Crittenton Center

CRITTENTON CENTER REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP GRANT

CRITTENTON CENTER STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM (SOP) FOR YOUTH - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY PROJECT NAME: CRITTENTON CENTER STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM (SOP) FOR YOUTH APPLICANT: FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME DBA CRITTENTON CENTER PROJECT SUMMARY: THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STREET-BASED OUT-REACH SERVICES TO RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, AND STREET YOUTH UP TO THE AGE OF 26 TO HELP THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND MOVE THEM INTO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING, REBUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH CARING ADULTS AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO ACCESS OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. TARGET POPULATION: THE TARGET POPULATION IS RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, AND STREET YOUTH UP TO THE AGE OF 26 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER (SUD), CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD), AND/OR OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TARGET POPULATION: THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA IS SIOUX CITY (85,617), WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA (105,506). REFERRALS MAY BE ACCEPTED FROM FIVE SURROUNDING COUNTIES: CHEROKEE (11,503), CRAWFORD (16,193), IDA (6,596), MONONA (8,574), AND PLYMOUTH (25,650), WITH A FIVE-COUNTY POPULATION OF 68,516 (CENSUS ESTIMATES, JULY 2021). STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT, AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION. EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT), BRIEF INTERVENTIONS AND BRIEF THERAPIES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), AND MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT). PROJECT GOALS: GOAL I: TO CREATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT GRANT ACTIVITIES, ENSURING THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE GRANT ARE DELIVERED ON TIME AND AS INTENDED, AND DEVELOP AND ADVANCE INTERVENTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH HOUSING AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL 2: TO EQUIP PROJECT STAFF WITH SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES, FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. GOAL III: TO ENSURE YOUTH ARE ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS TRAUMA-INFORMED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTS ALONG A CONTINUUM OF PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP. GOAL IV: TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER YOUTH SERVING SYSTEMS, SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUVENILE JUSTICE, HOUSING, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO RAISE AWARENESS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES AND PROGRAM SERVICES, ENROLL AND SERVE YOUTH, AND ENHANCE PROGRAM SERVICES. NUMBER TO BE SERVED ANNUALLY AND OVER FIVE-YEAR PROJECT: YEAR 1-30, YEAR 2-40, YEAR 3-50, YEAR 4-50, YEAR 5-50, TOTAL-220. (UNDUPLICATED COUNT)

CRITTENTON CENTER TRAUMA MHAT FOR YOUTH - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY PROJECT NAME: CRITTENTON CENTER TRAUMA MHAT FOR YOUTH APPLICANT: FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME DBA CRITTENTON CENTER PROJECT SUMMARY: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED TRAINING PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIPS AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM CHILD-FAMILY SERVING SYSTEMS IN WESTERN IOWA TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, HOW TO SAFELY DE-ESCALATE CRISIS SITUATIONS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER. TARGET POPULATION: POPULATION OF FOCUS TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. THE PROPOSED TRAINING PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE A BROAD BASE OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE COURT, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL STAFF, AGENCIES SERVING MILITARY FAMILIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES ACTIVITIES TO SERVE THE SPECIAL POPULATION OF YOUTH FROM MILITARY FAMILIES AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGTBQI+). POPULATION OF FOCUS IMPACTED BY INDIVIDUALS TRAINED. THE TARGET POPULATION TO BENEFIT FROM THE RESULTS OF THE PROPOSED TRAINING PROJECT ARE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILY AND/OR CAREGIVERS WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, MAY BE DEVELOPING OR EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND/OR WHO MAY BE IN EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TARGET POPULATION: THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY (85,617), WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA (105,671) AND FIVE SURROUNDING RURAL COUNTIES: CHEROKEE (11,491), CRAWFORD (16,123), IDA (6,888), MONONA (8,486), AND PLYMOUTH (25,681). (CENSUS ESTIMATES, JULY 2022 FOR COUNTIES AND JULY 2021 FOR CITY). STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, BY ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING LINKAGES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD-FAMILY SERVING SYSTEMS AND AGENCIES. EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS: MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) FOR YOUTH AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) SUICIDE PREVENTION GATEKEEPER TRAINING. PROJECT GOALS: GOAL I: TO CREATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN GRANT ACTIVITIES, ENSURING THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE GRANT ARE DELIVERED ON TIME AND AS INTENDED, BY REINFORCING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL II: TO OFFER EXPANDED ACCESS TO TWO EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAMS TARGETING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BY PROMOTING AND OFFERING THESE TRAININGS WITH COMMUNITY YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND HEALTH CARE: MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR). GOAL III: TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND LINKAGES AMONG COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, CREATE SENSITIVITY, AND ENHANCE REFERRAL PROCESSES FOR ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AT-RISK OF OR EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. NUMBER TO BE SERVED ANNUALLY AND THROUGHOUT LIFETIME OF PROJECT: THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO OFFER 32 EBP TRAININGS (YEAR 1: 8, YEAR 2: 12, YEAR 3: 12); TRAIN 320 INDIVIDUALS (YEAR 1: 80, YEAR 2: 120, YEAR 3: 120); REFER A MINIMUM OF 160 INDIVIDUALS TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES (YEAR 1: 40, YEAR 2: 60, YEAR 3: 60); AND HOST FOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 12 EVENTS, TARGETING 15 INDIVIDUALS PER EVENT OR 60 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY OR 180 FOR THE PROJECT PERIOD.

CRITTENTON CENTER - BASIC CENTER PROGRAM "THE MOBILE MANSION: OUTREACH IN MOTION" - THE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM (BCP) (CY) PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO HAVE LEFT HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE HOME, OR OTHER HOMELESS YOUTH WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE END UP IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR IN THE CHILD WELFARE, MENTAL HEALTH, OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. BCPS WORK TO ESTABLISH OR STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BCPS PROVIDE YOUTH UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WITH EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, COUNSELING AND REFERRALS FOR HEALTH CARE. BCPS CAN PROVIDE UP TO 21 DAYS OF SHELTER FOR YOUTH AND SEEK TO REUNITE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, OR TO LOCATE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS.

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