Programs & Services

Akin's therapeutic teams focus on a multi-generation approach, improving family well-being by supporting both children and their caregivers from prenatal to adulthood. Our therapeutic care and counselling services focus on Early Relational Health and Family Support principles and include dyadic, family, and/or individual counseling in addition to peer support services, depending on each child and family's unique needs. Akin's skilled and caring staff are guided by evidence-based strategies and prioritize family voice in developing care plans that are individualized and grounded in each family's cultural context, experiences, wisdom, and strengths.

At Akin, we believe in fostering early relational and behavioral health from a young age. Our skilled Early Learning teams provide high-quality care, working collaboratively in classrooms and with families using a multi-generational approach to promote healthy relationships and developmental progress. We honor and support each family’s unique needs and voice, listening closely to families to learn how we can best support each child and meet each family’s desired goals.

Akin’s Family Resource Centers offer a single point of entry for families in accessing and navigating a wide range of services and programs that support family and community well-being (concrete supports, parent education, youth support programs, community and social connections, behavioral health services, early learning programs, referrals to other services in the community, etc.).

Our work in Family and Community Well-Being is centered in integrated care and holistic approaches that prioritize family and community voice and choice, and are grounded in the cultural context, experiences, wisdom, and strengths of those we serve. We believe that families know best what they need, and we co-design our services and programming with them to ensure our work is reflective of and responsive to their needs, cultures, and hopes for the future.

Early Relational Health (ERH) emphasizes the central and indisputable role that responsive, nurturing relationships have in early neurodevelopment and, by extension, lifelong health and well-being. The Center for Early Relational Health (CERH) at Akin represents the culmination of this holistic approach, combining Akin’s extensive experience as both an employer and service provider with its specialized knowledge in workforce development.

The Center offers a gathering space for professional growth and connection within the prenatal-to-age-five workforce. By fostering cross-sector collaboration and learning, centering on equity-based learning, and elevating emerging knowledge, the Center acts as a capacity builder. Through coaching, consultation, and community-building, it supports collaborative relationships that are grounded in each family’s unique identity, wisdom, and strengths.

CERH envisions a world where young children thrive—supported by a circle of trusted, well-supported adults—unlocking opportunities for health, healing, and lifelong well-being.