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Increasing access to high-quality mental health services and prevention programming for children and youth throughout Illinois and nationwide.
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
REACH (Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing) is a statewide, evidence-informed initiative that works with Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Hubs across Illinois to provide educators with tools to support the resilience and well-being of their students and staff. The program is led in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education’s Learning Recovery program, the Partnership for Resilience, and the Stress & Trauma Treatment Center.
Since our start in 2004, CCR's mission has evolved alongside a growing national understanding of children's mental health.
CCR is part of a $3 million federal grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand trauma-informed policies and practices in school communities nationwide.
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).
