Grady trauma recovery center (TRC) will implement the better care for child and youth victims of violent crime to improve availability of and access to developmentally appropriate mental health…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded $499,999 to Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation on October 1, 2025, to implement the Better Care for Child and Youth Victims of Violent Crime initiative under CFDA 16.582, Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants.

Grady Trauma Recovery Center will expand developmentally appropriate mental health services for children under 17 who have experienced violent trauma in Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties, Georgia. The award funds a fully licensed play therapist-supervisor to lead clinical services, deliver wraparound case management, and provide families with care coordination, safety planning, and resource navigation. The center will maintain flexible evening scheduling and after-school availability to reduce engagement barriers.

Performance period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Atlanta, Georgia.

Grady trauma recovery center (TRC) will implement the better care for child and youth victims of violent crime to improve availability of and access to developmentally appropriate mental health services for children under 17 in fulton, dekalb, and clayton counties impacted by violent trauma. To address significant gaps in pediatric mental health care, the project will fund a fully licensed play therapist-supervisor to lead clinical services for victims of crime in this age group. This clinician will deliver wraparound case management services and help families navigate resources, safety planning, care coordination, and recovery. To reduce engagement barriers, the TRC will maintainflexible evening scheduling and the availability of care during after-school hours.