Childsafe Colorado Inc

MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND HEAL THE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA RESULTING FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT WITH SPECIALIZED TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE BELIEVE IN A COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. WE COORDINATE SERVICES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. VISION: WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY THAT IS AWARE AND SUPPORTS THE HEALING OF EVERY SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE THEIR FULLEST AND HEALTHIEST LIVES. CORE VALUES: O INSPIRE CLIENT TRUST AND RESPECT O NURTURE THE DIGNITY AND SELF-WORTH OF EVERYONE O SHOW CREDIBILITY, INTEGRITY AND HONESTY O EXHIBIT COLLEGIALITY AND OPEN DIALOGUE O CULTIVATE COMMUNITY TRUST AND COLLABORATION O ENCOURAGE LIFELONG EDUCATION TO ADVANCE OUR EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE O OFFER AN INDIVIDUALIZED MIND-BODY APPROACH TO SUPPORT THE HEALING OF EVERY CLIENT

CATP - CHILD ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM IN 2023, CHILDSAFE TREATED 655 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CATP OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM. WE SERVE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE (PRIMARILY SEXUAL ABUSE), AGES 2- 18, AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY TO HELP FOSTER RESILIENCE AND HEAL THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ABUSE. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, OUR HIGHLY TRAINED THERAPISTS, WITH INPUT FROM OUR CLIENTS, DEVELOP TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE WORK THEY WILL DO TOGETHER. OUR TREATMENT APPROACH IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CAN INCLUDE PLAY, ART, SAND, AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS TF-CBT , TALK, EMDR, NEUROFEEDBACK, AND OTHER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THERAPIES. FAMILY THERAPY IS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST AND HEAL ATTACHMENT WOUNDS. THROUGH GROUP THERAPY, CLIENTS LEARN THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR STRUGGLES AND CAN FACE THEIR CHALLENGES AND LEARN TO THRIVE WITH THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THEIR PEERS. IN 2023, WE TAUGHT 93 CAREGIVERS IN OURTHE TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING CLASSES TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED OVER 600 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL PARENT COACHING TO OUR FAMILIES. OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR CLIENTS GOING THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH REFERRALS FOR ACCESSING HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS. WE TURNED NO ONE AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. CHILDSAFE IS A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE MDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM) IN OUR COMMUNITY, RESPONDING TO CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE VITAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO AREA PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE MYRIAD ISSUES FACING VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EFFECTIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. IN 2022, ONE THERAPIST RECEIVED INTENSE TRAINING AND WE BEGAN TO FACILITATE BRAIN MAPPING TO ASSESS CLIENTS' ADVERSE EXPERIENCES, RELATIONAL HEALTH, AND CURRENT FUNCTIONING. FROM THESE DATA POINTS, WE CREATE A MAP THAT SHOWS THE CLIENT'S BRAIN FUNCTION COMPARED TO TYPICALLY-DEVELOPED PEERS. THE CLINICIAN THEN PROVIDES CONCRETE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BEST FIT CLIENTS. THIS ENSURES CLIENTS GET APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, BUT ALSO THAT OUTSIDE SYSTEMS, LIKE THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, WILL MORE LIKELY MEET THEIR NEEDS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED WAYS. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THIS ASSESSMENT IN OUR THERAPEUTIC MENU OF SERVICES, AND ANTICIPATE THE INTEREST FROM THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. WE ARE CURRENTLY ONE OF THE ONLY PROVIDERS OF BRAIN MAPPING IN NORTHERN COLORADO.

AVAC - ADULTS VICTIMIZED AS CHILDREN IN 2023, WE TREATED 73 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AVAC PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES ADULTS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILDHOOD ABUSE, PRIMARILY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS ARE AT RISK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN LAST INTO ADULTHOOD. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND MEN WHO WERE ABUSED AS CHILDREN AND TEENS. WE TREAT THE SURVIVOR, AS WELL AS THEIR SUPPORTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF ABUSE CAN IMPACT EVERYONE IN THE SURVIVOR'S ORBIT AND CHILDSAFE OFFERS OUR FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HEAL AND THRIVE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CAREGIVERS OF CHILD VICTIMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE. WE ARE HERE TO HELP HEAL THOSE WOUNDS WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY. SO OFTEN, ADULT SURVIVORS LIVE FOR YEARS CARRYING A BURDENSOME SECRET, AND HAVING A SKILLED THERAPIST AND A GROUP OF OTHER SURVIVORS TO MEET WITH, CAN BE A LIFESAVER.