This report presents insights from the second year of Action Research’s evaluation of an innovative initiative to improve access to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for young people in New York City foster care. The pilot program, a joint effort between the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of School Health, involves providing EMDR training to mental health clinicians working within foster care agencies. The report outlines the main accomplishments, obstacles, and lessons learned during the second year of the pilot program, emphasizing the implementation of EMDR with children and youth in foster care settings. Read the report here.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. provided funding for the pilot and the evaluation.