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Home My WebLink About1991-12-17; City Council; N/A; INFORMATIONAL ITEM - TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAMx 3 g 0 2 .. z 0 E 6 OJ a z 3 CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL TITLE: DEPT.HD. MTG. /~-j*?-q 1 INFORMATIONAL ITEM - TRAUMA INTERVENTION CITY ATT’ A -/ CITY MGF AB# DEPT. POL PROGRAM ; AN OVERVIEW RECOMMENDED ACTION: Informational item only. ITEM EXPLANATION: On September 25, 1991, in New York City, the Trauma Intervention Program received an awarc one of the nation’s top “Innovations in Government” programs for 1991. The award was sponsor the Ford Foundation and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. T.I.P., as i referred to, was one of ten programs selected from an original entry of over 1,900 programs nai part of the award, T.I.P. was given a grant of $100,000 to help replicate the program in other ju T.I.P. was also a featured report on NBC Nightly News as a segment on programs that work. The Trauma Intervention Frogram is a volunteer program developed to assist those in need of support and assistance during times of trauma. This is often referred to as “Emotional First Aic program serves nine municipal organizations including the City of Carlsbad and Camp Pendleti currently assisting in placing the program in Temecula, California and has received inquiries frc areas. The program was started in 1985 and currently consists of a Director and sixty voluntee respond to trauma incidents within twenty minutes of being dispatched. TIP responds to appro) calls a year assisting people who otherwise might not receive the help and support they need. Carlsbad shares sponsorship of the T.I.P. Program with other North County jurisdictions. Both Police and Fire departments budget a small amount annually for maintenance of the program i provide office space and dispatching services. FISCAL IMPACT: None EXHIBITS: 1. Copy of Innovations News. . q -- - innovations (s) FT I\5IAIt A\IIIO(Al (;01tKZ~lf\I An awards program of the Ford Foundation and Harvard University ___ -___ ___-- _--__ NEWS ____ Contact: Andrea Taylor Terri Cader Ford Foundation Kennedy School 212/573-4647 617/495-0557 FOR RELEASE: Wednesday A.M. Medi, September 25, 1991 TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM WINS INNOVATIONS AWARD FROM FORD FOUNDATION AND HARVARD Receives $100,000 Ford Foundation Grant NEW YORK, N.Y., September 25--Trauma Intervention Programs (TIP unique effort by several communities in northern San Diego Cour uses trained volunteers to assist victims of trauma, were todak one of ten winners of the 1991 Innovations in State and Local C Awards by the Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The Innovations Awards recognize some of the nations's mc successful and creative government projects. Each receives a : grant from the Ford Foundation. TIP officials plan to use the grant to produce and dissei training materials and to help other jurisdictions replicate ti program. By providing immediate, twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-we1 assistance within twenty minutes to victims of all kinds of cr their families, the TIP program focuses on the lfforgottenll vic fall through the cracks of emergency response systems. It dem the capacity of public agencies to identify unserved groups. (MORE) Inno\arions Program A Alfred TaUbmdn Center 79 John F Kennedy Street Carnbndge, MA 02138 L @ 0 .I -. .r -2- The following example of an actual TIP case illustrates tt program's value: A child riding a bike was struck by an automok The child was airlifted to a hospital where a TIP volunteer wail for the child's mother to arrive and helped her discover her SOI condition. At the scene of the accident, another TIP volunteer to the driver, who was in shock. The TIP volunteer then phoned hospital to learn that. the child had no lasting injuries, and c a towing company and the driver's insurance agent. The TIP program differs from other crisis intervention prog whose services or clientele may often be limited to daytime hou victims of specific crimes or may not be equipped to provide em support and practical assistance to help cope with aftermath re A TIP volunteer typically stays with the victim for two to eigh until other family members or friends arrive. TIP, with headquarters in Carlsbad, trains volunteers to I to requests of police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and k personnel to assist trauma victims and their families followin5 death, fire, crime, or suicide attempt. Assistance given by TI volunteers includes giving comfort, making phone calls, shield: victims and their families from the media, making funeral arrai and providing information and referral. The TIP program has been well received by the established 6 response systems. A recent survey of police and fire departme concluded that 95 percent of the respondents found the TIP vol to be Itvery helpful" in dealing with trauma cases. The emerge responders felt that having a TIP volunteer on the scene saved time and allowed them to concentrate on their work knowing tha family or other victims were being cared for. (MORE) e 0 -. -- -' -3- TIP officials attribute some of its success to an intensive training program. Police put potential TIP volunteers through t' background checks as they do for police officer candidates. TIP volunteers then go through a two week program at the police acad serve as apprentices tjo experienced TIP volunteers before going their own calls. Funded by six cities, two fire protection districts, two ho districts, the County Coroner's office, and a federal military h TIP currently has sixty volunteers. In 1990, the program served people, responding to an estimated 95 percent of major trauma CE The 1991 Innovations Awards were announced by Franklin Thc president of the Ford Foundation, and former Governor of Michigz William G. Milliken, chairman of a national selectioli committee leaders from government, education, business, and the media. Commenting on the awards, Thomas said, "The Innovations AI winners are models of excellence in public service. They confi. there are thousands of dedicated people in government who are w hard to improve services and the quality of life for their fell citizens. a( The Innovations Awards seek to recognize programs and pol considered to be unusually creative in addressing public needs state and local levels. Four criteria are used to evaluate the candidates: a program's novelty: its effectiveness in addressi important local and national problems: the value of its servicc clients; and the degree to which it can be replicated by other jurisdictions. (MORE) r e . . 0 0 -4- .c Now in its sixth year, the Innovations Program is funded b; Ford Foundation, administered by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and directed by Prof. Alan Alt of the A, Alfred Taubman Center for State and Local Government a Kennedy School. To date, the Foundation has made grants totalin million to fifty award-winning jurisdictions in the program. The 1991 Innovations Award winners were selected from a rc setting number of 1,907 applications. In addition to Governor Milliken, members of the National Committee are: Yvonne B. Burke, partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & F Henry Cisneros, chairman, Cisneros Asset Management Company; Ma: Gordon, dean, Graduate School of Public Affairs at the Universif Washington; Antonia Hernandez, executive director, Mexican Amer. Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Dorothy S. Ridings, publish6 president, The Bradenton (Florida) Herald: Jack Rosenthal, edit page editor, The New York Times; Ellen Schall, president, Natio Center for Health and Education; Max R. Sherman, dean, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas; Hu Williams, president, I?olice Foundation; and William Woodside, c Sky Chefs, Inc. Descriptions of the ten winning programs, and a map, are #### FOR LOCAL PROJECT INFORMATION, CONTACT: Wayne Fortin Executive Director Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc. Carlsbad Safety Center 2560 Orion Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 619/931-2104