JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE

BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES - BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITITES (BRTRC) JUSTICE RESOURCE INSTITUTE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE CAT II TSA THE BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES (BRTRC) PROJECT, A CATEGORY II NCTSN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, WILL DEVELOP, ADAPT, AND DISSEMINATE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE (TIC) APPROACHES AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS (RTCS) NATIONWIDE, SERVING HIGH RISK, TRAUMA-IMPACTED YOUTH (AGES FIVE TO 21) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE BRTRC WILL ADDRESS KEY GAPS IN AVAILABLE STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF TIC IN RTCS, INCREASE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE EBPS FOR YOUTH IN RESIDENTIAL CARE (YRC), AND BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN RTCS, IN ORDER TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF CARE, INCREASE RESILIENCY OF PROGRAMS, STAFF AND CLIENTS, AND IMPROVE CLIENT CLINICAL OUTCOMES. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE BRTRC PROJECT ARE: (1) WIDE SCALE DISSEMINATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF CARE (BCC), A TRAUMA AND EVIDENCED INFORMED, STRENGTHS BASED MODEL DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF RTCS, THROUGH TRAINING AND TA WITH ALL STAFF (FRONT LINE, CLINICAL, EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE); (2) TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EBPS FOR TRAUMA IN RTCS SERVING TRAUMA-IMPACTED YOUTH THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN EBPS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS WITH YRC, INCLUDING ATTACHMENT, REGULATION, AND COMPETENCY (ARC), TRAUMA FOCUSED CBT (TF-CBT), AND STRUCTURED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS RESPONDING TO CHRONIC STRESS (SPARCS); AND (3) TO BUILD A TRAUMA-INFORMED WORKFORCE IN RTCS THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA BOTH INTENSIVE RTC PARTNERSHIPS AND NATIONAL DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, THE BRTRC PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INTENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (T/TA) TO 24 RTCS ACROSS AT LEAST10 STATES AND 1 US TERRITORY THAT COLLECTIVELY SPAN ALL 10 HHS/SAMHSA SERVICE REGIONS AND ENGAGE IN NATIONAL DISSEMINATION THROUGH A WEBINAR SERIES, TRAINING OVER 1,200 RTC PROVIDERS PER YEAR (AT LEAST 6,000 RTC PROVIDERS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD). AN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE DRIVEN, PHASE BASED APPROACH WILL BE USED TO REALIZE PROJECT OBJECTIVES THROUGH INCREMENTALLY BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INTEGRATION AND DELIVERY OF TIC AND EBPS WITHIN RTC PARTNER PROGRAMS. WE WILL ENGAGE COHORTS OF SIX RTC PARTNER PROGRAMS PER YEAR THAT WILL BE RECRUITED THROUGH OUTREACH VIA OUR EXTENSIVE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PROVIDERS. WE WILL ENGAGE IN A MULTITIER PROJECT EVALUATION IN ORDER TO ASSESS IMPACT AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL, PROVIDER, AND CLIENT LEVELS AND INFORM PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND APPROACHES IN AN ONGOING WAY. THE BRTRC FACULTY ARE EXPERTS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE SYSTEMS, EBP DEVELOPERS AND TRAINERS, AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING HODGDON, KINNIBURGH, FORREST, CORENS, SAGOR, MARTIN, GRIFFIN, HABIB, BLAUSTEIN, HOPPER, AND BRYMER.

PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS IN BOSTON, GREATER BOSTON, AND HOLYOKE BY IMPLEMENTING AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF SERVICES AIMED TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOUSING INFORMATION SERVICES , SHORT-TERM RENTAL, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE , PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT.  ; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: HOUSING INFORMATION SERVICES - 150 HOUSEHOLDS, SHORT-TERM RENTAL, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE - 35 HOUSEHOLDS, PERMANENT HOUSING PLACEMENT - 15 HOUSEHOLDS.   ; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH HIV, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS, AND OTHER GROUPS DISPROPORTIONATELY THREATENED BY HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

THE MASSACHUSETTS JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR CHILD TRAUMA (MAJECT) PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AND YOUTH (AGES 0-17) WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. TARGET POPULATIONS INCLUDE YOUTH OF COLOR, CHILD WELFARE INVOLVED YOUTH, LGBTQ+ YOUTH, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH. THESE POPULATIONS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND MALTREATMENT AND UNDERSERVED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. MAJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBPS) TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT IS KNOWN TO WORK AND WHAT CAN REALISTICALLY BE IMPLEMENTED WITH EXISTING RESOURCES. THE PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY (PCIT), AND ATTACHMENT, REGULATION AND COMPETENCY (ARC). THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, INCLUDING A LACK OF RESOURCES FOR TRAUMA-RELATED WORK IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TRAINED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED, EBPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE PROJECT'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WILL BE GUIDED BY THE PLANNING TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES STAKEHOLDERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS. MAJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED EBPS AND PARENTING CURRICULA TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN MA TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. THE PROJECT'S THEORY OF CHANGE IS TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, ENGAGEMENT IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL COMPETENCE, AND SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT; IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS; DECREASE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SYMPTOMS OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS; AND DECREASE CONTACT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, ANDDEVELOP PARENTING SKILLS, IMPROVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, REDUCE RATES OF VICTIMIZATION AND CHILD MALTREATMENT, AND INCREASE RATES OF PLACEMENT PERMANENCY OUTCOMES.THE PROJECT WILL RECRUIT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FROM THE TARGET POPULATIONS AND COLLECT DATA TO EVALUATE PROGRAM PERFORMANCE. THE EVALUATION SPECIALIST WILL DEVELOP A SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION. THE OUTPUTS OF THE PROJECT WILL MEASURE THE DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF THE CLIENTS, TYPES OF SERVICES UTILIZED, AND THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION OUTCOMES OF ELIGIBLE CLIENTS. OTHER PROGRAM QUALITY AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS WILL BE EVALUATED, INCLUDING THE PRE/POST TREATMENT CHANGE IN MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH METRICS AND FUNCTIONAL INDICATORS, AND RATES OF VICTIMIZATION OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING NON-VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION, VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION, AND SUBSTANTIATED OR INDICATED CHILD MALTREATMENT. IN SUMMARY, MAJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED EBPS AND PARENTING CURRICULA TO UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS WILL INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN MASSACHUSETTS.

FY21: TRAINING TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA FOR PTSD

HARM REDUCTION SERVICES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECT