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CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, INC. - EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

PROJECT FATHERHOOD

PROJECT FATHERHOOD

EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

PROJECT FATHERHOOD

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CENTRAL LOS ANGELES CHILD TRAUMA COLLABORATIVE

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD, COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, IUNC. (CII) - EARLY HEAD START FY2017/18 APPLICATION

EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START ARRA EXPANSION

LOS ANGELES CHILD TRAUMA COLLABORATIVE

ABANDONED INFANT ASSISTANCE

COVID (P.L. 116-260) & AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ACROSS LOS ANGELES - CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE (CII) WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) IN HIGH-RISK, UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES. CII WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, SERVICE PLANNING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. CII WILL ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY TRAINING ON REFERRAL PATHWAYS. THE PRIMARY TARGET POPULATION WILL BE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED/NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CII WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME, HIGH-RISK REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN CLINICAL SERVICES. CII WILL BUILD ON EXISTING REFERRAL PATHWAYS TO EXPEDITE ENGAGEMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. FURTHER, CII WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE RELATED WORKFORCE. THIS TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND REFERRALS PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MENTAL HEALTH HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEW SYMPTOMS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE TRAUMA OF THE PANDEMIC. CII WILL UTILIZE TWO STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS: COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT) AND WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY TRAINING ON REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND SIGNS TO TRIGGER MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS. CII WILL ALSO REINFORCE OUR TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO CLINICAL TREATMENT. THE PROJECT’S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SMI, AND COD BY PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1) AT LEAST 150 IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH SED, SEI, OR COD WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; 2) OF THE INDIVIDUALS TREATED FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, 80% WILL SHOW SYMPTOM REDUCTION; 3) AT LEAST 150 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE REFERRED FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS ANNUALLY, SCREENED, AND LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; 4) 100% OF REFERRED INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES AS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE BARRIERS TO CARE. A SECONDARY GOAL FOR THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER STAFF. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TWO OBJECTIVES: 1) 150 CHMC STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUCH AS VICARIOUS TRAUMA TRAINING AND WELLNESS GROUPS; 2) 100% OF CMHC STAFF WILL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING TO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH SERVICES. OVER THE GRANT TERM, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES TO AT LEAST 300 INDIVIDUALS AND WELLNESS RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO COMBAT VICARIOUS TRAUMA TO 150 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

PROJECT FATHERHOOD - CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT FATHERHOOD TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY FATHERS USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED 24:7 DAD CURRICULUM TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PARENTING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE FATHERS IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH SERVICES DELIVERED AT CII'S WATTS CAMPUS AND OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT GREATER LOS ANGELES. PROJECT FATHERHOOD WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC STABILITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED CASE MANAGEMENT AND THE INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT MODEL, HELPING FATHERS BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE 900 FATHERS, WITH 720 COMPLETING AT LEAST 90% OF PRIMARY WORKSHOPS.

CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC. COMMUNITIES ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN LOS ANGELES (ACT LA)

SUPPORTING CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES

CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE INC'S (CII) CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF TWO TARGET POPULATIONS: CHILDREN PRESENT AT LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) CRIME SCENES WHO HAVE WITNESSED VIOLENCE, AND COMMUNITY YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE, CII WILL EXPAND OUR EXISTING SERVICES TO THREE DIVISIONS IN THE LAPD'S SOUTH BUREAU AND AN EMERGING HIGH NEED AREA IN THE NEARBY NEWTON DIVISION. SUPPORT SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ON-SITE RESPONSE AT LAPD CRIME SCENES, COUNSELING, FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT, LEVERAGED EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, LINKAGE TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, CONCRETE SUPPORTS, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT BUILDING EVENTS. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE, CII WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING FUNDING THROUGH OUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACT TO OFFER EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. YOUTH WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS TO POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS A LEADERSHIP GROUP USING THE WYMAN TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM, A PROMISING PRACTICE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD PROSOCIAL SKILLS AND RE-ESTABLISH POSITIVE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. YOUTH WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED SERVICES USING THE INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT MODEL, WHICH WILL BE LEVERAGED THROUGH CII'S EXISTING CONTRACT. THIS MODEL WILL HELP YOUTH IDENTIFY AND SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AN IMPORTANT PROTECTIVE FACTOR. TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AND INCREASE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIOLENCE, CII WILL PROVIDE AWARENESS EVENTS TARGETING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. THESE EVENTS WILL CREATE A SHARED COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE AND BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF RESOURCES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA.

CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, INC. (CII)'S CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE (CEV) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE WIDESPREAD IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE RAMPART COMMUNITY. DESPITE HIGH RATES OF DOMESTIC AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, THIS COMMUNITY REMAINS LARGELY UNDER-SERVED AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ARE SCARCE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE IN BUILDING PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE RESILIENCE; ENHANCE FAMILY CAPACITY TO ADDRESS UNDERLYING TRAUMA; AND BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. CII WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES INCLUDING ON-SITE RESPONSE AT LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) CRIME SCENES INVOLVING CHILDREN, COUNSELING, FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT, LEVERAGED EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, LINKAGE TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS. CII WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING FUNDING THROUGH THEIR LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONTRACT TO OFFER EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. YOUTH WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS TO POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS, INCLUDING THE WYMAN TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM, A PROMISING PRACTICE, AND INNOVATIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING THROUGH P.S. ARTS. FINALLY, CII WILL BUILD ON THE WORK ESTABLISHED DURING THE GRANT PLANNING PROCESS TO CODIFY A COLLABORATIVE STAKEHOLDER TEAM. BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THIS TEAM WILL CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE. THIS WILL INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO BUILD RESILIENCE AMONG ENROLLED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; EXPAND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE IN THE RAMPART COMMUNITY; AND BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO VIOLENCE. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH 12 YEARS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. CHILDREN WILL BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THREE REFERRAL PATHWAYS: THE LAPD, A COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNER (SABAN), AND LOCAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (MANN UCLA COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND CAMINO NUEVO CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOLS). THERE WILL BE ONE SUBRECIPIENT ON THIS PROJECT, P.S. ARTS, WHICH PROVIDES ARTS EDUCATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN IN SYSTEMICALLY UNDER-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES.

HEALING: A PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH SEXUAL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, THEIR VICTIMS AND FAMILIES

RESEARCH FOCUSED INITIATIVE

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING IN LOS ANGELES - CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE’S (CII) MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TRAUMA-EXPOSED YOUTH AND PARENTS IN HIGH-RISK, UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES. CII WILL INCREASE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ISSUES BY PROVIDING TRAINING USING THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID MODELS AND LINKING INDIVIDUALS TO LONG-TERM SUPPORTS. CII WILL FOCUS ON TWO PRIMARY TARGET POPULATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING: SCHOOL STAFF AND TEACHERS AT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF WHO WORK WITH PARENTS IN HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START AND OTHER SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS. TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF WILL BE TRAINED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ADOLESCENTS 12-18 YEARS OLD. FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE TRAINED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. CII WILL UTILIZE TWO STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS: WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY TRAINING USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID MODELS, AND TRAINING TO INCREASE REFERRALS TO EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRIMARILY THOSE OFFERED BY CII AND LEVERAGED THROUGH OUR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE PROJECT’S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH TWO OBJECTIVES: 1) WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF AWARD, COMPLETING A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PLAN TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT TERM, AND 2) PROVIDING TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF, TEACHERS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY (AT LEAST 250 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN YEAR 1, 300 IN YEAR 2, 350 ANNUALLY IN YEARS 3 THROUGH 5, A TOTAL OF 1,600 OVER THE GRANT TERM). A SECONDARY GOAL FOR THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF REFERRAL MECHANISMS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING TWO OBJECTIVES: 1) TRAIN TEACHERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY ON THE MECHANISMS FOR REFERRING INDIVIDUALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (AT LEAST 250 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN YEAR 1, 300 IN YEAR 2, 350 IN YEARS 3 THROUGH 5, A TOTAL OF 1,600 OVER THE GRANT TERM), AND 2) INCREASING REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE STAFF WHO PARTICIPATE IN CII’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING – AT LEAST 250 REFERRALS IN YEAR 1 AND 300 REFERRALS ANNUALLY FOR YEARS 2-5 (A TOTAL OF 1,450 REFERRALS). OVER THE GRANT TERM, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR A TOTAL OF 1,600 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL LEAD TO 1,450 REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF GANG VIOLENCE IN WATTS

AUTISM RESEARCH AND TREATMENT USING CLEAN ROOM - TECHNOLOGY- CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE

ARRA COLA/QI

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

TO SUPPORT, THROUGH A CHAIRMAN'S EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AWARD, EXPANSION OF THE BIG READ IN CORRECTIONS PROGRAM.

THE ECO-HEALTHY CHILD CARE? (EHCC) PROGRAM IS AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED EFFORT THAT DELIVERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO CHILD CARE AN

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