Resilient Georgia Inc

TO LEAD A STATE-WIDE COALITION TO DEVELOP A CLOSELY-ALIGNED TRAUMA-INFORMED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NETWORK WORKING TOWARD A UNITED VISION TO CREATE A BIRTH THROUGH 26-YEAR-OLD INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM. KEY COMPONENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND POLICY, AND SYSTEM OF CARE IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION.

RESILIENT GEORGIA'S ED DEVOTED ABOUT 40% OF THEIR TIME TO PROGRAMMATIC AND COMMUNITY BASED EFFORTS. IN 2021 THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH THE PITTULLOCH FOUNDATION AND THE JESSE PARKER WILLIAMS FOUNDATION TO HELP MANAGE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 16 REGIONAL GRANTEES (SAVANNAH, ATHENS, AUGUSTA, BRUNSWICK, GAINESVILLE, MACON, ROME, COLUMBUS, ALBANY, THOMASVILLE, VALDOSTA, WAYCROSS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AS WELL AS CLAYTON, COBB, DEKALB, FULTON, GWINNETT COUNTIES). THIS WORK COVERED 120 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE ED HAS DEVOTED TIME TO HELP GET EACH OF THE 16 REGIONS TRAUMA INFORMED THROUGH TRAINING EFFORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION, SEMINARS FOR THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND VARIOUS COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS. IN ADDITION, THE ED HAS SPENT ANOTHER 20% PROMOTING VARIOUS TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 850 PARTNERS AND HAS HELPED TO PRODUCE 3 LARGE STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS. THE ED HAS DEVOTED ANOTHER 15% TO ASSISTING THE GOVERNORS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM AND INNOVATION COMMISSION (HTTPS://WWW.HOUSE.GA.GOV/COMMITTEES/EN- US/BEHAVIORALHEALTHREFORMANDINNOVATIONCOMMISSION.ASPX) SCHEDULE AND IDENTIFY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO TESTIFY TO THE COMMISSION AND SUGGEST BEST PRACTICES FOR FUTURE LEGISLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.

RESEARCH TO COMPILE, SYNTHESIZE AND COMMUNICATE DATA REGARDING EFFORTS ADDRESSING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES(ACES)AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE (TIC) IN GEORGIA AND NATIONWIDE. THIS RESEARCH IS ONGOING AND IS TO HELP IDENTIFY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION GAPS IN GEORGIA THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH OUR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO FILL THESE GAPS. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COST OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IN GEORGIA. THAT WORK IS ALSO ONGOING AND BEING PERFORMED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. LINKS TO SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH ARE BELOW: HTTPS://WWW.RESILIENTGA.ORG/REPORTS-BRIEFS

THESE FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT ALLOWED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA INSTRUCTION DURING THE PANDEMIC VIRTUALLY.

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS PAID BY RESILIENT GEORGIA PROMOTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.