La Rabida Childrens Hospital

LA RABIDA CHICAGO CHILD TRAUMA CENTER PROGRAM EXPANSION TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND COMPLEX TRAUMA - LA RABIDA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S CHICAGO CHILD TRAUMA CENTER (CCTC) SERVES TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN LOW-INCOME BLACK COMMUNITIES ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE AND SOUTHERN SUBURBS WITH TRAUMA ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND TRAUMA SCREENINGS AND CONSULTATION. CCTC’S CLINICAL EXPERTISE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN CARE, AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE MAKE IT AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE. CCTC’S GOALS INCLUDE SERVING 300 CLIENTS EACH YEAR, 225 OF WHICH WILL ENGAGE IN LONG-TERM PSYCHOTHERAPY ESSENTIAL TO TREATING COMPLEX TRAUMA YET RARELY OFFERED. GIVEN THE MULTI-YEAR TREATMENT PLAN NECESSARY FOR MOST CLIENTS, WE HOPE TO SERVE AT LEAST 700 UNIQUE CLIENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT. CCTC IS ONE OF THE ONLY AGENCIES IN CHICAGO THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY FOR THE FULL RANGE OF POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS OF SERVICE, 79% OF CLIENTS SERVED IDENTIFIED AS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 11% AS MULTI-RACIAL, AND 9% AS CAUCASIAN. CCTC HAS MAINTAINED AFFILIATE STATUS WITH THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN) AFTER BEING FUNDED AS A COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICES SITE (CTS). OUR EMPHASIS ON RESILIENCY AND EXPERTISE IN CHILD TRAUMA PLACE CCTC IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO INCREASE AND ENHANCE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN IN THE CHICAGO AREA AND TO CONTINUE TO MAKE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NCTSN. GRANT FUNDING WILL ENABLE CCTC TO INCREASE DELIVERY OF TRAUMA-RELATED SERVICES TO COMMUNITY REFERRALS—CHILDREN NOT INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM—WHO HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF EXPOSURE TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, COMPLEX TRAUMA, AND COVID-19 RELATED TRAUMATIC SEPARATION AND GRIEF. IT WILL ALSO ASSIST THE CENTER IN ATTAINING CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS AND INTEGRATE INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO ASSURE WE ARE MEETING THEIR NEEDS. CCTC’S GOALS INCLUDE (1) INCREASING OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE DIRECT EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HIGH-NEEDS CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; (2) MAINTAINING EDUCATION AND CONSULTATION IN EBPS FOR COMPLEX TRAUMA, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; (3) DEVELOPING STRUCTURED APPROACHES TO INCREASE CULTURAL RESPONSIVITY IN TREATMENT AND SYSTEMS PROCESSES, WORKING TO EMBED A MORE ROBUST ANTI-RACIST AND RACIAL EQUITY LENS; (4) BETTER INTEGRATING CCTC INTO THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING STAKEHOLDER TRUST, GAINING AND INTEGRATING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND IMPROVING CLIENT ENGAGEMENT; AND (5) EXPANDING COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL NETWORKS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX TRAUMA IN CHILDREN.

CHICAGO CHILD TRAUMA CENTER

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

THE COMPLEX TRAUMA AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT INITIATIVE: ADDRESSING BARRIERS VIA LONG-TERM CLINICAL TREATMENT, PSYCHOEDUCATION, AND SYSTEM-WIDE EXPERT COLLABORATION, - LA RABIDA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S CHICAGO CHILD TRAUMA CENTER (CCTC) HAS BEEN PROVIDING EXPERT-LEVEL, TRAUMA-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SINCE 2005. FOR THIS PROJECT, THE COMPLEX TRAUMA AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT INITIATIVE: ADDRESSING BARRIERS VIA LONG-TERM CLINICAL TREATMENT, PSYCHOEDUCATION, AND SYSTEM-WIDE EXPERT COLLABORATION, THE CCTC WILL SERVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AGES 1 TO 18, PRIMARILY LIVING IN THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA, WITH COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED SERVICES. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENTS, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS, PSYCHOEDUCATION FOR CAREGIVERS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE CCTC WILL ALSO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH LOCAL CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH ARE CONNECTED TO SERVICES, TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO HELP PILOT AND IMPROVE NEW EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CCTC WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRAUMA SCREENINGS IN SCHOOL SETTINGS ON A MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER AGE 18 LIVE IN THE GREATER CHICAGO METRO AREA. THE CCTC FOCUSES ON SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA, AND WHO OFTEN PRESENT WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA AND/OR PTSD. GIVEN THE MULTI-YEAR TREATMENT PLAN NECESSARY FOR MOST CLIENTS, WE PLAN TO SERVE AT LEAST 700 CHILDREN AND SUPPORT 500 CAREGIVERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT FOR A TOTAL OF 1200 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS SERVED, OR APPROXIMATELY AN AVERAGE OF 140 YOUTH AND 100 CAREGIVERS DURING EACH PROJECT YEAR. THE CCTC IS ONE OF THE ONLY AGENCIES IN CHICAGO THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED ASSESSMENT AND EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPY FOR THE FULL RANGE OF POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN, AND THAT TREATS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA (ONE FORM OF SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED)). CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE AND CHRONIC TRAUMA EXPOSURES OFTEN REQUIRE AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF SPECIALIZED TREATMENT, AND THE CCTC CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THEM UNTIL THEIR TREATMENT GOALS HAVE BEEN MET- RESULTING IN AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF TREATMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1.4 YEARS. OUR EMPHASIS ON MAKING OUR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL YOUTH, COMBINED WITH OUR EXPERTISE IN CHILD TRAUMA, PUTS THE CCTC IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO INCREASE ACCESS AND ENHANCE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO TRAUMATIZED YOUTH IN THE CHICAGO AREA TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND PREVENT PROBLEMS LATER IN LIFE. CCTC HAS MAINTAINED GRANTEE STATUS WITH THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN) AFTER BEING FUNDED AS A COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICES (CTS) SITE. CONTINUED GRANT FUNDING WILL ENABLE CCTC TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. IT WILL ALSO ASSIST THE STAFF IN OUR CENTER WITH ATTAINING ONGOING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN CUTTING-EDGE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA. CCTC’S GOALS INCLUDE (1) INCREASING OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE DIRECT EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY (VIA POSTDOCS/EXTERNS); (2) SUSTAINING EXPERT-LEVEL DIRECT SERVICE PROVISION BY PROVIDING ONGOING TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN EBPS FOR COMPLEX TRAUMA (VIA TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS); (3) SUPPORTING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND PARTNERING WITH THEM TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN (VIA CASE MANAGEMENT AND FAMILY PEER ADVOCACY); (4) CONTINUING TO INCREASE CCTC PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING STAKEHOLDER TRUST, GATHERING AND INCORPORATING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND ENSURING RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF OUR SERVICES (VIA COMMUNITY EVENTS AND TRAININGS); AND (5) EXPANDING COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL NETWORKS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX TRAUMA AND IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (VIA COLLABORATIONS WITH NCTSN PARTNERS).

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CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

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CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENT PROGRAM

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