2024-11-01T08:09:45-04:00 2024-06-30 990EZ 2023-07-01 861330971 TRAUMA RESILIENCE UNDERSTANDING & EDUCATION TRUE CENTER INC % Alison Kramer Kuhn TRAU 2023501647 46 Fenceline Dr Gaithersburg MD 20878 Emily Picon Board Treasurer 2024-11-01 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X WWW.TRUETRAUMACENTER.ORG X X 26978 X 26739 0 0 80 0 0 0 159 0 0 159 0 0 0 26978 0 64212 9429 0 64 5642 79347 -52369 106561 54192 X 108645 54953 210 1129 108855 56082 2294 1890 106561 54192 THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAUMA RESILIENCE UNDERSTANDING & EDUCATION TRUE CENTER INC. TRUE CENTER IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-FOCUSED EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR D.C.-AREA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR APPROACH INCLUDES CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR CHILD-SERVING SYSTEMS AND PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA AND PREVENTION. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND TRAUMA IS UNDERSTOOD TREATED AND PREVENTED. SEE SCHEDULE O 0 40314 SEE SCHEDULE O 0 7191 SEE SCHEDULE 0 0 3890 51395 ALISON KRAMER-KUHN DIRECTOR AND CHAIR 25 0 0 0 RENEE DEBOARD-LUCAS DIRECTOR - THRU 8 14 23 15 0 0 0 RENEE DEBOARD-LUCAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - BEG 8 16 23 18 32686 0 0 BRIAN GARDNER DIRECTOR AND VICE CHAIR 6 0 0 0 JOSEPH GUIDI DIRECTOR 3 0 0 0 KRISHTINE ROSENTHAL DIRECTOR 2 0 0 0 ZACHARY RIZIK DIRECTOR - THRU 8 18 23 1 0 0 0 AMANDA ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1 0 0 0 EMILY PICON DIRECTOR AND TREASURER 8 0 0 0 AKREETI POKHREL DIRECTOR 1.5 0 0 0 TRISHANA GRANT DIRECTOR - BEG 5 17 24 1 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false DC MD VA Emily Picon LCSWC 46 Fenceline Dr Gaithersburg MD 20878 2023501647 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 905 127585 15520 26898 170908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 905 127585 15520 26898 170908 10582 160326 0 0 0 89 80 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 171077 X Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, $2006| INSURANCE, $2866| LICENSES AND PERMITS, $663| MEMBERSHIP DUES, $55| BANK FEES, $52| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts Receivable, $210, $262| Prepaid Expenses, $0, $867| Part II, line 26 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accrued Expenses, $2294, $1890| Part III, Line 28 | Explanation:| CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPY: TRUE CENTERS CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM SEEKS TO REDUCE TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS IN DC AREA CHILDREN EXPOSED TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HEALING FROM TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY TF-CBT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEVELOP POSITIVE COPING SKILLS PROCESS PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES AND BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PART-TIME MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR A TOTAL OF 7 VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS 6 LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS AND 1 LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDED PRO BONO VIRTUAL THERAPY SERVICES TO CHILD CLIENTS THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS FISCAL YEAR THE PROGRAM RECEIVED 20 NEW REFERRALS FOR THERAPY: OF THESE 9 CHILDREN RECEIVED AN INITIAL CLINICAL INTAKE AND 2 WERE REFERRED TO OTHER PROVIDERS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. OTHERS REFERRED WERE LOST TO FOLLOW-UP. 1 CHILD WHO HAD STARTED SERVICES LAST YEAR CONTINUED TO RECEIVE THERAPY SESSIONS THIS YEAR. IN TOTAL 9 TRAUMA-INFORMED INTAKES AND 60 TF-CBT THERAPY SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED WITHOUT COST TO 10 DC-AREA FAMILIES IN FY2024. 2 CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM TF-CBT; AT THE END OF THEIR TREATMENT THEY REPORTED LITTLE TO NO SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION. THE MAJORITY 92% OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THIS PROGRAM WERE SALARY-RELATED COSTS FOR TRUE CENTERS MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AS OUR CLINICIANS WERE NO LONGER TO ABLE TO VOLUNTEER DUE TO PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME WAS SPENT ON EFFORTS TO RECRUIT NEW VOLUNTEER THERAPISTS. Part III, Line 29 | Explanation:| COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: TRUE CENTERS COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM STRIVES TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT TRAUMA AMONG DC AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DC AREA CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS. IN FY24 TRUE CENTER PILOTED A 6-WEEK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING AN AFTER-SCHOOL GROUP IN DC 27 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. THE CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN HEALTHY AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO COPE WITH BOTH TRAUMATIC AND EVERYDAY STRESS. FEEDBACK FROM THE STAFF WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN WAS POSITIVE SUCH AS "THE KIDS HAVE BEEN MORE ENGAGED THAN ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WEVE SEEN!" TRUE CENTER ALSO GAVE 8 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CAREGIVERS YOUTH AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN 74 PARTICIPANTS. 90% OF POST-TRAINING SURVEY RESPONDENTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND 95% INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD APPLY WHAT THEY LEARNED TO THEIR LIVES. 100% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY WERE SATISFIED OR HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. Part III, Line 30 | Explanation:| IMMIGRATION EVALUATIONS: IN THE SPRING OF 2024 THE BOARD APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO PREVENT THE TRAUMA OF FAMILY SEPARATIONS BY PROVIDING CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN IN THE DC AREA IMMIGRATION-RELATED EVALUATIONS. THESE EVALUATIONS ASSESS THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA ON INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ASYLUM OR OTHER PROTECTED STATUSES IN THE UNITED STATES IN RESPONSE TO VICTIMIZATION FROM VIOLENT CRIME HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN NECESSARY PLANNING INCLUDING EXPLORING THE PRACTICALITIES OF A PRO BONO VS. A REDUCED FEE-FOR-SERVICE MODEL.