Trauma Recovery Demonstration Grant
This grant has been awarded by the US Department of Education to the Nevada Department of Education, The Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment
The purpose of the grant program is to enable Nevada preschool, elementary, or secondary students from a family that is low income who have experienced trauma and subsequently demonstrate academic, behavioral, attendance, or other issues at school to access trauma-specific treatment.
The mission of the grant program is to increase student wellness. adaptive student behavior, school safety, and academic performance by supporting trauma-specific treatment.
Parents may request services on behalf of their child and choose a provider they feel best meets their child’s needs. the provider must be an approved vendor through the State of Nevada Department of Administration Purchasing Department and be enrolled in NevadaEPro.
Referrals to this program can come from any avenue, there is no wrong door to go through. A parent/ guardian may request services on behalf of their student, the student may be referred by school staff, or a service provider may identify a student who meets eligibility criteria for services.
Traumatic incidents may have occurred either within or outside a school environment. Individual trauma is described as resulting from, “an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
