The UTGSM Center of Excellence serves children and families involved with the child welfare system. The Implementing Multi-system Programs to Strengthen Attachment in Children and Families Affected by Trauma (IMPACT) is focusing on young children impacted by trauma. We are working with community mental health centers to train clinicians in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and its adaptations for toddlers and for trauma (Trauma-Directed Intervention). We are utilizing reflective supervision practices and address secondary traumatic stress with clinicians. We also offer the Resource Parent Curriculum with the Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) program for foster and kinship placements, and teach case workers the CARE model for use with the children they work with. We are partnering with other NCTSN sites to enhance screening of young children as well.
Network Members
This listing of NCTSN members includes current grantees as well as NCTSN Affiliates, former grantees who have maintained their ties to the Network.
UT Graduate School of Medicine Center of Excellence
Volunteers of America Dakotas, Youth and Family Trauma Center
Volunteers of America, Dakotas, Youth and Trauma Center provides and increases access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services for children and adolescents ages 4-17 and their families who have been impacted by traumatic events, with a focus on those who have experienced multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences and/or COVID-related trauma including American Indian and other populations impacted by health disparities. The project serves the Sioux Falls area metro and surrounding counties. VOAD provides and increases access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services by: training therapists in evidence-based, trauma-focused, culturally responsive interventions; working with referral sources to ensure children, adolescents and their families who have experienced trauma are connected with services; providing free, low-barrier initial trauma screenings; screening and assessing children and adolescents for trauma using Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire, the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version, the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist and the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen; providing evidence-based trauma treatment and services using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Honoring Children Mending the Circle; and collaborating with child and family-serving agencies to provide trauma-focused training. Services are delivered in outpatient and residential settings and via telehealth.
Volunteers of America, Inc. Southeast Louisiana
Volunteers of America is one of the nation’s oldest and largest comprehensive human services organizations with 16,000 paid professionals, dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Founded in 1896, the faith-based nonprofit has affiliates in over 400 communities in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and serves more than 1.5 million people a year. For 127 years, Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana has empowered and uplifted individuals including veterans, at-risk youth, low-income seniors, men and women returning home after incarceration, homeless individuals and families, persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, families in need of affordable housing, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart – and ultimately the spirit – of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services. Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana’s children and family program provides services for youth with incarcerated parents, youth involved with the justice system, youth with behavioral health challenges and youth exposed to crime. Our NCSTI-Category III (C.A.N.- CARE, ADVOCATE, NURTURE) program focuses on increasing the community’s awareness about youths’ exposure and impact of traumas; such as domestic abuse, violent crimes, and substance abuse to youth and adolescents. The services delivered will be based on evidence based practices for mental health treatment, in/and outpatient services, day treatment, and community outreach services. Screenings through PHQ-9 and assessments TESI-C and TESI-PR-R to develop treatment, which will include TF-CBT. TF-CBT activities are designed for home based services and in residential facilities.
Washington State University Child and Family Research Unit, CLEAR Trauma Center
The Child and Family Research Unit promotes health and wellness for underserved and at-risk populations through research, education, and outreach. Collaborative Learning for Educational Achievement and Resilience (CLEAR) partners with school systems to build and sustain trauma-informed practices in Education through staff professional development, coaching and support.
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network Multi Service Center
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network's (Wayside) Navigating to Emotional Wellness (NEW) Project aims to build upon our extensive experience serving marginalized children, young adults, and their families with behavioral health conditions, child welfare involvement, and high-risk environments since 1977. The overall goal of this NCTSN Category III project is to improve access to and engagement in evidence-based trauma-focused prevention and treatment services to children and families living with trauma experiences. The primary populations of focus for the NEW Project are youth and young adults ages 6-22, and their families, residing in Watertown and Waltham, Massachusetts with a focus on those who most experience health disparities and represent racial/ethnic minorities (African American, Armenian, Haitian, Hispanic/Latino), are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ), or non-binary, immigrants, under-insured, and/or live in low-income neighborhoods.
Wellpoint Care Network
Wellpoint Care Network is a community-facing, human-serving organization with deep roots in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. We have partnered with thousands of local individuals and families as they work to overcome the effects of adversity and trauma. We facilitate healing through comprehensive prevention, intervention and crisis resources, ultimately supporting individuals and families to enhance their ability to thrive. We champion stability, embrace equity, advocate for just and caring systems and are committed to being a safe place for people to seek support. Mental Health Services Staff at our outpatient clinic provide in-person and online therapy services to children and families in the Milwaukee area. We also serve students, teachers and other staff members in 13 school districts across southeastern Wisconsin. In partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Milwaukee, trauma focused assessment and treatment are provided via Project Thrive. The physical, behavioral and emotional needs of children and teens in foster care can range from moderate to complex. We work with close to 1,900 children annually to provide case management services that ensure safety, permanence and well-being. We’ve been at the forefront of the trauma informed care movement for the past 15 years, and have trained more than 60,000 professionals across the fields of human services, education and law enforcement, who impact people’s lives daily.
WestCare Pacific Islands
WestCare Pacific Islands (WPI) focuses all its collective efforts toward “uplifting the human spirit” in everything we do. WPI is committed to providing culturally competent and person-centered services to the most vulnerable populations in our community. WPI offers a broad array of programs that address gaps in services aligned with our mission. Reaching out to those most in need, WPI has targeted services that support the recovery and resiliency of individuals struggling with homelessness, substance use, mental illness, and adverse experiences. In addition to meeting the most critical needs in our community, WPI is committed to promoting prevention programs and strategies that aim to address a variety of life challenges, such as substance use, teen pregnancy, and STI/HIV infections, from the start, engendering an environment where positive outcomes can be realized. WPI moves with the spirit of “inafa’ maolek” (CHamoru word meaning, to make good) guiding the work we do, bringing new resources to the islands through funding, training, and community awareness.
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) offers 86 programs, including WJCS Trager Lemp Center for Treating Trauma and Promoting Resilience (TLC). TLC provides comprehensive outpatient, evidence-based treatment programs to help trauma survivors. TLC also offers community education and trainings to teach about and foster a trauma-informed system of care in schools and child-serving and mental health agencies throughout Westchester.
Western Michigan University: Children's Trauma Assessment Center
The Detroit Trauma-Informed Project (D-TIP) at the Southwest Michigan Children's Trauma Assessment Center will support further development of a collaborative continuum of trauma-informed services in Detroit. Working with traumatized urban youth and their families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, the project will increase child and familial resiliency, and will identify and address trauma from a multisystem perspective. Services will include trauma screening, comprehensive trauma assessment, parent trauma training, resiliency strategies for children and families, and workforce development. D-TIP will expand on existing treatment modalities and introduce Strengthening Families Coping Resources (SFCR). Cohorts in at least two agencies will also be trained in After Deployment: Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT), a Parent Management Training (PMT) for military families.
Westside Infant-Family Network
Westside Infant-Family Network (WIN) provides critical mental health services to low-income children ages birth to five and their families in Los Angeles County, California, specifically majority Black and Latinx/Hispanic clients on the South and West sides of LA. WIN focuses on early childhood because that is the time period at which interventions are most effective and can prevent future toxic stress and mental health issues. Six community agencies and several foundations united to create WIN to address a growing crisis: infants were suffering from symptoms of depression, toddlers were being expelled from preschool for aggressive behavior, and parents were so depressed they were unable to care for their families and themselves.