Lotus project: improving trauma-informed care and prevention for asian children and families - in the collaboration of two key agencies, public health institute (PHI) and richmond area…

Lotus project: improving trauma-informed care and prevention for asian children and families - in the collaboration of two key agencies, public health institute (PHI) and richmond area multi-services (rams), the lotus project aims to provide training, education, and technical assistance based on the wide-scale dissemination and implementation of effective, evidence-based treatment and service approaches in child trauma specific to asia american and asian immigrant (aaai) populations. The issues of trauma-informed care and prevention for aaai children and families have been neglected and a large number of aaai have been suffering from traumatic experience because samhsa's ebps do not address cultural issues specific to aaai and very few service agencies are equipped to efficiently provide services to aaai. Cultural issues among aaai (e.g., stigma, shame, and language barriers) must be addressed through coordinated efforts among health service agencies. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, aaai have been exposed to violence and harassment. Aaai children are suffering from the trauma caused by violence and harassment. The lotus project will serve as a continuing resource for training, consultation, and technical assistance to service providers, officers of child-serving systems, and aaai and other racial/ethnic communities affected by traumatic events including those due to the pandemic. The measurable objectives are: 1) to recruit and formalize a network of service providers, school teachers, public officers, and researchers (45 members in year 01, 60 each in year 02 to 04, and 30 in year 05; total of 255 members); 2) to provide training, education, and technical assistance through workshops in selected cities (2 cities a year from year 02 to 05; total of 8 workshops); 3) to provide training, education, and technical assistance through webinars (4 webinars a year from year 02 to 05; total of 16 webinars); 4) to provide individual consultation to service providers (12 consultations a year from year 02 to 05; total of 48 consultations); 5) to develop and maintain the project website and respond to inquiries (total of 2,400 web-site clicks and 240 responses); 6) to expand implementation of trauma interventions to new populations (2 new populations a year; total of 8 new populations); 7) to collaborate with other nctsi II centers and technical assistance centers (total of 8 collaboration projects); 8) to engage with key stakeholders in developing, implementing, and monitoring project activities through CAB meetings (4 CAB meetings a year; total of 20 CAB meetings); 9) to develop additional intervention products (2 protocols/manuals, 4 training materials, 4 videos, and 4 websites); 10) to conduct process evaluation (every month) and outcome evaluation (end of each project year); 11) to develop 5 assessment tools specific to aaai children (total of 5 assessment tools); 12) to engage in advocacy activities (contacting 4 agencies a year from year 02 to 05, total of 16 agencies). The lotus project will address compelling service needs (e.g., trauma due to the pandemic) and fill large gaps in trauma-informed care and prevention services for aaai children and families and will have a significant impact on improving their health and well-being through efficient coordination and dissemination efforts.