alcohol problems and other issues that can negatively affect families. Patients go through an assessment to determine how a therapist can best serve them. Patients also help develop their own treatment goals, and they work with therapists to feel empowered and in control of the process. For more information, visit Chickasaw.net.

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