Project Grant H79SM084949

AMIKIDS NCTSI - III COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICE CENTER - THE AMIKIDS NCTSI - III COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND SERVICE CENTER PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE PROVISION OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TRAUMA SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, CARE MANAGEMENT, THERAPY AND PREVENTION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY DEVELOPING A NCTSN CATEGORY III CENTER. BY PROVIDING LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS AT THREE JUVENILE JUSTICE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES RECEIVING DELINQUENCY SERVICES THROUGH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (SCDJJ). THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT IS JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH THROUGH AGE 21 AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO RESIDE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE MAJORITY OF THESE YOUTH COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ARE YOUTH OF COLOR, AND HAVE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME. THESE YOUTH HAVE TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ARRESTS, FAMILY DYSFUNCTION, VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND TRAUMA. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT SERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY ADDING LICENSED CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS IN AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREAS: BENNETTSVILLE, COLUMBIA, AND JONESVILLE. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE 100 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND 125 IN EACH OF YEARS 2 THROUGH 5, FOR A TOTAL OF 600 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. BY LEVERAGING AND EXPANDING THE EXISTING COLLABORATION WITH A NCTSI - CATEGORY II, TREATMENT AND SERVICE ADAPTATION CENTER AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCDJJ AS THE ONLY NONSECURE RESIDENTIAL PROVIDER IN THE STATE, AMIKIDS INC. WILL ENGAGE AMIKIDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO PROVIDE DIRECT TRAUMA TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO JUVENILE-JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF FAMILIES IN TREATMENT AT THE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE THE USE OF VALIDATED TRAUMA SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS SUCH AS STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS RESPONDING TO CHRONIC STRESS, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AND EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: (1) WITHIN 7 DAYS OF ADMISSION, 100% OF YOUTH ENROLLED AT THREE AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE ORIENTATION AND INFORMED CONSENT FOR TRAUMA SCREENING AND TREATMENT BY AN AMIKIDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (2) WITHIN 7 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA SCREENING UTILIZING THE UCLA-PTSD-RI-5 ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (3) WITHIN 21 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH ENROLLED AT THREE AMIKIDS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS WHO HAVE RISK FACTORS FOR TRAUMA BASED ON INTAKE SCREENING INFORMATION INCLUDING THE UCLA-PTSD-RI-5 AND ACE SCALE WILL RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED CLINICAL STAFF; (4) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF INFORMED CONSENT ACCEPTANCE, 100% OF YOUTH ASSESSED AS REQUIRING TRAUMA TREATMENT WILL RECEIVE AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN OUTLINING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED; (5) 100% OF YOUTH RECEIVING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION MATCHED TO THE ASSESSED NEED, AND 75% OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH ENGAGED IN TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION ASSIGNED; AND (6) 100% OF YOUTH RECEIVING TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED FAMILY THERAPY IF INDICATED AS A NEED BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND AGE, AND 75% OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WILL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE FAMILY THERAPY GOALS AS PRESCRIBED ON THE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN AND MEASURED BY AT LEAST 60% DOSAGE COMPLETION.