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Project

Family Resilience Initiative (FRI) ENDED late 2022

Center:

TN-Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Melissa Hoffmann
[email protected]
901-448-3420

Project Description:

This project embeds mental health expertise within a pediatric clinic. This project involves the University of TN Health Science Center Dept of Pediatrics and the Urban Child Institute and involves screening children under 6 of year of age for adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and social determinants of health and providing mental health and other services to the children and families who qualify. - ENDED 2022, updated tw

Keyword(s):

resilience, ACEs, risk, embedded mental health

Core Function(s):

Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County