Trauma recovery through evidence based access and treatment - the mental health center of greater manchester (MHCGM)'S trauma recovery though evidence-based access and treatment (TREAT) project will…

Trauma recovery through evidence based access and treatment - the mental health center of greater manchester (MHCGM)'S trauma recovery though evidence-based access and treatment (TREAT) project will improve access and treatment for youth residing in center and west manchester communities (55% of manchester youth). To achieve the desired results, TREAT has a three pronged approach: educate the community, provide access to services, and have the capacity and ability to deliver evidence based treatment. TREAT's first prong will create a trauma informed supportive community through training community members, child-serving system workers, and police officers in these communities. By the end of this funding over 375 child-serving system staff, 150 community members, and 100 police officers will be trauma informed trained and ambassadors to refer youth to support and treatment. Through this proposal TREAT will improve access by providing therapist time in all the schools in the center and west communities as well as time at child-serving systems locations in the community. Beyond these on the ground access points we will also train 1 schools a year in the evidence based practice of bounce back (BB) and cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in school (CBITS). Through this access matrix 490+ youth will be referred for services and 407+ of these youth will be assessed over the project period. With a trauma informed community and an increase in referrals the need for treatment providers will be high. So to address the 290+ youth that will receive treatment this project will add two treatment providing clinicians, 1 intake clinician, and 5 family community support staff over the grant life cycle. Made up of 12 different schools the youth population (about 7,775 youth) of the project impact area faces a number of challenges. Sixty-five percent of the youth population qualifies for free or reduced lunch. Forty percent of households fall in the high or extremely high poverty rate. The violent crime rate is 10 times the average rate of the 500 biggest cities in the US. The communities are considered a medically underserved area. A youth residing in this community has an opportunity atlas forecast of continued generational poverty. Add to this that each of these factors increase the likelihood of experiencing an adverse childhood experience from which trauma and trauma behaviors can arise and the need for this project is paramount to the health and well-being of these youth. To address the trauma these youth have experienced the clinicians will implement one of three evidence based treatments: child parent psychotherapy (CPP), trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), bounce back (BB), cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in school (CBITS), or modular approach to therapy for children with anxiety, depression, trauma, or conduct problems (MATCH-ADTC). Determining which treatment is the best fit for the client will be done through intake and the use of the child and adolescent needs and strengths (CANS) comprehensive multi-system assessment and the ucla ptsd screener. As a non-profit that has received other samhsa funding we will ensure to implement what we have learned and tracking progress and outcomes will be strictly followed and reported so that others can learn from this project and more youth can get the service and care they need for the trauma they have experienced.