CHILD 440 Administrative Issues

Grant Report

Preventative and intervention services through therapeutic and play-based initiatives for

children who suffer from the developmental damages of domestic violence is a topic that I

choose and found useful. This topic interests me because as someone who experienced emotional

abuse, along with my siblings I can see how its effected each of our lives in a distinct way. I have

witnessed, the addictive behavior of my older brother, and his struggle and he works on

overcoming his addictions. I also mourn as I watch my sister silently suffer from depression and

I rejoice in the change that I have seen within myself from a promiscuous woman to a woman of

dignity and morals, with the help of my savior. We have all dealt with these damaging

developmental effects in different ways as we grew into adulthood but I think of the impact it

could have caused us as children to become better aware of what our parents were dealing with

at a young age and how we could build resiliency through a variety of protective factors

facilitated through an organization. I think of how it could benefit parents and those trying to

break the traditions of abusive parenting by offering them support and understanding while

informing them on techniques they could use to channel their emotions through healthy means.

In my research, I came across two studies with similar objectives. The purpose of one

study was “to advance understanding of early intervention and selective prevention approaches

for children exposed to domestic violence.” ( C. Stevens., L. Ayer., M. Labriola., S. Faraji., E.

Ebright., 2019). The program was called The Child Trauma Response Team also known as

CTRT. The study hopes to determine who this program will serve, and the challenges involved is

a program that aims to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, which is a positive correlation of

children who are victim to domestic violence. This study also aims to offer helpful

considerations for future agencies who desire to implement interventions that address similar
issues. The design of the study is a mixed methods study which consists of “supplemented

quantitative analysis of CTRT data on client characteristics and service delivery” ( C. Stevens, L.

Ayer, M. Labriola, S. Faraji, E. Ebright, 2019). and data gathered from interviews performed

from the program stakeholders, specifically on the implementation process and program

adaptations. The data gathered from interviews was helpful in knowing the lessons that were

learned in the implementation of the program. The results of this study prove that the CTRT

program is doing a great job at targeting and finding high-risk children who are exposed to

domestic violence. The programs interagency efforts are reaching children days and weeks after

their exposure to domestic violence and are receiving the services needed to serve the children.

However, there are unclear results about the effectiveness of the program in serving the children

so further studies would need to be done to measure the programs outcome of its intended goal.

The purpose of the other study was to determine if agencies and death review committees

would recognize the needs of children reflected in annual reports written by the Domestic

Violence Fatality Review Teams. Problems that were investigated were based on “key themes

relative to children who were exposed to domestic violence ad homicide published by DVFRT's

in order to identify the services that exist for children exposed to domestic violence, barriers to

providing these services, and recommendations for improvement.” (K. Reif, P. Jaffe, 2019).

Annual reports from the DVFRT were used from Ontario, Canada and Georgia and Florida, USA

for 12 consecutive years. These reports provided background information on domestic homicides

as well as recommendations for interventions to prevent future domestic homicides, which were

written by members of agencies and organizations that had interactions with victims and

perpetrators of domestic violence. Barriers to services provided consisted in a lack of

professional training and public awareness, child-specific services, and a lack in inter-agency
collaboration. However, DVFRT provided recommendations and promising practices which

consisted of further training on domestic violence dynamics, child risk screening, healthy

relationships curriculum-based programs, and public awareness campaigns were a few of several

major findings that arose from this study. The research study helped identify themes of the needs

of children who have been exposed to domestic violence and homicide. Children are first-hand

witnesses to domestic violence and will benefit from child-specific services to prevent further

trauma and help stop the continual practice of toxic domestic violence and replace it with

knowledge of healthy relationship practices.

 Name of Federal Organization: Department of Health and Human Services;

 Name of the Grant: Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants:
Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children (Demonstration Projects)

 Eligibility:
o Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
o Native American tribal organizations
o City or township governments
o County governments
o Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS

 Maximum Funding: $375,000

 Open Date: April 6, 2020

 Closing Date: June 5, 2020

 Description (in your own words): This grant will be used to increase the capacity to
prevent future family, domestic and dating violence by addressing the needs of children
and victims exposed to it. Trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate services and
counseling provided by the child welfare system will be offered to the victims and
children relevant to their specific needs. Services will also be provided to support
nonabusing parents and their children in their role of responding to their children’s
social, emotional, and developmental needs.

 Link to Additional Information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-EV-

State Grant

 Name of State: Texas

 Name of the Grant: DFPS Community and Parent Group Services

 Eligibility:
o Be identified as a Texas Council of Child Welfare Board volunteer organization
that works to promotes the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in
foster care and adoptive families in accordance with Title IV-B of the Social
Security Act.
o Be identified as a local Texas Foster Parent Association composed of volunteer
foster parents that work in Texas to promote the safety, permanence, and well-
being of children in foster care and adoptive families in accordance with Title IV-
B of the Social Security Act.

 Maximum Funding: $200,000

 Open Date: April 23, 2020

 Closing Date: May 22, 2020 at 2:00PM

 Description (in your own words): To aid in expanding activities of groups that promote
services to abused and neglected children of their caregivers as well as groups who
identity potential foster and adoptive parents. Provide education and information about
abused and neglected children and offer foster parents mutual support and offer
knowledge and skills of foster parenting.

 Link to Additional Information: https://apps.hhs.texas.gov/pcs/HHS0007560/

Nonprofit or For-profit Organization Grant

 Name of Organization: The Annie E. Casey Foundation

 Name of the Grant: The Annie E. Casey Foundation

 Eligibility:
o Child Welfare
o Community Change
o Economic Opportunity
o Juvenile Justice

 Maximum Funding: $84,000

 Closing Date: Grants are usually always available and don’t have an exact closing date

 Description (in your own words): This grant works to help ensure children have strong,
supportive families, increasing economic opportunities transforming communities; and
strengthening social leaders dedicated to improving the lives of young people.

 Link to Additional Information: https://www.aecf.org/about/grant-making/

References

C. Stevens, L. Ayer, M. Labriola, S. Faraji, E. Ebright.[2019]. Detecting and reducing post-

traumatic stress among children exposed to domestic violence: A multi-agency early

intervention program. Children and Youth Services Review, 101, pg. 263

K. Reif, P. Jaffe., [2019]. Remembering the forgotten victims: Child-Related themes in domestic

violence fatality review. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98,73, pg. 1.