The Children's Center Utah (TCCU) provides mental health services for families with infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children. TCCU provides a range of treatment including a Therapeutic Preschool Program, outpatient therapy, parenting groups, as well as psychological and psychiatric evaluations. A variety of evidence-based models are utilized to support children and families, including the following: Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT); Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP); Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence (ARC); Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC). TCCU utilizes a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of the children and families served. Through our 60-year history, The Children’s Center Utah has grown to be the largest agency of our type in the region. We receive approximately 1500 referrals annually and see over 300 children each year in our Therapeutic Preschool Program. Over the years we have continually expanded our programs in order to meet the increasing demands of the community. In addition, TCCU is the state’s expert in infant and early childhood mental health and provides training and consultation to early childhood providers throughout the state.

The Trauma Resiliency Project of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho (TRP) is a SAMSHA funded grant for years 2021-2026. We are a program within The Family Place Utah that seeks to raise awareness about traumatic stress in children and families. For this next five year cycle, TRP has a goal to provide services to individuals from Spanish-speaking countries, refugees and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We enjoy fostering healthy, collaborative relationships with local school districts, police officers and other community officials to serve our communities and mitigate the impacts of traumatic stress upon children, families and minority groups. We are working on incorporating new Care Process Models from Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City that will help us better serve the youth and families in our community through a stratified approach. Each member of The Family Place Utah is aware of the components of trauma-informed care and the importance of client-centered care. Each employee at The Family Place Utah is trained on the Attachment, Regulation and Competency model, a trauma-informed model that teaches helps parents support children who have been impacted by traumatic stress.

The proposed New York Center for Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Practice (NYCTICWP) will improve outcomes for children who have experienced trauma through the direct implementation of the evidence-based Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) model, the dissemination of evaluation findings and wider partnership with the NCTSI network, training provided to our partners throughout the child welfare system in New York City, and ultimately, policy and practice influence at the national level. The project will serve children between the ages of 5 and 21 residing in New York City who have been directly impacted by trauma, either as a victim or a witness, with a focus on those who are most at risk (families living in poverty, racial/ethnic minorities, and those living in communities with a high incidence of violence). Overall, expect that at least 45-50% of youth who complete TST within the system or community will see a decrease in functional impairment. The Foundling has engaged in partnerships with the NYU Center for Child Welfare Practice Innovation which is led by PI Glenn Saxe M.D. and is a NCTSN Category II site, as well as the Haven Academy, a charter school in the Bronx that serves a majority population of child welfare involved youth, and Good Shepherd Services, a child welfare agency.

The Resilient Scholars Project (RSP) provides therapy and case management services to DC children/adolescents and their families affected by trauma and/or loss. RSP collaborates with youth, their families, and community partner staff to improve their understanding of trauma/loss and allow them to develop coping skills that are healthy and practical. Weekly sessions provide youth and their families the space to process their experiences and discover their innate resilience. RSP-Family Services are designed to supplement RSP-School Services by engaging entire families in the treatment process. Using the trauma adapted family connections (TA-FC) model, Culturally Modified Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CM-TFCBT), and/or Let's Connect (a caregiver focused model). RSP clinicians also aim to help families improve access to needed resources, increase safety skills, reduce youth absenteeism from school, and/or improve youth grades over a period of six months. RSP clinicians build on the treatment models used in RSP-School Services by incorporating principles from narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and family systems therapy to work toward goals established with each family.  By participating in activities, games, and conversations that help families learn about trauma/loss, families also work toward improving communication and family cohesion.