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State-funded Trauma Recovery Centers face defunding and short grant cycles, witness tells Little Hoover Commission
Summary
Stacy Wigall, director of training and technical assistance for the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers at UCSF, told the Little Hoover Commission on Aug. 28 that California’s grant administration for Trauma Recovery Centers has created avoidable disruptions to a network that serves survivors of violent crime.
Stacy Wigall, director of training and technical assistance for the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers at UCSF, told the Little Hoover Commission on Aug. 28 that California’s grant administration for Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs) has created avoidable disruptions to a network that serves survivors of violent crime.
"Whenever a TRC closes, it harms the underserved communities that are most impacted by violent crime," Wigall said, describing the state program’s recent decisions.
Why the TRC network matters
TRCs provide wraparound clinical and case-management services for survivors of gun violence, domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking and homicide loss. Wigall said research shows TRC models raise engagement in services and reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, improve return-to-work rates and reduce substance use.
Specific problems Wigall described
- Defund…
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