Butler county RECAST - the butler county educational service center, family & children first council and partners will collaborate on the resiliency after stress and trauma (RECAST) grant to promote…

Butler county RECAST - the butler county educational service center, family & children first council and partners will collaborate on the resiliency after stress and trauma (RECAST) grant to promote wellbeing, resilience, and healing from collective trauma and community violence. Efforts will focus on building a better system of care for youth who experienced stress, loss and trauma from the pandemic at its symptoms which include spikes in civil unrest, crime, domestic violence, overdose & suicide deaths. Community residents and systems partners will explore behavioral health disparities and the syndemic's impact to address gaps in services and discuss emerging trends and evidence-based, trauma informed responses to prevent future crisis and violence. This includes identifying youth in-need sooner so they do not fall through the cracks through assessment and aligning resources and services that address social determinants of health. We anticipate that 14,618 youth, their caretakers, and helping professionals who reside in butler county will be impacted throughout the life of the project resulting in healthier and more resilient youth, families, systems, and communities. The primary goals and measurable outcomes of the project are 1) improve youth resiliency among youth and families in butler county, 2) increase system capacity to meet the expanding needs of youth and families in butler county, and 3) mobilize residents to lead in making decisions that affect the health & resiliency of their community. The catchment area for the proposed project is butler county, ohio. Butler county is located in the southwest corner of the state, (25 miles north of cincinnati and 25 miles south of dayton). According to the 2022 U.S. Census, there are 390,267 residents. The population is 84% white, 9.2% african american, 5% hispanic/latino, 3.9% asian, 2.5% other (BI-RACIAL/MULTIRACIAL), 0.3% native american, and 0.1% pacific islander. Five percent of the population identify as hispanic/latino, of any race and there is a substantial appalachian culture. The county has a total of 470 square miles which contains urban, suburban, and rural communities. Unduplicated youth and families served number of unduplicated individuals to be served with funds year 1: 3,563 year 2: 3,630 year 3: 3,685 year 4: 3,740 total: 14,618