The National Consortium on Aggression toward Families / Caregivers in Childhood & Adolescence (AFCCA) exists to increase awareness of AFCCA across Canada, to amplify the voices of youth and their families, and to mobilize knowledge in ways that affect policy, systems, services, research, and professional practice to improve the lives of youth experiencing AFCCA and their families.

The investment from Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and partners enables the next phase of growth for the AFCCA Family Supports Program, expanding the clinical capacity of the current program team to deliver additional Non-Violent Resistance and Polyvagal Theory education, support groups, and direct clinical consultation and coordination for parents and caregivers experiencing AFCCA. With this expanded clinical capacity, the program continues to scale in reaching a broader group of families and community caregivers, and continues to prepare for readiness to scale outside of Ontario. In parallel, existing program evaluation measures and resulting knowledge dissemination will focus on assessing the program’s impact on improving family safety, identifying and sharing emerging best practices, and relevance for application with broader community segments.

 

Award

  • Kids Brain Health Network: $100,000

 

Partners

  • Interwoven Connections
  • Sonor Foundation
  • Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services