Boston Childrens Foundation Inc

TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY-BASED TRAUMA RESPONSE PROGRAM UTILIZING STATE-OF-THE-ART, TRAUMA-SPECIFIC INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WITH THE GOAL OF DECREASING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED, COMMUNITY-BASED TRAUMA RESPONSE PROGRAM UTILIZING STATE-OF-THE-ART, TRAUMA-SPECIFIC INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WITH THE GOAL OF DECREASING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MALTREATMENT AND EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC INCIDENTS AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY STABILIZATION RESPONSES FOR MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM PYSCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ELDERS STRUGGLING WITH COVID-19 GRIEF, LOSS, FOOD, FUEL AND HOUSING SHORTAGES.THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE RAINBOW DANCE PROGRAM, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING, PFA, SPR, PTSM TIC 101 AND 102 CERTIFICATION, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TRAUMA-INFORMED LEADERSHIP CHANGE WORKSHOPS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HAD AN EXTREME IMPACT ON BOSTON AND THE METRO BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS, THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION WAS CALLED UPON BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH TO RESPOND TO AND OFFER TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE LOSSES AND EXTREME TOXIC STRESS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PSYCHOSOCIAL SPECIALISTS.BETWEEN JULY 1, 2022 AND JUNE 30, 2023, BCF SERVED 19,417 CLIENTS WITH FACE-TO-FACE AND ZOOM SERVICES, WHO WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 1.5 AND 65 YEARS OLD. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2022 AND JUNE 30, 2023, BCF PROVIDED 11,503.50 DIRECT SERVICE HOURS. THE UTILIZATION RATES FOR THE $910,000 DMH FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WERE $46.88 EXPENDED PER SERVICE RECIPIENT AND $79.10 PER SERVICE HOUR.