Published: Oct. 24, 2016

Mental Health Partners announcementÌý

The team of grant recipients, five women from Mental Health Partners and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, stand in a row and pose for a photo, smiling.

Left to right: Sara Reid, MHP research and evaluation manager; Janine D’Anniballe, MHP director of trauma services; Kimberly Shipman, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder senior research associate; Marcella Torres, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder research associate; Monica Fitzgerald, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder senior research associate. (Photo courtesy of MHP)

has been awarded a 5-yearÌý$2 millionÌýgrant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration for a collaborative project with the UniversityÌýof Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s . The aim is to increase the capacity to identify children and families who have experienced trauma and provide evidence-based trauma-focused treatment.Ìý

The partnership also allows MHP to become a Community Treatment and Services Center in the prestigious National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

The jointÌýgrant project, Building a Trauma Center of Excellence for Children and Families in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ: A Community-Academic Partnership, is a coordinated effort in which the Center for Study and Prevention of Violence will provide vital capacity-building training in trauma-informed evidence-based practices, including targeted interventions for Hispanic families, military familiesÌýand families involved in the child welfare systems.

Also, the project will lead to the development of a trauma-informed system at MHP to screen, assessÌýand provide trauma-focused treatment to children and families who have experienced trauma. It is expected the project will provide training and implementation support to more than 900 clinicians, as well as serveÌýover 3,100 clients at MHP.