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BY BEN THOMPSON
The Harvest Trauma Recovery Center, a resource o ce for those a ected by violent crime in Austin and Travis County, opened in East Austin on Nov. 1. It’s the rst center of its kind in Texas. The city- and county-funded trauma recovery center, or TRC, is based on a national service model. The community resource run by nonpro t African American Youth Harvest Foundation o ers mental health treatment and community interventions. The big picture The new trauma recovery center’s startup is supported by $1 million from Travis County and $1 million from Austin for its rst two years of work. More than 50 TRCs exist in other states, and local o cials and advocates said they’d been working for years to bring one to Texas. “This is a one-stop shop that’s going to make Trauma recovery center opens
Elected city and county o cials joined the African American Youth Harvest team and other community representatives to mark the Harvest TRC's launch Nov. 1. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact)
a huge di erence. It’s evidence-based, it’s trau- ma-informed, it’s what Austinites need, and it’s what Austinites deserve,” Council Member Vanessa
stress, grief and witnessing violent incidents. Anyone seeking help at a TRC will nd access to mental health treatment and other recovery services, such as relocation assistance or help navigating the justice system, at no cost. “Trauma is an umbrella for a myriad of issues,” Kelly said. “We want to let them know that these services are here, they’re accessible, and we want them to take full and complete advantage of them.”
Fuentes said. The overview
Calvin Kelly, chief clinical o cer for the Austin program, said the new center will assist those a ected by domestic violence, post-traumatic
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