A unique approach that provides an ecosystem of trauma-informed care for children and their families who are critically injured or exposed to violence on the South Side of Chicago is getting a big boost, thanks to a $9.1 million gift by the Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation and the Hassenfeld Family Foundation.
The gift will integrate and expand clinical and community services under the Block Hassenfeld Casdin (BHC) Collaborative for Family Resilience to help young patients and their families recover from the immediate and long-lasting effects of trauma caused by gun, domestic or sexual violence or child abuse.
The BHC Collaborative for Family Resilience is based on the premise that trauma caused by violence is best treated holistically — starting with personalized care of the child and family in the medical center, and continuing through discharge and recovery, even extending into the home, school and neighborhood — through a network of community resources.
