The PACCT (Providing Adolescents and Children with Trauma-focused Treatment) Initiative of Jewish Community Services (JCS) of South Florida, Inc. provides access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services to children, adolescents, and their families in Miami-Dade County, in particular, serving the underserved population in the area of Overtown and the city of Homestead, Florida. The project's goal is to serve 375 children, adolescents, and their families over 5 years. The PACTT Initiative is implemented by Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc. (JCS). Founded in 1920, JCS has provided behavioral health and social services to Miami-Dade community for more than 100 years. JCS provides a single high-quality standard of care for all clients seeking services independent of race, religion, identity, and/or gender expression. Moreover, JCS manages the 2-1-1 helpline for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in all languages to provide information and referral services to individuals, families, and the community when they are in crisis and/or do not know where else to turn.

The COACHES Trauma-Focused High Fidelity Wraparound project (“COACHES” project) serves children and transition-age youth (and their families) between the ages of 6 and 21, who have a serious emotional disturbance (SED) and those at risk for or with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) who have experienced one or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The geographic catchment area includes Putnam and St. Johns, two adjacent counties in Northeast Florida where the prevalence of children in grades K-12 with an emotional/behavioral disability has been increasing since 2018 despite stable levels among their peers in Florida. Over the 5-year grant period, the project will serve 230 unduplicated youth and families as follows: 30 the first year, and 50 each year thereafter. The population of focus includes children with a history of trauma and those served by the child welfare system who are at higher risk for out-of-home placement as demonstrated by repeated failures at less intensive levels of care, a history of two or more psychiatric hospitalizations, involvement with the Department of Juvenile Justice, and/or poor academic performance and/or suspensions. The goal of the program is to increase timely access to culturally competent, evidence-informed and evidence-based trauma treatment and services to prevent out of home placements or admission to inpatient/residential or juvenile justice programs.