Project Grant H79SM085072

NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE ? CATEGORY IITREATMENT AND SERVICE ADAPTATION (TSA) CENTERS - THE ALASKA CHILD TRAUMA CENTER AT ALASKA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS PROPOSING A RURAL CHILD TRAUMA CENTER TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF CARE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS FOR RURAL CHILDREN IMPACTED BY CHILD TRAUMA. THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE TRAINING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD TRAUMA AND TRAINING TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CHILD TRAUMA TREATMENT IN RURAL AREAS. THE RURAL CHILD TRAUMA CENTER WILL USE FOUR STRATEGIES; (1) RURAL COMMUNITY TRAINING ON CHILD TRAUMA TO IMPROVE LOCAL AWARENESS, IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSIVENESS TO CHILD TRAUMA (2) TRAINING AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION ON EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SERVING RURAL AREAS (3) TRAINING ON THE PROVISION OF CHILD TRAUMA TREATMENTS USING TELEHEALTH, TO EXTEND SERVICES TO AREAS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGES (4) RURAL CHILD TRAUMA-FOCUSED LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL RURAL-SERVICE COMPETENCY (5) AN ANNUAL RURAL CHILD TRAUMA INSTITUTE TO DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES IN RURAL CHILD TRAUMA TREATMENT NATIONWIDE. THE RURAL CHILD TRAUMA CENTER WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO OVER 10,000 PERSONS LIVING IN, OR SERVING, RURAL AREAS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. THE SOUGHT OUTCOMES OF THE CENTER ARE INCREASED IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD TRAUMA IN RURAL AREAS, IMPROVEMENT IN THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND IMPROVEMENT IN ACCESS TO THOSE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.