Crisis Nursery

Some of the factors that lead to abuse and neglect of children are when parents feel isolated, lack appropriate parenting skills, have unrealistic expectations for children, experience high economic stress, have more children than the parent is prepared to nurture, have children with developmental irregularities, or experience chronic illness.

When one or more of these stressors are present, children often become targets for their parent's misdirected frustration, anger, and worry.

But instead of acting out on their children, parents can take them to the safe, nurturing care of the FSC Crisis Nursery. Crisis Nursery care is available to any parent who needs it. No fee is ever charged for nursery use. The Crisis Nurseries can be used for: preventing abuse and neglect of children, stress breaks, medical emergencies, appointments, legal obligations, job searching, interviews, family emergencies, and other crisis situations.

Care at a Family Support Center's Crisis Nursery is provided in renovated older homes with warm, homelike atmospheres, situated in quiet residential neighborhoods. Crisis intervention by the clinical staff is available 24 hours a day. Rotating shifts of houseparents, directed by a Crisis Nursery Director, provide 24 hour, 363 days per year care. The Nursery is closed on Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Foster grandparents and trained volunteers also assist in caring for children. Many of the house staff are bilingual, which ensures access by all members of the Salt Lake County's diverse population.

Children under the age of 12 can stay from a couple of hours up to 72 hours each time they are admitted. Each nursery can house as many as eight overnight. Since the Crisis Nursery Program began in 1977, the Family Support Center has provided over 1,000,000 hours of crisis/respite care to young children in danger of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. In addition to crisis services, the nursery offers parents time-out breaks. These breaks are known as respite care. Please call in advance to schedule.

We have crisis nursuries in Midvale, Sugarhouse, and West Valley.

Sugarhouse: 2020 S. Lake Street (740 East) 801-487-7778 Open 8am-8pm 7 days/week

West Valley: 3663 South 3600 West 801-967-4259 open 24/7

Midvale: 777 W. Center Street (7720 South) 801-255-6881 open 24/7