RREACT BUDDY
Program Design
Element
Why did you make this choice?
Description/Explanation
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"Elevator Pitch"
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CFD RREACT and
RREACT Buddies
Alignment
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RREACT buddies is a program available to
students who are participants in the AfterSchool All-Star programs.
Students identified through ASAS rosters
and RREACT data will be eligible to
participate in RREACT Buddies with proper
consent obtained.
RREACT Child & Family Prevention
Specialist
(FCFCFC) will provide mentorship brain
based-trauma informed training and
strategies to RREACT team members and
ASAS staff members. Including scripted
questions that will provide benchmark
and follow up data to help evaluate the
RREACT Buddies program.
Program Operational Logistics : Program
Manager
A goal of the RREACT Buddy program is
not only to mentor the children but also
to involve the whole family unit for
resilient sustainable outcomes.
Data will be reviewed with outcome goals
established by the RREACT/After- School
All -Stars Buddy Program Manager, CFD
RREACT Supervisor, and ASAS Executive
Director.
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RREACT and RREACT Buddy
Alignment:
The opioid crisis became the
“epidemic within the
pandemic”. Children and
families impacted by the opioid
epidemic experienced a
disruption in available services
and access to vital resources and
connections which had kept
some of our most vulnerable
residents connected to their
safety nets. Leveraging the
established relationship
between After-School All- Stars
and RREACT, this partnership
was expanded to create
“RREACT Buddies”.
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Increase capacity of First Responders and
After School All Stars to integrate trauma
responsive strategies into their
interactions with youth and community at
large.
Increase community utilization and
awareness of services available through
RREACT.
Increase youth knowledge of career
opportunities in public safety.
Build Resiliency
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Increase the level of trust
between youth and first
responders in their community
so that they will access available
services and consider career
opportunities in public safety.
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RREACT Benchmark Tool
Afterschool All Stars: Devereux Student
Strengths Assessment (Dessa-40)
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Evaluate effectiveness of the
program.
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Columbus Fire Department- RREACT
After-School All-Stars
Columbus City Schools
City of Columbus
KIPP Columbus Academy
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All partners listed have a vested
interest in the reduction of
substance use disorders in
Central Ohio.
Desired Impact
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Measurement/
metrics
Collaborative
Partnerships
Beneficiaries
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Youth and families of Central Ohio
City of Columbus First Responders
After-School All-Stars
City of Columbus Fire Department
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These people are going to
benefit because of the ongoing
services that have been
initiated.
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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
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Neuro-sequential Model
Strategic Prevention Framework
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Approaches
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Brain Based Trauma Informed
Education
Guided principles that offer a
comprehensive approach to
understanding and addressing the
substance misuse and behavioral
health problems facing states and
communities.
All participants will receive virtual and/or in
person training, on resilience competency,
trauma-responsiveness and cultural humility
for equity.
Participants will receive specific information
about historical trauma and education,
adverse institutional and childhood
experiences, brain architecture, the stress
response, self and co-regulation, building
resilience, and cultural humility to build
relationships and community.
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The content covered in the training is
foundational to the program. The
topics were chosen to increase the
capacity of first responders and
community stakeholders. Remove
barriers and create the cultural
competency that will improve
community connections for residents
in central Ohio.
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Coaching and technical assistance will be
provided to RREACT Buddies and AfterSchool All-Stars staff at least monthly for the
school year.
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To build relationships and cultivate
sustainability.
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Increase trust towards first responders.
Enhanced careers exploration of Public
Safety.
Stipend for First Responders
Content
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Cadence
Incentives
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