Trauma-Informed Healthcare
A child who has experienced abuse or neglect often has specialized health care needs. At the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence, we bring together experts in pediatrics, behavioral health, research and child welfare to provide trauma-informed, evidence-based care to address these needs and start the path to healing. Every day, our team works with caregivers, child welfare professionals, CASA advocates, judges, attorneys and other community partners through the promotion of best practices that meet the unique health, education and recovery needs of children and youth who may suffer from trauma due to abuse and neglect.
No matter their living situation, children and youth aged up to 18 years who have experienced foster care can get primary medical care targeted to their unique needs. And an important part of their care includes child behavior and development support, care coordination and referrals to specialists. Our goal is supporting caregivers and helping children and youth who have experienced trauma to become happy, healthy adults.
To learn more about our integrated care model, visit the about us page.
Compassionate care for children who have experienced foster care
Our services include:
Primary medical care services, including wellness visits and same-day sick visits
Care coordination with Children’s Health℠ and community specialists
Trauma specialists including a therapist, psychologists and a psychiatrist
Individual and family psychotherapy, such as trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Psychiatric consultation
Developmental assessment and developmental education for infants and toddlers
Psychosocial support, education and advocacy
Here’s how to get started with our services.
A doctor's office can be a scary place for any child, particularly in foster care, but the staff at the Rees-Jones Center go above and beyond to make sure that each child knows this is a place they are loved, cared for, and most importantly, safe.
Partnerships, advocacy, and research that improve the well-being of children
Advancing care and outcomes for children and families involved who have experienced the child welfare system is an important part of what we do. Through our research and advocacy efforts, we partner with caregivers, child welfare professionals, CASA, legal professionals, and other advocates to promote best policies and practices to meet and improve the unique health, education, and recovery needs of children who have experienced trauma. Learn more about the Rees-Jones center's policy, advocacy, and research efforts.
Our areas of focus include:
Educating professionals and the public on the issues that foster children and their families face
Building partnerships with community organizations and providers to build networks of support for children and families
Promoting and advocating for resources to support and benefit children and families
Advocating for increased support, funding, and access to trauma-informed and evidence-based medical and behavioral health care for children who have experienced trauma
Informing leaders and policymakers, at both the local and state levels, on the complex needs of children and families involved in the child welfare system
Children in foster care depend on supportive, nurturing communities to help them recover from abuse, neglect and the uncertainty of living in a transient system. Through the Center's community partnership efforts, our team regularly reaches out to caregivers, child welfare professionals, CASAs, judges, attorneys and other advocates. By working with the community, we promote best practices in meeting the unique health, education and recovery needs of foster children.
Resources
Compassionate care for children who have experienced foster care
Our services include:
Primary medical care services, including wellness visits and same-day sick visits
Care coordination with Children’s Health℠ and community specialists
Trauma specialists including a therapist, psychologists and a psychiatrist
Individual and family psychotherapy, such as trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Psychiatric consultation
Developmental assessment and developmental education for infants and toddlers
Psychosocial support, education and advocacy
Here’s how to get started with our services.
Partnerships, advocacy, and research that improve the well-being of children
Advancing care and outcomes for children and families involved who have experienced the child welfare system is an important part of what we do. Through our research and advocacy efforts, we partner with caregivers, child welfare professionals, CASA, legal professionals, and other advocates to promote best policies and practices to meet and improve the unique health, education, and recovery needs of children who have experienced trauma. Learn more about the Rees-Jones center's policy, advocacy, and research efforts.
Our areas of focus include:
Educating professionals and the public on the issues that foster children and their families face
Building partnerships with community organizations and providers to build networks of support for children and families
Promoting and advocating for resources to support and benefit children and families
Advocating for increased support, funding, and access to trauma-informed and evidence-based medical and behavioral health care for children who have experienced trauma
Informing leaders and policymakers, at both the local and state levels, on the complex needs of children and families involved in the child welfare system
Children in foster care depend on supportive, nurturing communities to help them recover from abuse, neglect and the uncertainty of living in a transient system. Through the Center's community partnership efforts, our team regularly reaches out to caregivers, child welfare professionals, CASAs, judges, attorneys and other advocates. By working with the community, we promote best practices in meeting the unique health, education and recovery needs of foster children.
Resources
Amelia thrives thanks to the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care ExcellenceTo know Amelia is to love her. She's bright, articulate and has never met a stranger. Looking at this bubbly 4-year-old, one would never guess her complex medical history. Amelia's adoptive mother, Robin, says this alone is a testament to the care that Amelia has received at Children's Health. In fact, Robin says that if not for the quick actions of the Children's Health foster care clinic years ago, Amelia would most likely not be alive.
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Foster care journey turns into life-changing bondJack and Melinda partnered with the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children's Health to provide clinical care and developmental support for their two new kids in foster care. Their new children had some challenges that they wanted to overcome as a family. In the end, they made life-changing bonds with their children who are now permanent family members.
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Pablo's road to adoptionAll of Bobby and Ray's children hold a special place in their hearts, but their journey with Pablo has been unique.
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Meet the care team
Mohsin Khan, MDPediatric Psychiatrist
Hilda Loria, MDPediatrician
Mayra Nieves-Rios, MDPediatrician - Foster Care
Gunjan Singh, MDPediatrician
Kristin Scott, PhDPediatric Psychologist - Foster Care
Michele Hickman, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Foster Care
Melissa Martin, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Foster Care
Sara Moore, APRN, PNP-AC/PCNurse Practitioner - Foster Care
Paula Rosales, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Foster Care
Clinton Smith, PsyDPediatric Psychologist - Foster Care
Fiker Zeray, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Infectious Disease, Foster Care and ARMS
