The BI-SLR HEARTS Program is a new federally funded program at Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt that aims to improve the care for children and families who have suffered the effects of trauma. We created this program in collaboration with St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospitals because we recognize that too many of our patients and their families have been touched by trauma in too many ways throughout their lives. Our goal is to enhance and transform the behavioral health services for children at Beth Israel and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt so that every one of our clinicians become expert in understanding and treating traumatized children and their families. We offer the latest evidence-based treatments for children and their families who have experienced traumatic events. We will serve children ages 0-18.

New York City Complex Trauma Treatment Network:
We are also using this expertise to develop a regional Network whose mission is to spread expertise about child trauma to other agencies who serve children. This network will serve as a local resource for other hospitals, clinics, schools, and any other agencies working with children who want to transform their agencies to become fully aware of and ready to serve traumatized children. We will provide training and education on trauma, particularly the complex, chronic and multi-faceted kind that many of our patients experience. Many city-level agencies, such as the Department of Education, the Office of Mental Health, and the Administration for Children’s Services, have partnered with us in creating this Network.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN):
As part of the grant award, the BI-SLR HEARTS Program becomes members of the NCTSN, whose mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness and availability of services for children and families who experience traumatic events. The NCTSN is the leading organization in the US that works to improve the lives of traumatized children and families. They will provide us with the training and resources to reach our goal. They also have a host of other resources for parents and others who are interested in learning more about child traumatic stress.

Visit www.NCTSN.org for more information.

For Parents Interested in Treatment:
If you are interested in receiving our services, you have to do nothing other than come in for treatment into the child psychiatry department at our hospitals.

Beth Israel Intake Coordinator:	(212) 420-4135
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Intake Coordinator:	(212) 523-3082

For Others Interested in Training or Other Information about the HEARTS Program:
Jacob Ham, Ph.D., Director, BI-SLR HEARTS Program (212) 420-4114

Beth Israel Medical Center
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10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003
Brooklyn: 3201 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11234