ReCAST: Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma

The purpose of this program is to assist high-risk youth and families and promote resilience and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest through implementation of evidence-based violence prevention, and community youth engagement programs, as well as linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services.

The Goals of ReCAST

• Building a foundation to promote well-being, resiliency, and community healing through community-based participatory approaches
• Strengthening the integration of behavioral health services and other community systems to address the social determinants of health
• Creating more equitable access to trauma informed community behavioral health resources
• Ensuring that program services are culturally specific and developmentally appropriate

Successes of ReCAST 2016-2022

• Trained 16,735 members of the mental health workforce
• 90,123 community stakeholders trained in trauma-informed approaches, including violence prevention, and mental health literacy
• 77,235 youth, young adults, and family members provided with high-quality trauma-informed mental health services
• 8,623 new partnerships established among city and community agencies to support high-risk youth and their families

Current and Future Grantees

In the wake of several high-profile incidents of civil unrest, Congress appropriated funds to engage affected communities and to help high risk youth and families who have experienced trauma (FY16 Project AWARE funds).