Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: SUNFLOWER HOUSE'S CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE THEIR BEST CHANCE AT JUSTICE AND HEALING. THE PROGRAM WORKS TOWARD THIS GOAL BY COORDINATING A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, AND PROSECUTORS. ONCE A CHILD IN JOHNSON OR WYANDOTTE COUNTIES MAKES A DISCLOSURE OF ABUSE AND IT IS REPORTED TO LOCAL CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, A REFERRAL IS MADE TO SUNFLOWER HOUSE. OUR INTERVIEW SPECIALISTS CONDUCT CHILD-SENSITIVE INTERVIEWS OF ALLEGED CHILD VICTIMS USING PROVEN FORENSIC PRACTICES. SUNFLOWER HOUSE COORDINATES SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BY FORENSIC MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, AVAILABLE ONSITE THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH PACES, A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, OR OTHER QUALIFIED TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPISTS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILIES RECEIVE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SUNFLOWER HOUSE FAMILY ADVOCATES FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. FROM JULY 2017 TO JUNE 2018, SUNFLOWER HOUSE CONDUCTED 587 INTERVIEWS FOR 548 CHILDREN, 457 CAREGIVERS WERE GIVEN FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES, AND 187 CHILDREN RECEIVED THERAPY AT SUNFLOWER HOUSE. IN ADDITION, SUNFLOWER HOUSE INTERVIEWER SPECIALISTS PREPARED FOR 34 CASES, ATTENDED 20 AND TESTIFIED IN 18 COURT HEARINGS DURING THESE TWELVE MONTHS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $902.7K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    EDUCATION PROGRAM: SUNFLOWER HOUSE PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 175 JOHNSON AND WYANDOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL SAFETY AND SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE HAPPY BEAR PLAY, TEACHES 4-7 YEAR OLDS TO RECOGNIZE, RESIST AND REPORT CHILD ABUSE TO A TRUSTED ADULT. LET'S TALK, THINK FIRST AND STAY SAFE, LET'S CYBERCHAT, AND ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA ARE OFFERED TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND TEACH AGE-APPROPRIATE PERSONAL SAFETY AT AGES WHEN CHILDREN ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL ABUSE. PROFESSIONALS ARE TAUGHT THEIR LEGAL MANDATED REPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES, HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF MALTREATMENT, AND REPORTING PROCESSES. OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED TO ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED KEEPING KIDS SAFE ONLINE AND STEWARDS OF CHILDREN. FROM JULY 2017 TO JUNE 2018, 18,810 CHILDREN AND 3,585 PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER ADULTS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $269.9K

  • Child Assessment Program

    CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: SUNFLOWER HOUSE'S CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE THEIR BEST CHANCE AT JUSTICE AND HEALING. THE PROGRAM WORKS TOWARD THIS GOAL BY COORDINATING A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, AND PROSECUTORS. ONCE A CHILD IN JOHNSON OR WYANDOTTE COUNTIES MAKES A DISCLOSURE OF ABUSE AND IT IS REPORTED TO LOCAL CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, A REFERRAL IS MADE TO SUNFLOWER HOUSE. OUR INTERVIEW SPECIALISTS CONDUCT CHILD-SENSITIVE INTERVIEWS OF ALLEGED CHILD VICTIMS USING PROVEN FORENSIC PRACTICES. SUNFLOWER HOUSE COORDINATES SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BY FORENSIC MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, AVAILABLE ONSITE THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH PACES, A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, OR OTHER QUALIFIED TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPISTS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILIES RECEIVE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SUNFLOWER HOUSE FAMILY ADVOCATES FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. FROM JULY 2022-JUNE 2023, SUNFLOWER HOUSE CONDUCTED 521 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS FOR 502 CHILDREN AND 3 ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THIS IS A 11% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SUNFLOWER HOUSE FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS PREPARED FOR 46 COURT CASES, ATTEND COURT ON 22 OCCASIONS AND TESTIFIED IN COURT 15 TIMES. 425 FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS RECEIVED FAMILY ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES, A 9.5% INCREASE IN SERVICES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.FAMILY ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SUNFLOWER HOUSE ARE AVAILABLE AS LONG AS NEEDED BY THE NON-OFFENDING FAMILY AND/OR CAREGIVER. MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY IS AVAILABLE ON-SITE OR VIA TELEHEALTH THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH PACES, THE CHILD AND FAMILY ARM OF WYANDOT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK. THE PACES THERAPISTS ARE TRAINED IN MULTIPLE EVIDENCE BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT MODALITIES DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 535 INDIVIDUALS WERE REFERRED FOR THERAPY SERVICES. THIS IS A 28% INCREASE IN THERAPY REFERRALS. TRAUMA ASSESSMENTS AND SUICIDE SCREENS ARE BEING COMPLETED ON INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THERAPY SERVICES.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1M