Calm
Protecting the most important relationship in the world
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Prevent childhood trauma, heal children and families, build a more resilient Santa Barbara County
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
CALM - Childhood Trauma prevention and treatment
CALM works to prevent and treat childhood trauma through a spectrum of comprehensive programs in Santa Barbara County. CALM provides preventative programming for families with history of trauma, therapy for children and families who have experienced trauma, and trauma-prevention education for medical practitioners, educators and community members. CALM served 2,900 families in 2022-2023.
Great Beginnings
Imagine a world where all parents are supported, nurtured and helped to become the best parents they can be. CALM’s Great Beginnings program serves families and caregivers with children aged 0 – 5 who are most at risk for abuse and neglect, with services aimed toward prevention and early intervention. Trained CALM professionals meet with at-risk parents of young children, even before babies are born. We help parents form strong, healthy attachments with their children, identify sources of support, and learn healthy parenting strategies. Our home visitors assess homes for safety, evaluate children’s development and connect families to resources they need. If there is a developmental delay, it can be addressed and treated early. If a mother is experiencing postpartum depression, she can receive therapeutic support
Childhood Trauma Treatment
Most children who have been abused believe one thing: it was their fault. Abuse can be the root cause of many inappropriate behaviors that helped the child adapt or respond to their abuse. At CALM, we know that a child must tell his or her story so that the healing can begin. CALM counselors support the non-offending parent in correcting the child’s misperceptions, such as they caused the abuse or were responsible. After the story is told, healing can begin. CALM’s Childhood Trauma Treatment program helps children of all ages and their families who have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, violence in their home, or neglect.
Intensive In Home
The program works with children already "in the system" - either in foster care or with a severe mental health diagnosis. Clinicians provide "wrap-around" support to stabilize foster or kin care placements, to ensure that children are attending school and functioning.
Parenting and Family Programs
Every child comes to CALM attached to an adult. We know we must work to strengthen and support and the entire family to heal a child and to prevent abuse. The primary purpose of CALM's parenting and family programs is to build strong families characterized by safe, consistent, nurturing, and supportive relationships between caregivers and children. Program services focus on increasing parental social support, reducing stress, and increasing the use positive parenting practices.
Community - Based Collaborations
CALM is striving to create a community where teachers, parents and children work together to provide the strongest possible start for children in our community, thereby reducing the strain that child abuse puts on our schools, our healthcare system, and our community. Much of child abuse and neglect is identified through children’s behavior in school and other out of home settings. We know that only a fraction of children who experience abuse receive individ-ual treatment. CALM is committed to doing more for all of the children in our community. We are reaching beyond the walls of our building, beyond the homes of our clients to create the social change necessary to support and strengthen even the families who do not receive direct service. Therefore, CALM partners with many other organizations to support them in their work with children. Our partnerships include schools, law enforcement, family resource cen-ters and even health care. By engaging with all organizations and systems that work with youth, CALM can help strengthen our community, all of our caregivers, and make lasting changes.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of infant deaths
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers
Related Program
CALM - Childhood Trauma prevention and treatment
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1) Increase the number of clients served in Santa Barbara County
2) Continue use of assessments to determine effectiveness and impact of treatment
3) Strengthen prevention efforts through partnerships with education providers and medical providers
4) Use evidence-based treatments to heal children and families who have experienced trauma
5) Reach the 75% of children exposed to trauma who are invisible and provide them with a voice.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) Seek out additional contracts and expand existing ones to serve more clients with unmet needs
2) Train therapists in the use and relevance of assessment tools
3) Develop mental health consultation reports / continue reflective practice model
4) Deepen and strengthen training so that all staff adhere to models
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
1) We have built strong partnerships with the County and provide excellent outcomes
2) We have psychologists and psych assessment interns to score assessments and provide training
3) We are educated in reflective practice and mental health consultation and are poised for expansion
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
1) Number of clients served grew from 1,500 in 2010 to 2,500 in 2017 yet there is still significant unmet need\r\n2) Assessments are administered at intake and at 6 months\r\n3) Developed an online training library\r\n4) Identified and developed partnerships with schools and pediatricians to serve more children
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Calm
Board of directorsas of 07/24/2023
Andrew Fitzgerald
Liam Murphy
Caroline Powers
Andrew Fitzgerald
Roberta Collier
Sam Ellis
Janis Salin
Luz Reyes-Martín
Jon Clark
Michele Cuttler
Analise Maggio
Candice Monge
Glenn Morris
Daalia Refaat
Gisela Rodriguez
Jenna Rogers
Patrice Ryan
Marc Schneider
Frann Wageneck
Richard Yao
Zohar Ziv
Katrina Sprague
Richard Russell
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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