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Increasing access to high-quality mental health services and prevention programming for children and youth throughout Illinois and nationwide.
Resilient Kids. Stronger Communities. Brighter Futures.
6,500+
Adults trained in early childhood settings
900+
K-12 Illinois schools served by the REACH Statewide Initiative
500+
School mental health clinicians trained in evidence-based interventions
Resilience-Supportive Schools Illinois (RSSI)
Resilience-Supportive Schools Illinois (RSSI) is a free and voluntary support that uses school-specific data to connect educators with evidence-informed tools and resources to improve the mental health and well-being of their school communities. RSSI is led by a collective of experts and practitioners, including the Center for Childhood Resilience at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Partnership for Resilience, Stress & Trauma Treatment Center, Illinois State Board of Education, and regional SEL Hubs throughout the state, with support from subject-matter expert consultants at Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications and Parliament Collective Intelligence.
Featured Projects
2024 Year in Review Report
Since our start in 2004, CCR's mission has evolved alongside a growing national understanding of children's mental health.
Learning and Resource Hub
CCR's Learning and Resource Hub is a virtual learning platform that provides free, on-demand courses and resources that support the mental health, resilience and well-being of children and youth in schools.
National Office of Head Start Innovations Project
CCR works in collaboration with a consortium of national experts as part of the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS), administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of Head Start (OHS).