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CD-CP Replication Sites : Baltimore, MDMain ContactJaquelyn Duval-Harvey, PhD
Participating Agencies
Program GoalsThe goal of the Baltimore CDCP program is to provide acute response and referral to follow-up services for children and families exposed to violence, as well as to assist neighborhood residents in collectively finding constructive means to reestablish community stability after a violent event and reduce or prevent future violence in the community. Program OverviewResponding quickly to children exposed to violence and to community crises is the core function of the Baltimore CDCP. Identifying cases as they arise, patrol officers and supervisors in the Baltimore Police Department notify the CDCP Crisis Response Team through a centralized phone number with voicemail and a 1-800 pager. Together police officers, mental health clinicians, and volunteer Community Fellows respond to the scene of an incident to assess children and families, and to provide support to communities in need. Responding to cases of domestic violence, community violence, traffic accidents and natural disasters, the Baltimore CD-CP provides services to children ages 0-17 and their families. Upon arriving at the scene, CD-CP partners explain program services and obtain adult caregiver consent. The Baltimore CD-CP Program offers home visits, consultation with police officers, weekly case conferences, and community interventions. Through connections with Department of Social Services, Family Service Workers in the Baltimore City Police Departments, Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Mental Health Partnership, and Safe Start (for children 0-6 years old), the Baltimore CD-CP is able to offer referrals for on-going individual and family therapy. The Baltimore CD-CP has also developed a community intervention protocol to respond to incidents that may impact children and families at the neighborhood level. The goal of community intervention is to assist the residents of the neighborhood to collectively find constructive means to reestablish a sense of stability and to respond to the incident in a way that reduces or prevents future violence. Community intervention also begins the healing process in which people acknowledge their common feelings about the violence and find ways to constructively respond to the violence in ways that help themselves, their communities, and in particular, the children. The Baltimore CD-CP offers weekly training sessions to new police officers, the police academy and to community members. StaffJaquelyn Duval-Harvey, Program Director MunicipalLeonard Hamm,Commissioner of Baltimore Police 242 W. 29th Street |