Increasing access to evidence-based, trauma informed mental health services for youth and families - the purpose of this grant is to increase access to effective, evidence based treatments for…

Increasing access to evidence-based, trauma informed mental health services for youth and families - the purpose of this grant is to increase access to effective, evidence based treatments for children and families in douglas and sarpy counties affected by traumatic events; and in particular, to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in access to services and provide support for military families. With this trauma response initiative, project harmony plans to expand the agency's children's mental health services, creating capacity to provide mental health services to an additional 400 youth annually for a total of 2,000 children over the five-year period. Project harmony is plans to: - increase access to trauma treatment and services; and prevention services for children, adolescents, and families who have experienced traumatic events. - provide trauma treatment (including screening, assessment, care management, therapy, and prevention) for diverse and at-risk children and adolescents. - hire 3 additional therapists, creating capacity to provide an additional 2,000 children over the five-year period with evidence-based trauma specific treatment practices. - hire a clinical program manager to provide clinical supervision for the hired mental health therapists as well as an administrative assistant to ensure each child and family is well cared for during their visit. - utilize a program grant coordinator to manage the grant and enhance plans for sustainability of trauma efforts beyond grant funding. - collaborate with nctsi - category II treatment and service adaptation (TSA) centers to develop, advance, or adapt interventions to improve engagement and outcomes for traumatized youth. - recruit community mental health therapists trained in evidence-based trauma modalities willing to accept referrals, increasing access for services.