Community Health Programs
The Family PEACE (Preventing Early Adverse Childhood Experiences) Trauma Treatment Center CYNTHIA ARREOLA • Program Manager • cya9006@nyp.org WANDA VARGAS, PHD • Senior Psychologist • wav9004@nyp.org Mission and Goals
The goal of Family PEACE (Preventing Early Adverse Childhood Experiences) Trauma Treatment Center (FPTTC) is to help very young children and their families heal after experiencing family violence, abuse, and other forms of trauma. The Center provides holistic treatment to end intergenerational cycles of violence, offering services to young children (ages birth to five years), their primary caregivers, and siblings (ages six-12 years) who have also been impacted by the traumatic event. Services include: • Dyadic, individual, and group treatment for young children and their caregivers • Creative arts and integrative therapies • Case management and crime victim compensation assistance • On-site legal services • Psychiatry services The FPTTC provides trauma-informed and culturally attuned programming that reflects the needs of the community. Staff are bilingual and bicultural, and services are offered in both English and Spanish. The clinical staff consists of mental health professionals who are specialists in early childhood mental health and development, trauma, and parent-child attachment.
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In an effort to identify trauma early and enhance access to treatment for young children and families, the Center implemented the Healthy Steps Model at NewYork-Presbyterian’s pediatric primary care setting. Caregivers and young children were screened for exposure to trauma, provided with information about trauma and health, and streamlined into a plan of treatment to meet their needs. The Center also partnered with local community-based organizations, including early childhood centers, to offer training and consultation on building a trauma-informed system, implement trauma screening, and provide on-site treatment services.
In an effort to identify trauma early and enhance access to treatment for young children and families, the Center implemented the Healthy Steps Model at NewYorkPresbyterian’s pediatric primary care setting.
