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Grow Community presents intensive home-based therapy model for boys and men, reports preliminary symptom reductions
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Grow Community told the Healthy Neighborhoods committee it provides culturally grounded, trauma-informed services to Black and Brown boys and men, including an intensive home-based therapy program and upcoming psychiatric services; the group reported preliminary pre/post symptom reductions in a small sample.
Jordan Johnson, program director for Grow Community, told the Healthy Neighborhoods committee that the nonprofit provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed clinical services, mentorship and an intensive home-based therapy (IHBT) program aimed at reducing trauma-related symptoms among Black and Brown boys and men.
Johnson said the organization serves a broad age range—starting with children as young as 5—and includes programs for emerging adults and people returning from incarceration. The group described a model that pairs licensed clinicians with mental-health specialists and therapeutic…
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