University Of Colorado Boulder receives $600K Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National center for trauma-informed parenting and family interventions - the national center for trauma-informed parenting and family interventions, led by the center for resilience and well-being at the University Of Colorado Boulder, will strengthen national capacity to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based parenting and family interventions for trauma-exposed children and youth ages 3-18 and their caregivers. The center will train and support providers and organizations in community behavioral health, child welfare, family preservation, and related settings to improve caregiver engagement and expand access to family-centered care. It will provide training, consultation, technical assistance, and implementation support in let’s connect, breakthrough parenting curriculum: navigating trauma across generations, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and alternatives for families: a cognitive behavioral therapy. The center will also develop web-based let’s connect and breakthrough parenting courses, pilot a child welfare adaptation of let’s connect, and disseminate a parent engagement toolkit. By project end, it will train 500 providers in let’s connect, 150 facilitators in breakthrough parenting, 1,200 providers in tf-cbt, and 300 providers in af-cbt; 30 trainers will complete train-the-trainer programs; 600 providers will complete the web-based courses; and national dissemination will reach at least 10,000 unique individuals and 300 organizations.