On this episode of “In Session,” we talk to Dr. Teri Lawler, a Trauma Recovery Demonstration Grant recipient, about Project THRIVE at the Delaware State Department of Education, a program that provides free mental health services to eligible Delaware students who would benefit from trauma-specific intervention support. Teri is joined by the following partners supporting Project THRIVE: Dan Cruce, Chief Operating Officer at United Way of Delaware; Peggy Geisler, PMG Consutling.net Owner and Senior Strategic Consultant; and Dr. Heidi Sweetman, Program Evaluator at Sweetman Evaluation Consulting.
| Time Stamp | Question / Topic Discussed |
|---|---|
| 1:50 | Introduction of Teri and her work. |
| 5:00 | Who have you started to partner with to make this work happen? |
| 6:21 | What unexpected partners did you develop – those that weren't who you originally thought you would partner with to do trauma recovery work? |
| 9:54 | Who have you brought to the table to communicate the services provided within Project THRIVE? What doors have you knocked on to make sure people are aware of the services? |
| 18:11 | Could you talk more about community organizations as credible messengers and potentially the largest sources of referral? |
| 20:07 | What are some of your highlights or successes around the partnerships? |
| 28:38 | Are there specific strategies you found to be particularly successful in initiating and maintaining partnerships? |
| 34:04 | What's next for you as a partnership? What's your growth edge in this multi-sector collaborative to support this great work? |
| 38:50 | Thank you. |
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