Project Description:
Project Title: Project Heal
Project Desription: Project Heal is a community-based program which addresses the many needs of children exposed to trauma and their families.
Project goals/objectives/activities: Project Heal provides training to psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows, mental health treatment, consultation and advocacy for children exposed to trauma and their families, abuse risk reduction education for children with developmental disabilities and their families, and research on trauma prevention, assessment and intervention with children.
Outcomes anticipated: Mental health treatment provided to children exposed to trauma; training of advanced psychology trainees in the impact of trauma on children; increased capacity of mental health program staff to address the sequellae of trauma among child clients; evaluation of abuse risk reduction program for children with DD; technical assistance on trauma intervention for children with and without DD.
Core function areas: Mental health service provision; Training trainees; performing research or evaluation; developing or disseminating information
Target population: Children exposed or at risk of trauma.
Geographic area served: Los Angeles County
Partnerships: Good Shepherd Homeless Shelters; DCFS
Funding Sources:
Years of funding: 2008 - 2010
Keyword(s):
Autism, Mental Health Needs, Abuse, Trauma, Prevention, Treatment,
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
