CHILDSAFE COLORADO INC

IN 2024, CHILDSAFE TREATED 555 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CATP OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM. WE SERVE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE (PRIMARILY SEXUAL ABUSE), AGES 2- 18, AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY TO HELP FOSTER RESILIENCE AND HEAL THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ABUSE. AFTER A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT, OUR HIGHLY TRAINED THERAPISTS, WITH CLIENT INPUT, DEVELOP TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE WORK THEY WILL DO TOGETHER. OUR TREATMENT APPROACH IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND MAY INCLUDE: PLAY, ART, SAND, AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS TF-CBT, TALK, EMDR, NEUROFEEDBACK, AND OTHER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THERAPIES. FAMILY THERAPY IS CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST, AND HEAL ATTACHMENT WOUNDS. THROUGH GROUP THERAPY, CLIENTS LEARN THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR STRUGGLES AND CAN FACE THEIR CHALLENGES AND LEARN TO THRIVE WITH THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THEIR PEERS. IN 2024, WE TAUGHT 119 CAREGIVERS IN OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING CLASSES TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED OVER 600 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL PARENT COACHING TO OUR FAMILIES. OUR CLINICIANS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR CLIENTS GOING THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH REFERRALS FOR ACCESSING HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS. WE TURN NO ONE AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. CHILDSAFE IS A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE MDT (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM) IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE VITAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO AREA PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE MYRIAD ISSUES FACING VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND HOW TO RESPOND IN AN EFFECTIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. IN 2022, WE BEGAN TO FACILITATE BRAIN MAPPING (NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL OF THERAPEUTICS) TO ASSESS CLIENTS' ADVERSE EXPERIENCES, RELATIONAL HEALTH, AND CURRENT FUNCTIONING. FROM THESE DATA POINTS, WE CREATE A MAP THAT SHOWS THE CLIENT'S BRAIN FUNCTION COMPARED TO TYPICALLY-DEVELOPED PEERS. THE CLINICIAN THEN PROVIDES CONCRETE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BEST FIT THAT INDIVIDUAL CLIENT. THIS ENSURES CLIENTS GET APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, BUT ALSO THAT OUTSIDE SYSTEMS, LIKE THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, WILL MORE LIKELY MEET THEIR NEEDS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED WAYS.