Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies Inc

VOCA CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME TO ENCOURAGE SAFETY AND RESILIENCY. VOCA CASE MANAGERS SUPPORT THE PERSONAL GROWTH AND EMOTIONAL HEALING OF VICTIMS THROUGH: - ASSISTANCE WITH VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROCESS - ADVOCACY AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT - CONNECTION TO RESOURCES LIKE COUNSELING, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION, ETC - CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING

SCREENING CONNECTICUT'S YOUTH OR SCY IS A FREE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 17 STATEWIDE. THE SCY PROGRAM SERVES ALL YOUTH, BUT PARTICULARLY THOSE IN UNDERSERVED, URBAN COMMUNITIES WHO ARE IMPACTED BY HEALTH DISPARITIES AND STRUCTURAL RACISM, AS WELL AS THOSE IN RURAL AREAS WHERE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE OBSTACLES. SCY CONDUCTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROACTIVELY SCREEN YOUTH FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA SYMPTOMS. IF A CHILD IS IN NEED OF SERVICES, A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HELPS THEM OBTAIN A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTAKE AND ADDRESSES THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OR OBSTACLES THAT MIGHT IMPEDE THEIR ACCESS TO SERVICES."