Guara Bi Inc.

Puerto Rico Youth and Family Tree - Guara Bi, Inc. a Subsidiary of Westcare Foundation, Inc. (guara Bi) Proposes the Project Puerto Rico Youth and Family Tree (TREE) to Provide Early Intervention, Recovery Support Services, and Comprehensive Sud/cod Outpatient Treatment to Traditionally Under-served, Primarily Minority Youth and Their Families/primary Caregivers Throughout Puerto Rico. Guara Bi Will Provide Project Services to 50 Unduplicated Clients in Year 1, and 100 Unduplicated Clients in Years 2-4 (450 Across the Five-year Funding Period). Goals Include: 1) Increase Access to Care by Providing Culturally Competent and Youth-centered Evidenced-based Sud/cod Treatment to Primarily Minority Youth (ages 12-25) and Their Families; and 2) Enhance the Social and Behavioral Health Functioning of Primarily Minority Youth (12-25) and Their Families. Objectives Include: 1) Provide A-cra/acc to 450 Unduplicated Youth; 2) Provide Seeking Safety to 80% of the Youth Having Trauma-related Symptoms; 3) Refer 85% of Youth and Their Family Members for Additional Services as Needed; 4) 75% of the Youth Will Complete A-cra/acc; 5) 80% of Youth Completing Treatment Will Be Alcohol and Drug Free During the 30 Days Prior to Discharge, and 70% of Those Will Be Alcohol and Drug Free at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 6) 80% of Youth Completing Treatment Will Exhibit Decreased Depression and Anxiety Symptoms at Discharge, and 70% of Those Will Maintain Improvements/show Additional Decreases at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 7) 70% of Youth Completing Seeking Safety Will Report Reduced Trauma Symptoms at Discharge, and 70% of Those Will Maintain the Improvements/show Additional Decreases at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission Assessed by the PCL-5; 8) 80% of Youth Successfully Completing Treatment Who Did Not Have Stable Living Arrangement at Admission Will Have Stable Living Arrangements at Discharge, and 70% of Those Will Maintain Their Living Arrangements at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 9) 80% of Youth Completing Treatment Will Be in an Educational/vocational Program, Be Seeking Employment Actively, or Be Employed at Discharge, and 70% Will Continue to Remain Enrolled, Complete Their Education/training, or Remain Employed at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 10) 80% of Youth Completing Treatment Will Not Engage in New Criminal Activity at Discharge, and 70% Will Not Recidivate at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 11) 80% of Youth Completing Treatment Will Have Improved Social Connectedness at Discharge, and 70% Will Maintain These Improvements at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission; 12) 80% of Youth Will Utilize Er Services Less and Have Fewer Hospitalizations for Sud and Mental Health at Discharge, and 70% of Those Will Maintain This Reduction/show Increased Reductions at 3/6-MONTHS Post Admission.