To better protect and heal children from trauma and its emotional impact
What We Do
Child HELP Partnership offers interventions that prevent trauma from happening, minimize the impact of trauma in the immediate aftermath, and reduce painful long-term mental health consequences of trauma.
Education: To inform parents and professionals
CHP informs educators, pediatricians, parents, caregivers, and other child-serving professionals through Public Education about the prevalence of trauma, its mental health impact, and effective ways to intervene. Workshop to Educate on Child Abuse and Neglect is a training for mental health and other professionals who work with children on the best practices in the assessment and reporting of child maltreatment.Prevention: Before the trauma happens
CHP works to prevent trauma before it happens. Keeping Every Youth Safe (KEYS) is a series of workshops for parents and other caregivers with concrete strategies to prevent sexual abuse, physical abuse, and bullying.Skill-Building: When trauma first happens
CHP offers a program right after trauma to prevent the development of mental health problems. Skills for Psychological Recovery is a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention that is designed to help children, adolescents, and adults. In 4-6 sessions, individuals learn to prioritize needs, problem-solve, identify positive activities, use relaxation, challenge negative thinking, and rebuild healthy social connections. It can be provided in a variety of settings, such as schools, places of worship, and libraries.Therapy: After trauma has caused mental health problems
CHP provides trauma-specific therapy to reduce children’s mental health problems and family stress. Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Alternatives for Families-A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy are science-backed therapies for trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and behavior problems. Both therapies focus on helping children learn to use productive strategies to manage their sad/angry/scared feelings, physical symptoms, inaccurate and negative thoughts, and problem behaviors that are common after a trauma. The therapies are designed to be short-term, typically completed in 6-9 months. They are personalized for each child, their family, and their culture.What We Do
Child HELP Partnership offers interventions that prevent trauma from happening, minimize the impact of trauma in the immediate aftermath, and reduce painful long-term mental health consequences of trauma.
1) Prevention: Before the trauma happens
CHP leadership works to inform educators, pediatricians, parents, and other caregivers through Public Education about the prevalence and impact of trauma, and methods of prevention.
Keeping Every Child Safe is a series of workshops for parents and other caregivers with concrete strategies to prevent sexual abuse, physical abuse, and bullying.
The Workshop to Educate on Child Abuse and Neglect is a training on best practices in assessment and reporting of maltreatment.
2) Skill-Building: When trauma first happens
CHP offers programs right after trauma to prevent the development of mental health problems.
Skills for Psychological Recovery is brief, cognitive-behavioral intervention that is designed to help children, adolescents, and adults. In 4-6 sessions, individuals learn to prioritize needs, problem-solve, identify positive activities, use relaxation, challenge negative thinking, and rebuild healthy social connections. It can be provided in a variety of settings, such as schools, places of worship, and libraries.
3) Therapy: After trauma has caused mental health problems
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Alternatives for Families-A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy are well-established therapies for trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and behavior problems. Both therapies focus on helping children learn to use productive strategies to manage their sad/angry/scared feelings, physical symptoms, inaccurate and negative thoughts, and problem behaviors that are common after trauma exposure. The therapies are designed to be short-term, typically completed in 6-9 months. They are personalized for the family, child, and culture.