Emergence of trauma-informed care is focus for improved quality, outcomes
Seven Counties Services, Inc., the region’s leading provider of mental health therapy, addictions treatment and developmental services, is one of thirty-seven behavioral health organizations across the country (see list below) selected to participate in the National Council for Community Behavioral
Healthcare’s 2013 Trauma-informed Behavioral Healthcare Learning Community. The National Council’s competitive proposal process resulted in applications from 183 organizations across the nation. The project began in late April of 2013.
The learning community offers individual and group coaching by renowned national trauma experts, webinars, networking opportunities, and exclusive tools and resources. At the end of the yearlong learning community, participating groups will be deeply immersed in implementing trauma-informed approaches and know how to:
- Improve or implement screening and assessment for trauma
- Increase engagement of trauma survivors in treatment for improved outcomes
- Develop and sustain a trauma-informed, educated and responsive workforce
- Address secondary traumatic stress/compassion fatigue among staff
- Provide emerging and evidence-based trauma-informed best practices
- Create physically and psychologically safe and secure environments
- Engage and build trauma-informed community partnerships
Prior learning communities offered by the National Council have helped participants transform organizational culture through critical policy and practice changes, implement evidence-based practices, expand consumer and peer support roles, and partner with diverse human and social services agencies to provide community-wide trauma awareness and training.
In 2011, Seven Counties was one of fifteen organizations nationwide selected by competitive proposal to participate in the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions’ Integrated Health Provider Learning Collaborative. This project led to improvements in appointment show rates and consumer satisfaction through the adoption of an open access model, as well as the implementation of collaborative documentation, a process that saves time and improves outcomes in therapy delivery.
National Council 2013 Trauma-informed Behavioral Healthcare Learning Community Participants:
Arizona State Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
CenClear, Phillipsburg, PA
Chestnut Health Systems, Granite City, IL
Citizen Advocates, Malone, NY
Colorado West, Glenwood Springs, CO
Community Care Services, Lincoln Park, MI
Community Healthcore, Longview, TX
County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, San Diego, CA
De Paul Treatment Centers, Portland, OR
DePelchin Children’s Center, Houston, TX
DN Community Mental Health Centers, New Haven, CT
Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia, Raleigh, NC
Family & Children’s Place, Louisville, KY
Gaudenzia, Philadelphia, PA
Hamilton Center, Terre Haute, IN
Henry J. Austin, Trenton, NJ
Hillsides, Pasadena, CA
Lakeview Mental Health, Geneva, NY
Linden Oaks at Edward, Naperville, IL
Mental Health Centers of Denver, Denver, CO
Midtown CMHC, Indianapolis, IN
MN Department of Human Services: Recovery Resource Center Project, St. Paul, MN
MS Department of Mental Health, Jackson, MS
Navos, Seattle, WA
North Carolina Mentor, West End, NC
North Point Behavioral Health Services, Bethesda, OH
Oaklawn Psychiatric
Center, Goshen, IN
Pacific Clinics, Pasadena, CA
Pathway Caring for Children, Canton, OH
PEOPLE, Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY
People Encouraging People, Baltimore, MD
Seven Counties Services, Louisville, KY
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego, CA
TERROS, Phoenix, AZ
The ACCESS Initiative of Champaign County, Champaign, IL
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Urban Peak, Denver, CO
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