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 RPG8 - FAMS HUB PROJECT - APPLICANT AND LEAD AGENCY. CRITTENTON CENTER IS THE APPLICANT AND LEAD AGENCY AND IS A CHILD WELFARE AND CHILDCARE SERVICE PROVIDER. THE OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS ARE: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) (STATE CHILD WELFARE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE), AND SKY RANCH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH). DUE TO A NEW 2026 IOWA LAW, JUVENILE COURT SERVICES (COURTS) WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SIGNED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. TARGET POPULATION. THE TARGET POPULATION IS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES 0 – 18, FOCUSING ON YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN OR AT-RISK FOR INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO SERVE 300 FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT. GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA. THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES THREE COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN PART OF IOWA: PLYMOUTH (25,825), SIOUX (36,554) AND WOODBURY (107,257), REPRESENTING A COMBINED POPULATION OF 169,636 RESIDENTS. NEEDS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY NEEDS FOR THIS REGION: (1) ENHANCE THE CURRENT SERVICE DELIVERY STRUCTURE FOR PROVIDING FAMILY-DRIVEN SERVICES TO CREATE A MORE SEAMLESS, TRAUMA-INFORMED CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT. (2) ASSESS & ADOPT A MENU OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, INTERVENTIONS, AND SUPPORTS, DESIGNED TO MEET THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF FAMILIES, ACROSS A CONTINUUM OF CARE, FROM PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, & TREATMENT. (3) ENGAGE CHILD AND FAMILY-SERVING AGENCIES TO ENHANCE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF TRAUMA INFORMED CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES; AND FAMILY-DRIVEN CARE AND TO WORK ACROSS SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS THE BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES IN CREATING CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT. EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS: THE PRIMARY EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS (TITLE IV PREVENTION CLEARINGHOUSE) FOR THE PROJECT ARE: (1) MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI), SAFECARE, AND PARENT-CHILD CARE (P-C CARE), AS WELL AS BE STRONG FAMILIES PARENT CAFÉS (CEBC) AND TRAUMA THERAPY. PROPOSED SERVICES/APPROACH. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EMBED FAMILY DRIVEN CARE AS A MODEL OF PRACTICE FOR PROVIDING CARE, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE, BEFORE CRISIS TAKES HOLD. WE ENVISION THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS ACROSS THREE POINTS ON A CONTINUUM FOR PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT. IMAGINE THIS CONTINUUM AS THE ENTRANCE TO A HOME, WHERE THE FRONT LAWN REPRESENTS “PREVENTION SERVICES,” THE FRONT PORCH REPRESENTS “EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES,” AND THE FRONT DOOR LEADS TO “TREATMENT SERVICES”. SIMPLY PUT, OUR APPROACH IS, “FRONT LAWN,” “FRONT PORCH” AND “FRONT DOOR”; ALL AT ONE LOCATION. PROJECT GOALS: GOAL I: CRITTENTON CENTER WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO LEAD AND CHAMPION A HIGH-QUALITY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP, THAT PROMOTES AND ALIGNS WITH ACF MISSION, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES, TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER AND SUSTAIN FAMILY-DRIVEN AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. GOAL II: THE FAMS HUB PROJECT WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND CLEAR PATHWAYS ACROSS THREE POINTS ON A CONTINUUM: PREVENTION (FRONT LAWN), EARLY INTERVENTION (FRONT PORCH), AND TREATMENT (FRONT DOOR). GOAL III: CRITTENTON CENTER WILL ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE DISSEMINATION PLAN TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS, NEED, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, AND FAMILY-DRIVEN CARE. PROJECT OUTCOMES ARE: WELL-BEING, PERMANENCY, SAFETY, PARENTAL RECOVERY, FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND STABILITY, AND CAPACITY AND PARTNERSHIPS.

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.

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 STREET OUTREACH PROJECT (SOP)

CRITTENTON CENTER SPECIALIZED SERVICES - FAMS HUB PROJECT - THE PROGRAM EXPANDS THE CAPACITY OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND DATING VIOLENCE SERVICE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT FUTURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY ADDRESSING, IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER, THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR DATING VIOLENCE.  REQUIRED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIRECT COUNSELING FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN; SERVICES THAT ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY AND AGE APPROPRIATE; ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS, INCLUDING COORDINATING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; SERVICES FOR NON-ABUSING PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ROLES AS CAREGIVERS; AND SERVICES THAT WORK WITH THE NON-ABUSING PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER WHERE APPROPRIATE.

CRITTENTON CENTER SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR DV/CULTURE- FAMS HUB PROJECT - THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH SAFETY, HEALING, EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, AND ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES.  THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS PROTECT LIFE, STRENGTHEN FAMILY STABILITY, AND SUPPORT NON-ABUSIVE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN PROMOTING SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN.  OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS; SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION IN RESPONDING TO THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS ON SURVIVORS; AND INCREASING ACCESS TO AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE VIOLENCE.

CRITTENTON CENTER MHAT FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES - CRITTENTON CENTER WILL IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES IN SIOUX CITY AND WOODBURY, SIOUX, AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN WESTERN IOWA. THE PROJECT WILL PREPARE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE COURT PERSONNEL, SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD STAFF, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, SAFELY DE-ESCALATE CRISES, AND CONNECT CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES TO SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, SERVICES, AND OTHER RESOURCES. TRAINING WILL USE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER, AND AWARENESS, INTERACTION, DIRECTION, INCLUDING RECERTIFICATION AS APPROPRIATE. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH WILL STRENGTHEN AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND IMPROVE REFERRAL LINKAGES AMONG YOUTH- AND FAMILY-SERVING SYSTEMS. OVER 3 YEARS, THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER 32 TRAININGS—8 IN YEAR 1 AND 12 IN EACH OF YEARS 2 AND 3—AND TRAIN 320 INDIVIDUALS: 80 IN YEAR 1 AND 120 ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. IT WILL REFER AT LEAST 160 INDIVIDUALS TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES—40 IN YEAR 1 AND 60 IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR—AND CONDUCT 4 OUTREACH EVENTS ANNUALLY, REACHING 180 PEOPLE OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD.

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