Program areas at Touchstone Foundation Supporting Organization
The Touchstone Foundation Supporting Organization, via Touchstone Foundation, elevates the mental well-being of youth and children in lancaster county. In 2022, Touchstone Foundation invested $305,244.89 (total program expenses) in lancaster county, including:1. Clinical supervision collaborative: $122,050 to 29 supervisors across 9 agencies and practices who provided free clinical supervision training to 28 pre-license fellows, resulting in 20 newly licensed mental health clinicians serving children and families in lancaster county. 2. Mental health copay assistance- changed this program name to mental health access assistance: $42,629.44 to support 270 patients whose income was under 250% of the federal poverty level, who paid only $10 per visit to see a therapist or counselor for mental health care.3. Access grants (children's behavioral health grants): $94,500 to 7 organizations increasing access to mental health care for youth and children in lancaster county. 13 grants were active during 2022, implementing $183,500 in funding, of which $89,000 was awarded in the prior year.
Touchstone invested $7,240 in 2022 to provide for facilitator stipends, program materials, and refreshments for high school students. Rise above youth summit helped 20 high school students learn about mental wellness, express their emotions through art, and become advocates for mental wellness.
In 2022, Touchstone supported nursing students to complete their lpn, rn, bsn, msn, and beyond with $38,825 in scholarships to help meet the needs of the lancaster county community for skilled health professionals by providing tuition scholarships for lancaster county students entering nursing education programs, as well as students already enrolled in one of the programs. Physicians, medical students, nurses, and community members attended one or more of four continuing medical education trainings in 2022 on topics related to children's behavioral health. Funds provided dinner for these four meetings. Trainings to support do medical residents and physicians in lancaster county strengthen their capacity to provide quality healthcare for residents of our community. Topics included: "academic and social-emotional learning supports in public schools: brief overview", "pediatric perspective: better understanding fosters better care", alternatives to opioid therapies", "impact on the family: having a special needs child", "hipaa & ferpa: how to promote open communication between physicians and educators and "intervention basics and signs of stress in kids: a pre-referral checklist".