Justice Resource Institute (JRI), a leading social justice organization in New England, has received a $600,000 federal grant to help residential treatment centers across the country improve care for trauma-impacted youth and their families.

CATS is comprised of Gold Standard assessment tools for measuring a wide range of clinical domains including but not limited to trauma symptoms, depression, dissociation, behavior problems and executive functioning.

In the field of behavioral health there is an increasing demand by funding entities and regulatory bodies to provide objective evidence of clinical treatment outcomes. Today, health care providers are using electronic data tracking systems and clinical analytics to assess treatment and implement changes to care.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network  

FALL RIVER — The Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County is looking for individuals, teams and spon-sors for its fourth annual charity golf tournament, Eagles and Birdies for You...Hope and Healing for Children.

The event will be held Monday, Oct. 4 at Fall River Country Club, 4232 N. Main St., Fall River, MA.

More than 7,500 children have come through the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County since it opened its doors in 2007. The center serves hundreds of Bristol County children who are victims of child abuse and as-sociated trauma.

We all need the people in our lives who know us and care about us, who celebrate our successes and comfort us in hard times. These are the people we call when we get a new job, lock our keys in the car or are facing a big decision.

Permanent, supportive connections are especially important in childhood, when parents, coaches, mentors and teachers help children develop their identity and values, help them know who they are, develop their strengths and set goals in their life.

Christina Patts, director of behavioral health and trauma services in Southeastern Massachusetts for JRI was recently interviewed by the Taunton Daily Gazette about how mental health care has changed.⁠ ⁠  Read the full article.  

Between 700 and 800 cases of child sexual abuse are referred on average each year to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, which provides treatment and support to victims and their families.

Read the full article in the Herald News.

Check out the op-ed, written by Ed Powell, Executive Director of STRIVE Boston and Vice President of Community Engagement, in CommonWealth Magazine.