Riverside County Department Mental Health MHSA- Prevention and Early Intervention Seeking Safety 7/2011-6/2012

N=443

# Screened # Served (attended at least 1 session) # Completed 1-5 Sessions # Completed 6-11 Sessions # Completed12 or more sessions Total Sessions Completed

Death was the largest reported traumatic event (18.9%) by all participants screened. Death (18.9%), domestic violence (9.4%), rape (7.4%), substance abuse (6.9%), Molestation (6.3%) and abuse (4.5%) were the most reported traumatic events experienced by the individuals screened for Seeking Safety. These combined comprised over half (53%) of all reported traumatic events. Other reported traumatic events included parent abandonment, accidents, African war, child abuse, committed a crime, drug sale, family issues, gang involvement, family issues, kidnapping, lost kids to CPS, physical abuse, prison related, vehicular accident and witness of a crime.

Of the 114 individuals who reported being a victim of a crime, most reported being a victim of robbery (21%), including robbery at gunpoint. 6.1% (7) reported both sexually abuse and assault and 5.3% (6) reported domestic violence. Other crimes reported included fighting, gang violence, held at gunpoint, home invasion, physical abuse, physical assault, prison related and stabbing.

Almost one quarter (105) of individuals reported being a victim of a physical (40% of 105) or sexual abuse (37% of 105). 19% (85) of all screened, reported witnessing someone being killed or seriously injured Approximately 25% (113) of all screened reported being in a situation where they feared for their life.

The TSC-40 is a 40-item self-report measure of symptomatic distress in adults arising from childhood or adult traumatic experiences. It measures aspects of posttraumatic stress as well as other symptoms found in some traumatized individuals. Respondents are asked to rate how often they have experienced each symptom in the last 2 months using a 4-point frequency rating scale ranging from 0 (“never”) to 3 (“often”). In addition to yielding a total score (ranging from 0 to 120), the TSC-40 has 6 subscales: Anxiety, Depression, Dissociation, Sexual Abuse Trauma Index, Sexual Problems, and Sleep Disturbances. Participants reported experiencing each of these symptoms with less frequency by the end of the program. Trauma Symptom Check List –TSC