Trauma-Informed Care

The Juvenile Court Services Second Judicial District is seeking proposals for a contractor to provide Trauma-Informed Care Services to Second Judicial District Juvenile Court Services youth. The services will include evidence-based and/or research-based Trauma-Informed screening and skill-building services for youth referred from JCS D2 detained in a Detention center. The contractor will be required to provide screening and skill-building services, as well as group sessions for referred youth from JCS D2, only in Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, Northwest Iowa Youth Emergency Services Center, and Northern Iowa Juvenile Detention Center. The contractor will be expected to provide weekly scheduled group sessions with a rotating menu of psychoeducation curriculum and lesson plans for understanding the effects of trauma on the brain, and coping and co-regulation skill building techniques. • The contractor will be required to serve approximately 60-65 youth annually. • The contractor will be expected to provide services in the specified detention centers. • The contractor will be required to provide evidence-based and/or research-based Trauma-Informed screening and skill-building services. • The contractor will be expected to provide weekly scheduled group sessions with a rotating menu of psychoeducation curriculum and lesson plans.