This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative implemented by Bhcare, Inc., a non-profit organization in Connecticut. The project aims to provide trauma-focused school-based behavioral health services and training for...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $4,989,850 Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The funding will support UCSF's National Trauma Recovery Center (NATRC) in conducting a comprehensive landscape analysis to identify high-need communities, developing a request for proposals, and selecting 3-5 new Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs)...
The Brandywine Counseling and Community Services, Inc. (BCCS) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year grant will fund BCCS to implement an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program and enhance its capacity to provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), totaling $444,826, is focused on adapting and testing an innovative, trauma-informed intervention to reduce overdose risk among women re-entering the community from prison. The key activities include: 1) Adapting the Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) approach by engaging stakeholders to align it with the unique needs of justice-involved women,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants) provides $976,424 to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a preventive behavioral intervention called Resilience Training (RT) for young adults with psychotic experiences. The study aims to evaluate whether RT can reduce psychotic experiences, anxiety, depression, and...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living, has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR). The grant, titled "Stronger Support for Better Rehabilitation Outcomes: Resource Toolkit for Community Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group Leaders," will fund the development of a resource toolkit to support community-based...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Baylor Research Institute to implement an evidence-based educational resource for children with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). The goal of the project is to improve the health and function of children with MTBI by developing, implementing, and evaluating a post-MTBI educational resource at Baylor...
This $8,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of the Brandt Behavioral Health Treatment Center, a comprehensive mental health facility for adolescents and emerging adults in New Jersey. The Brandt Center will provide a range of evidence-based psychiatric, psychosocial, and holistic treatment services, including individual and group...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program supports the Bright Harbor Healthcare's Grief & Trauma Center for Children & Families in New Jersey. Over 5 years, the grant will enable Bright Harbor Healthcare, a non-profit organization, to provide individual, family, and group therapy to at...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $399,969 Project Grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), a non-profit research organization. The grant funds a 3-year community-based participatory action research project to address the challenges faced by victims of human trafficking with substance use issues in accessing appropriate services and support. The key objectives of the...
BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES - BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITITES (BRTRC) JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE CAT II TSA THE BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES (BRTRC) PROJECT, A CATEGORY II NCTSN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, WILL DEVELOP, ADAPT, AND DISSEMINATE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE (TIC) APPROACHES AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS (RTCS) NATIONWIDE, SERVING HIGH RISK, TRAUMA-IMPACTED YOUTH (AGES FIVE TO 21) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE BRTRC WILL ADDRESS KEY GAPS IN AVAILABLE STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF TIC IN RTCS, INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE EBPS FOR YOUTH IN RESIDENTIAL CARE (YRC), AND BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN RTCS, IN ORDER TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF CARE, INCREASE RESILIENCY OF PROGRAMS, STAFF AND CLIENTS, AND IMPROVE CLIENT CLINICAL OUTCOMES. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE BRTRC PROJECT ARE: (1) WIDE SCALE DISSEMINATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF CARE (BCC), A TRAUMA AND EVIDENCED INFORMED, STRENGTHS BASED MODEL DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RTCS, THROUGH TRAINING AND TA WITH ALL STAFF (FRONT LINE, CLINICAL, EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE); (2) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EBPS FOR TRAUMA IN RTCS SERVING TRAUMA-IMPACTED YOUTH THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN EBPS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS WITH YRC, INCLUDING ATTACHMENT, REGULATION, AND COMPETENCY (ARC), TRAUMA FOCUSED CBT (TF-CBT), AND STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS RESPONDING TO CHRONIC STRESS (SPARCS); AND (3) TO BUILD A TRAUMA-INFORMED WORKFORCE IN RTCS THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA BOTH INTENSIVE RTC PARTNERSHIPS AND NATIONAL DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, THE BRTRC PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INTENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (T/TA) TO 24 RTCS ACROSS AT LEAST10 STATES AND 1 US TERRITORY THAT COLLECTIVELY SPAN ALL 10 HHS/SAMHSA SERVICE REGIONS AND ENGAGE IN NATIONAL DISSEMINATION THROUGH A WEBINAR SERIES, TRAINING OVER 1,200 RTC PROVIDERS PER YEAR (AT LEAST 6,000 RTC PROVIDERS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD). AN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE DRIVEN, PHASE BASED APPROACH WILL BE USED TO REALIZE PROJECT OBJECTIVES THROUGH INCREMENTALLY BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INTEGRATION AND DELIVERY OF TIC AND EBPS WITHIN RTC PARTNER PROGRAMS. WE WILL ENGAGE COHORTS OF SIX RTC PARTNER PROGRAMS PER YEAR THAT WILL BE RECRUITED THROUGH OUTREACH VIA OUR EXTENSIVE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PROVIDERS. WE WILL ENGAGE IN A MULTITIER PROJECT EVALUATION IN ORDER TO ASSESS IMPACT AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL, PROVIDER, AND CLIENT LEVELS AND INFORM PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND APPROACHES IN AN ONGOING WAY. THE BRTRC FACULTY ARE EXPERTS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE SYSTEMS, EBP DEVELOPERS AND TRAINERS, AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING HODGDON, KINNIBURGH, FORREST, CORENS, SAGOR, MARTIN, GRIFFIN, HABIB, BLAUSTEIN, HOPPER, AND BRYMER.