1. Establishing the Permanency of Hope: Affecting Meaningful Change for Homeless Children and Families Using a Trauma-Informed Statewide Integrated Approach
Michael Davis, PhD Kisha Ledlow, MA
Director, Housing & Homeless Services Project Director, Youth & Young Adult Initiatives
Neru Gobin, BS Jessica Mullins, LMSW
Assistant Director, Housing & Homeless Services Project Director, Training & Technical Assistance Center
January 11, 2018

2. Agenda Introduction of panel
Brief overview of housing and homeless services in Tennessee
Building Strong Brains: Tennessee ACEs Initiative
Tennessee Crisis Services for children, youth, and young adults
TDMHSAS Youth & Young Adult Initiatives

3. Tennessee Housing & Homeless Services
Creating Homes Initiative
Tennessee Interagency Council on Homelessness

5. Building Strong Brains Tennessee
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Stressful or traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect and family dysfunction that disrupt the safe, stable, nurturing environments that children need to thrive.

6. Building Strong Brains Tennessee
Healthy Child Development
Brain Architecture
Serve & Return
Air Traffic Control
Toxic Stress

7. Experience Alters Brain Development Healthy vs. Neglected Brain
Early Brain Development: What Matters?
11/12/2014
Experience Alters Brain Development Healthy vs. Neglected Brain
Sources: Felitti, 2011; Nelson et al., 2007
Patti van Eys, PhD

8. Building Strong Brains Tennessee
History
Public-private partnership
Mission
Work to change the culture of Tennessee so that the state’s overarching philosophy, policies, programs and practices for children, youth and young adults utilize the latest brain science to prevent and mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences.

9. Building Strong Brains Tennessee
Goals
Increase potential that every child born in Tennessee has the opportunity to lead a healthy, productive life.
Raise public knowledge about ACEs.
Impact public policy in Tennessee to support prevention of ACEs and to reduce community conditions that contribute to them.
Support innovative local and state projects that offer fresh thinking and precise measurement of impact in addressing ACEs and toxic stress in children.
Seek sustainable funding to ensure the state maintains a long-term commitment to reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences.
Embrace open, responsive governance through statewide planning groups and the Three Branches Institute.

10. Building Strong Brains Tennessee
Statewide focus on ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care: Public Health/Prevention Approach
Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
TN Department of Children’s Services
TN Department of Health
TN Department of Human Services
TN Department of Education
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

11. Professional Practice
Juvenile and Adult Justice
Health Care Services and Financing
Human Services
Faith Based Communities
Education and Early Care
Media
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Philanthropy
Child Welfare
Businesses and Corporations
Professional Practice
Programs and Services
Policies and Funding
Philosophy and Approach

12. Why a Prevention Approach?
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016

14. Crisis Statistics National Statistics
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for ages 15-24
Tennessee Statistics
Fiscal Year 2016 and 2017
Ages % of phone calls to crisis services resulted in face-to-face assessment.
Ages % of phone calls to crisis services resulted in face-to-face assessment.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014

15. Tennessee Crisis Services
Crisis model for children & youth - in the home
Enhancements to walk-in centers
Standardized crisis assessment
Trauma-informed addendum
Crisis management plan

16. Youth & Young Adult Initiative Goals
Assist Tennessee youth and young adults (Y/YA) with or at risk of developing a serious mental health condition or co-occurring disorder in improving their health and wellness, leading self-directed lives, and reaching their full potential.

17. Youth & Young Adult Initiative Principles
Youth-driven
Recovery-oriented and holistic
Strengths-based
Assist in self-discovery process
Empower through informed decision-making
Cultural competence

18. State Infrastructure State Transition Team
Statewide Young Adult Leadership Council
Young Adult Peer Specialist Program
Youth and Young Adult Coordinator

19. Local Infrastructure TN Healthy Transitions Initiative OnTrackTN
Intradepartmental Collaboration
Emerging Adults
Supported Employment and Education

20. YOUR TURN!

21. Contact Information
Michael Davis, PhD Jessica Mullins, LMSW
Neru Gobin, BS
Kisha Ledlow, MA