The Memphis Resilience Project

Our mission: Empowering Thriving Communities

~ Abundance of mental and emotional health needs in under-resourced communities
~ Needs intersect with CPC expertise and passion
~ Alignment with CPC’s mission
• Long-term commitment
• Vital partnerships with non-profit and other City partners
• Multiply efforts through training and support
• Ongoing learning focused on measurable results
A robust, ongoing outreach effort to provide healing mental health resources to our neighbors in under-resourced communities

1. Healing Wounds

• MRP Direct Counseling Grants: Enabling individuals at 175% of the poverty level or below to obtain counseling from CPC therapists and clinical trainees. Clients pay $10, $30 or $50 based on financial circumstances.
• School Counselor Summer Skills Training Workshops
• STEPS-E Program in Schools: A social-emotional learning curriculum for elementary schools, based on DBT skills
• Community Trauma Workshops: Helping pastors and other key stakeholders recognize signs of childhood traumatic stress, learn DBT mitigation techniques, and identify avenues for treatment for the severely impacted
• Non-Profit Trauma Skills Training: Topical workshops to equip non-profits in mitigating trauma impact
2. Promoting Resilience

• DBT Skills Training for Non-Profits: Six-month duration weekly training classes designed for laypersons.
• Resilience Skills for Non-Profits: Customized workshops teaching resilience tools to increase staff effectiveness and longevity
• Non-Profit Self-Care Skills Training: Topical workshops held at CPC
3. Creating a Pipeline of Resources

• Clinical Trainee Program: A scholarship program enabling clinical trainees to provide needed support for non-profits through embedded co-staffing, as well as, direct counseling at the CPC facility for MRP grant recipients. Meet our Clinical Trainees.