TEC

Addressing Trauma Achieving Equity Engaging Community

Comprehensive Plan 2023

45 Acknowledgments

48 Appendix

A. P.A.C.E. TEC Crosswalk

B. Significant Incident Response Model

C. Prolonged Strategy Report

D. Focus Group Transcript: People Who Have Perpetrated Crimes

E. Childrens Behavioral Health and Prevention in Schools

F. ReCast Overview

G. Network of Neighbors Overview and Expansion

H. Philadelphia Alliance for Child Trauma Services Overview and Expansion

I. Philadelphia System of Care Overview

J. Community Mobile Crisis Team Overview and Expansion

K. Crisis Intervention Response Team Overview

L. BHTEN Trauma Trainings

M. Communications Strategy

N. Trauma Card Series a. General b. School-age Children c. Gun Violence d. Early Pre-K

O. Social Determinants of Health Equity Unit Logic Model

P. Systems Integration One Stop Shop Flyer

Q. Community Services and Resources Guide

R. Neurobiology of Trauma

S. Substance Use Early Intervention Services

Message From The Commissioner

In December 2020, I was honored to be selected as Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services for the City of Philadelphia. At that time, the world was still in the uncertainty of a global pandemic, there was national civil and political unrest, and locally we were grappling with how to provide behavioral health services to the city’s most vulnerable citizens where health disparities were that much more apparent.

In addition, Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the nation, has one of the highest poverty rates, and experiences violence that devastates families and communities. Philadelphia is challenged with a substance use crisis that results in those with substance use disorder as well as people living in highly impacted communities witnessing the ravages of the opioid epidemic every day.

Considering these tremendous challenges, I wanted to make meaningful, systemic, and lasting changes during my tenure as Commissioner and beyond. I wanted to focus the Department on what I saw as challenges nationally and locally, and I wanted to do so in a way that addressed root causes of issues that the behavioral health system could seek to address. Most importantly, I wanted to include the voices and perspectives of those who often go unheard and who often struggle through systems to find the supports and services they need.

Committed to these tenets, I have created and guided DBHIDS through our priority lens TEC, which stands for Trauma, Equity and Community. Through this lens, we are committed to transforming our system to reduce trauma, ensure equity in our service delivery, and engage communities to inform all aspects of our work.

This plan outlines the incredible work that has been in place before I took the helm and exciting, impactful, new work that has been developed and/or expanded during my tenure thus far. This plan shows how our work fits together as we seek to be a system that is nimble, flexible, and responsive to the needs of individuals and communities, as those needs emerge. Most importantly, this plan is about improving the quality of life and wellness for individuals and communities across Philadelphia. I invite you to read this plan and affirm your organization’s or community’s role in advancing this work. It is because of the engagement and commitment of you and so many others, that Philadelphia is a leader in behavioral health services nationally.

We know the challenges we face were not created overnight. We know we need immediate and long-term strategies that help those struggling today, and strategies to transform systems to perform better tomorrow. Today, I am asking for your commitment in continuing forward with DBHIDS for the entire journey: to address Trauma, achieve Equity, and engage Communities so all Philadelphians can thrive.

Best,

Commissioner, City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services