ARBEST (Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma) is a program of the Psychiatric Research Institute designed to improve the quality, effectiveness, provision and availability of services for children who have experienced trauma.
Click here to access the ARBEST website.
In collaboration with a statewide network of partners, ARBEST:
- Provides training in evidence-based care to mental health professionals, advocates, and other individuals working with children exposed to trauma;
- Implements, monitors and provides training in a statewide screening protocol for use in all Child Safety Centers, community mental health centers and other mental health care settings;
- Assesses, develops a treatment plan for and provides services to children at UAMS who have experienced trauma, including sexual or physical abuse, domestic violence and other major stressful life events;
- Manages a statewide communication system for ongoing training, supervision and consultation to mental health professionals and provides education and information to children exposed to trauma and their families.