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EBAC Leads Regional Trauma Center Recovery
Trauma is pervasive in our communities, especially for the children, youth and For children already manifesting the effects of exposure
families involved in our public systems of care. To address this national public to trauma, East Bay Agency for Children works in
health crisis at a regional level, seven Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, conjunction with teachers in one nursery school and six
Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz) initiated a ground- special education classrooms, including a new classroom at
breaking regional effort intended to break down silos and increase coordination Think College Now Elementary School in Oakland, to
and communication across county lines and service sectors such as juvenile augment the educational curriculum with therapeutic
justice, education, behavioral and physical health, early childhood and social counseling services. These academic and behavioral health
services. Ultimately, this multi-year, federally funded initiative will improve the interventions work collaboratively to ready the child for
way county governments and their community service provider partners eventual success in a mainstream classroom.
understand, respond to, and heal trauma.
All graduates of EBAC’s Therapeutic Nursery School
In spring 2015, East Bay Agency for Children won the competitive award to moved to mainstream classrooms or classrooms requiring
facilitate this collaborative partnership. Together with the counties and our less intensive intervention services.
partner agencies San Francisco DPH, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland,
Center for Youth Wellness, and Youth in Mind, East Bay Agency for Children EBAC adapted our Trauma Awareness Group (TAG)
created T2 Trauma Transformed, the Bay Area Regional Trauma Center. curriculum for middle school use and trained additional
EBAC clinicians as TAG facilitators. Results showed 83% of
T2 Trauma Transformed is the only regional center and clearinghouse in the Bay youth gained a better understanding of their internal world
Area that promotes a trauma-informed system by providing trainings and policy and of trauma. 75% gained tangible skills including trigger
guidance to systems of care professionals and organizations. A trauma-informed identification, awareness of safety, and tools for self-
system is one that builds awareness and knowledge of trauma to shape policies regulation.
and practices aimed at reducing the re-traumatization of youth and families and
the professionals who serve them.
Learn more about T2 at www.T2BayArea.org
Trauma is pervasive in our communities, especially for the children, youth and For children already manifesting the effects of exposure
families involved in our public systems of care. To address this national public to trauma, East Bay Agency for Children works in
health crisis at a regional level, seven Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, conjunction with teachers in one nursery school and six
Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz) initiated a ground- special education classrooms, including a new classroom at
breaking regional effort intended to break down silos and increase coordination Think College Now Elementary School in Oakland, to
and communication across county lines and service sectors such as juvenile augment the educational curriculum with therapeutic
justice, education, behavioral and physical health, early childhood and social counseling services. These academic and behavioral health
services. Ultimately, this multi-year, federally funded initiative will improve the interventions work collaboratively to ready the child for
way county governments and their community service provider partners eventual success in a mainstream classroom.
understand, respond to, and heal trauma.
All graduates of EBAC’s Therapeutic Nursery School
In spring 2015, East Bay Agency for Children won the competitive award to moved to mainstream classrooms or classrooms requiring
facilitate this collaborative partnership. Together with the counties and our less intensive intervention services.
partner agencies San Francisco DPH, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland,
Center for Youth Wellness, and Youth in Mind, East Bay Agency for Children EBAC adapted our Trauma Awareness Group (TAG)
created T2 Trauma Transformed, the Bay Area Regional Trauma Center. curriculum for middle school use and trained additional
EBAC clinicians as TAG facilitators. Results showed 83% of
T2 Trauma Transformed is the only regional center and clearinghouse in the Bay youth gained a better understanding of their internal world
Area that promotes a trauma-informed system by providing trainings and policy and of trauma. 75% gained tangible skills including trigger
guidance to systems of care professionals and organizations. A trauma-informed identification, awareness of safety, and tools for self-
system is one that builds awareness and knowledge of trauma to shape policies regulation.
and practices aimed at reducing the re-traumatization of youth and families and
the professionals who serve them.
Learn more about T2 at www.T2BayArea.org
