Project Grant H79SM087909

PROJECT BRAVE (BUILDING RESILIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ENSURING EQUITY) - PROJECT BUILDING RESILIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ENSURING EQUITY (BRAVE) WILL ADDRESS THE UNMET MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDS OF BIPOC CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; VIOLENCE AT HOME OR IN THE COMMUNITY; SERIOUS ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, OR INJURY; NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER; DEATH OF A PRIMARY CAREGIVER; SERIOUS MILITARY-RELATED, WAR-RELATED, OR REFUGEE-RELATED STRESSORS; MULTI-GENERATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND RACE-RELATED TRAUMA. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN CHILD-SERVING SYSTEMS THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTATION FOR SYSTEM PROVIDERS, PROFESSIONALS, AD CAREGIVERS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON UNDER-SERVED AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY (RIVIERA BEACH, LAKE WORTH, WEST PALM BEACH, AND PAHOKEE) WHERE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF BIPOC (INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLEES) WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGH RATES OF ADVERSITY AND TRAUMA AND WHERE THERE ARE CRITICAL GAPS IN RESOURCES, INCLUDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND TREATMENT. THE TARGET POPULATION EXPERIENCES PERSISTENT CHALLENGES AND DISPARITIES RELATED TO POVERTY OR ECONOMIC STRESS, HIGH CRIME RATE, HOUSING INSTABILITY, PHYSICAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL STRESS, LACK OF PREVENTATIVE CARE TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF MULTI-GENERATIONAL AND ONGOING, COMPLEX TRAUMA, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TRAUMA TREATMENT. THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES FOR 350 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, CARE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR 350 FAMILIES, CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS FOR 700 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING FOR 7,466 PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT. (TRAUMA TREATMENT - YR 1: 50; YRS 2-5 AVERAGE 75/YEAR. CARE COORDINATION - YR 1: 50; YRS 2-5: AVERAGE 75/YEAR. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS/WORKSHOPS - YR 1: 100; YR 2-5: AVERAGE 150/YEAR.TRAINING - YR 1: 1,066; YRS 2-5: AVERAGE 1,600/YEAR.) GOAL 1: INCREASE CAPACITY AND ACCESS TO QUALITY CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TRAUMA-INFORMED AND TRAUMA-SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR BIPOC CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES (INCLUDING REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS, AND ASYLEES) THROUGH STRATEGIC STAFFING AND PARTNERSHIPS. GOAL 2: REDUCE THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND TRAUMA-RELATED SYMPTOMS IN BIPOC CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF EBPS FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS PROVIDED WITHIN THE TARGET COMMUNITIES. GOAL 3: IMPROVE BIPOC FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND ACCESS TO HELPFUL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CARE COORDINATION SERVICES AND PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDED IN A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SENSITIVE MANNER WITHIN THE TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS. GOAL 4: INCREASE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE IN CHILD SERVING SYSTEMS TO BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS ADVERSITY AND TRAUMA THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTATION FOR CASE WORKERS, ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES, DEPENDENCY WORKERS, FAITH-BASED ENTITIES, PEDIATRIC PROFESSIONALS, ADULT CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER CHILD-SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, AGES BIRTH TO 18, AND THEIR FAMILIES.