Saturday, November 23, 2024
11/23/2024
Summary: This project will expand Sinai Health System’s capacity to provide effective trauma- and grief-focused treatment for children, adolescents, and their families, who experience traumatic events on the Southwest side of Chicago, with a focus on individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, or any other gender expression/identity (LGBTQIA+). Sinai’s Behavioral Health (BH) Department will work with child-serving institutions to provide direct evidence-based mental health treatment and services including screening, diagnostic assessment, care management, therapy, and prevention for at-risk children and adolescents in Holy Cross Hospital’s Casimir Clinic, an outpatient assessment and treatment program which treats children, adolescents, and their families. Title: Expanding Access to Trauma and Grief Services for Southwest Side Chicago Youth Population & Demographics: The geographic catchment area will be the service area for Holy Cross Hospital (HCH) which includes 14 community areas across seven zip codes on the Southwest side of Chicago. This service area has a Hardship Index Score of 86 (out of 100), indicating that the communities face increased hardship in terms of employment, housing, education, and poverty; factors that are highly correlated with poor mental and physical health. The population of focus will be underserved and under-resourced children, adolescents, and their families who have experienced trauma and traumatic events. Within our service areas, this population is predominantly Black/African American (53%) and between 18 and 40 years old (46%). Goals & Objectives: Goal 1: Increase capacity of Sinai’s Behavioral Health (BH) outpatient clinic to provide effective trauma- and grief-focused treatment and service systems for children, adolescents, and their families who experience traumatic events. 1.1. By September 29, 2028, Sinai’s BH Department will enroll 540 new youth patients into their BH outpatient clinic. 1.2 By September 29, 2028, 25% of patients at Holy Cross’s BH outpatient clinic will experience an increase in strengths one year after their initial assessment. 1.3 By September 29, 2028, 40% of patients at Holy Cross’s BH outpatient clinic will experience a decrease in trauma-related symptoms one year after their initial assessment. Goal 2: Increase access to evidence-based trauma- and grief-focused treatment and service systems for LGBTQIA+ youth through additional training opportunities that focus on treating LGBTQIA+ populations. 2.1 By September 29, 2025, Sinai’s BH Department will have trained 90% of psychotherapists on evidence-based practices for treating LGBTQIA+ populations. Number of Unduplicated Individuals to be Served with Award Funds Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total 80 100 120 120 120 540
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