Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement (SCOPE)

Kevin Borrup

Summary

Description

The Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement (SCOPE) project will create a pathway for children and families from the City of Hartford to connect with a Connecticut Children's Care Coordinator (CC) when they are determined to have high levels of violence exposure. SCOPE seeks to decrease future violence exposure and increase resiliency of children with high levels of exposure to violence through Emergency Department (ED)-based case management and connections with community partners. Hypothesis 1: VPET scores within the intervention group will show significant…

Eligibility

Age range: 8–17 years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Yes

Detailed criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * At least 8 years of age and not older than 17 years of age (until 18th birthday) * Hartford resident based on zip code of primary residence or parent report? * Accompanied by a parent or guardian who can provide consent * Capable of providing assent/consent * Able to provide consent in English or Spanish * Presenting at CT Children's during recruitment hours Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose primary complaint is for behavioral health * Patients in Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) or police custody

Interventions

Other
Active Case Management
A case manager will work with families post-discharge to ensure that youth are connected to an appropriate community support. Case managers will also work with families to identify any social needs and provide support in accessing services as needed.
Other
Treatment as usual
Subjects will receive a list of youth serving community service agencies and provided a recommendation to connect to them.

Location

Connecticut Children's
Hartford, Connecticut