Saturday, September 7, 2024
9/7/2024
The overarching purpose of the Indiana INTREPID Center is to expand the statewide delivery and accessibility of high quality, evidence-based, trauma-focused services across systems and settings for youth and families in the State of Indiana. With support from this award, project goals will be accomplished in close partnership with community mental health center (CMHC) providers, relevant state government agencies, NCTSI Treatment and Service Adaptation Centers, and a statewide Advisory Board. The Center's activities focus on children and adolescents affected by traumatic events (e.g., maltreatment, violence, disaster), including those from historically underserved communities, and personnel in youth-serving systems (e.g., healthcare, education, child welfare, juvenile justice). This grant will provide the necessary resources for the Indiana INTREPID Center to address the significant need for increased community-based trauma-focused services for children and families across the state. Specific goals include: (1) Increase statewide workforce capacity to provide evidence-based assessment and treatment services to trauma-exposed youth in clinic- and school-based settings through a series of intensive trainings (e.g., in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools, Bounce Back, Support for Students in Schools) for clinicians and non-clinicians; (2) Expand engagement in and completion of high quality, evidence-based assessment and treatment services for trauma-exposed children and families in Indiana; and (3) Provide coordinated education (e.g., interdisciplinary Youth Trauma and Resilience ECHO program) and outreach across youth-serving systems to accelerate implementation of trauma-informed practices and evidence-based strategies for promoting resilience among Indiana children and families. The geographic catchment area spans the State of Indiana, with an emphasis on counties served directly by the hub site and its identified CMHC partners, where 28% of the state's population resides including counties with the highest rate and number of annual maltreatment cases. Outcomes and performance metrics will be closely and regularly monitored, including number of youth and families who receive evidence-based trauma services and number of providers and youth-serving professionals who complete trainings offered through the Indiana INTREPID Center. Over the course of the award, the Center and its clinical partners will provide direct services to 1,100 youth and caregivers (i.e., 550 youth and 550 caregivers) (avg. 220 annually), train at least 120 providers in trauma-focused interventions (avg. 24 annually), train at least 300 providers in trauma screening and assessment (avg. 60 annually), and provide continuing education on trauma-informed practices to 150 professionals working in youth-serving systems (avg. 30 annually). Therefore, we estimate the minimum number of people to be served at 1,670.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
