PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
JASMYN BROWN, AURORA SMALEDONE & REBECCA HOFFMAN-FRANCES Strengthening partnerships between Domestic Violence (DV) programs and local mental health...
In the fall of 2016, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) awarded FVPSA grants under the Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Children (SSAPC) program to 12 capacity building projects to serve as leaders for improving responses to children, youth and parents experiencing domestic violence.
In the fall of 2016, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) awarded FVPSA grants under the Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Children (SSAPC) program to 12 capacity building projects to serve as leaders for improving responses to children, youth and parents experiencing domestic violence. The program’s goals include:
Improving systems and responses to abused parents and their children exposed to domestic violence.
Coordinating or providing new or enhanced residential and non-residential services for children exposed to violence.
Enhancing evidence-informed and practice-informed services, strategies, advocacy and interventions for children & youth exposed to domestic violence.
In 2020, 26 new demonstration sites for Cohort II of the SSAPC project were funded.
Center for Family Services, Inc., NJ
Child Saving Institute, Inc., NE
Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois, IL
Children’s National Medical Center, DC
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, OK
Community Advocates for Family & Youth, MD
East Los Angeles Women’s Center, CA
Interface Children & Family Services, CA
Pueblo Young Women’s Christian Association, CO
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI
South Bay Community Services, CA
The Center for Women and Families, KY
The Regents of the University of Colorado, CO
The Wellspring Alliance for Families, Inc., LA
Violence Intervention Program, NY
Along with the Demonstration Sites, Futures Without Violence was awarded the grant to be the National Capacity Building Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence. The goals of the Promising Futures Capacity Building Center include:
Supporting the SSAPC grantees and facilitate peer learning
Supporting the entire field to enhance their capacity to serve children, youth and their caregivers
Increasing visibility and awareness on the need for work with children exposed to violence
Boston Medical Center Corporation, MA
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., AK
Domestic Violence Action Center, HI
Durham County Department of Social Services, NC
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, ID
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, KS
Maine Behavioral Healthcare, ME
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, KY
South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium, AK