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ReCAST: Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma

Intro

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.

goals

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

Point of Contact

Jocelyn Route, M.S.W
Public Health Advisor

Nancy Kelly, M.S. Ed.
Branch Chief
Mental Health Promotion Branch

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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).

  • Fairfield, CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Miami, FL
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Bangor, ME
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Santa Fe, NM
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Cleveland Heights, OH

View 2022 Grant Awards

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Denver, CO
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Alleghany County (Pittsburgh), PA
  • Oakland, CA
  • Bexar County (San Antonio), TX
  • Flint, MI
  • Milwaukee, WI

View 2021 Grant Awards

  • Baltimore City, MD
  • Chicago, IL
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • St. Louis County, MO
  • Oakland, CA – Refunded in FY 21
  • Bexar County (San Antonio), TX- Refunded in FY 21
  • Flint, MI- Refunded in FY 21
  • Milwaukee, WI- Refunded in FY 21

View 2016 Grant Awards

Last Updated

Last Updated: 06/15/2023

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