The trauma resiliency project for families in northern utah and southern idaho will continue to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed treatment to children and families

Participants will include children, ages 0-18, and their families who have suffered trauma. Outreach will be specifically extended to military, refugee, immigrant, lbgtq+, and minority families because these groups are at higher risk for experiencing a traumatic event (CDC, vital signs, 2019). A focused outreach effort will also be made in the rural parts of our catchment area because fewer service providers are available to reach this population. The child & family support center of cache county INC. (cfsc or the family place, utah) has a mission to strengthen families and protect children. The goal for this project is to continue to provide and increase access to effective trauma-focused treatment and service systems for children and their families who experience traumatic events throughout our community. We will build on our previously awarded samsha community treatment and services category III grant by extending our evidence-based trauma treatments to children 0-18 (previously 0-11), and their families who have suffered trauma, and by diversifying the types of therapy models that can serve them. To achieve this goal, we will continue providing evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions in the following strategies: (1) a therapeutic child center (2) home visits, (3) group therapy, (4) individual therapy, and (5) community training and outreach to local leaders and community members. Cfsc employees are trained annually in the attachment, regulation, and competency (ARC) framework for trauma intervention. As we have worked closely with our community to prevent trauma and provide services to those who have experienced trauma, we have learned families need more therapy treatment options to effectively address the trauma they have faced. As we continue to use the expertise we have learned through ARC, we will add the parent management training model (adapt), that has been modified for individuals who have faced trauma, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) telehealth services provided in spanish and english. The evidence-based trauma-focused equine assisted psychotherapy (TF-EAP) approach, natural lifemanship, will also be provided to children and families who have experienced trauma. Measurable outcomes will include reduced trauma symptoms, an increase in trauma-informed services, stronger family relationships, and a more trauma-informed community. We anticipate screening 500 participants a year for trauma, with 225 of them receiving trauma-informed mental health assessments. During the 5-year program, approximately 2,500 individuals will be screened for trauma, and of those screened 1,125 will receive trauma-informed mental health assessments and treatment in their preferred modes, including trauma treatment in our therapeutic child center, parent-child relationship treatment in home visits, group and individual therapy where parents and children increase their coping skills, regulatory abilities, and recovery after trauma.