Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

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Child Witness to Violence Project

Treatments and Services

Our services for patients include:

  • Therapy for young children that is appropriate for their age and focused on their trauma or loss. Therapy can be offered individually (depending on child’s age and needs), dyadically (for child and their caregiver), or for family systems.
  • Caregiver guidance to help them support their children  
  • Advocacy/intervention to strengthen the systems of support around each child and family, as well as connections to resources to meet other needs.

Our services for professionals include:

  • Case-related consultation for schools and early care and development centers
  • Clinical consultation for clinicians and/or agencies working with young children affected by trauma
  • Training for professionals and caregivers on a variety of topics related to early childhood trauma, the impact of domestic and community violence, and clinical intervention with very young children
  • Grief-sensitive consultation for community agencies