Readykids Inc

THE BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS

READYKIDS YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAM: MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR KIDS AND TEENS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA - READYKIDS YOUTH COUNSELING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NO-COST, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND TEENS AGES 2–18 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE COUNTIES OF ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA, GREENE, LOUISA, AND NELSON. THE PROGRAM WILL PRIORITIZE YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY CONFLICT, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS, OR OTHER TRAUMA-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY FAMILIES FACING FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, LANGUAGE, TRANSPORTATION, OR PROVIDER-ACCESS BARRIERS. DURING THE ONE-YEAR PROJECT, YOUTH COUNSELORS AND CLINICAL INTERNS WILL PROVIDE THERAPY TO 200 YOUTH AND INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SUPPORT TO 100 CAREGIVERS. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE TRAUMA AND TEEN COUNSELING, CRISIS SUPPORT, INTAKE ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING, PROGRESS EVALUATION, CAREGIVER SUPPORT, AND COORDINATED CARE WITH SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICES, PROVIDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES WILL INCLUDE TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING, PLAY THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS. UPON DISCHARGE, THE PROGRAM EXPECTS 90% OF CLIENTS TO HAVE REDUCED STRESS SYMPTOMS, 90% TO HAVE IMPROVED LIFE-DOMAIN FUNCTIONING, AND 90% OF CAREGIVERS TO HAVE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR CHILD’S NEEDS AND STRENGTHS.