The African American Youth Harvest Foundation was featured in Community Impact for its role in preparing to launch Texas’ first Trauma Recovery Center in Austin. The story highlights AAYHF’s leadership in bringing a nationally recognized trauma recovery model to the community while expanding access to healing-centered support for youth, families, and individuals affected by violence.
The article, written by Ben Thompson, outlines how the center will provide mental health treatment, community-based intervention, and recovery services for people impacted by trauma, including domestic violence, grief, post-traumatic stress, and exposure to violent incidents. The center is supported by funding from Travis County and the City of Austin and is scheduled to celebrate its opening on November 1, 2023.
This important milestone reflects AAYHF’s ongoing mission to provide holistic, culturally responsive, and accessible resources for communities that have historically faced barriers to care. By housing the Trauma Recovery Center alongside other services at AAYHF’s East Austin resource center, the foundation continues its commitment to offering a “one-stop shop” of support, including counseling, health services, substance abuse resources, tutoring, and other wraparound programs for youth and families.
Read the full feature from Community Impact to learn more about how AAYHF is helping advance trauma-informed care and community safety in Austin: Read the Original Story