Grab your ticket - 30 days to the 2025 Leadership Awards. Join us in honoring LaRabida Children's Hospital with the 2025 Innovation in Health Care Delivery Award! June 26, 2025-open to all>
La Rabida Children’s Hospital is committed to delivering exceptional, family-centered care, education, and support, while advocating for the needs of vulnerable children in Chicago’s South Side communities. At La Rabida, more
than 90% of patients are insured through Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care. The hospital treats all patients,regardless of financial circumstances.
La Rabida’s Behavioral Health and Community Programs are making a profound impact throughout Cook County, offering critical mental health services to children and families affected by trauma. La Rabida is a leader in advancing mental health initiatives in Illinois. The team’s focus is centered around trauma-informed care.
Referencing the Sanctuary Model, developed by Sandra Bloom, it has implemented a ten-year strategic plan to integrate trauma-informed practices across all its programs. The team is committed to enhancing the well-being of children, adults, and families, while working to bridge the gap in the fragmentation of care and delivery of services and promoting education as a measure to strengthen communities. Without these services many of Chicago’s most vulnerable children would be lost in a myriad of
systems, unable to reach their full potential.
Through innovative programming that is integrated and collaborative, La Rabida’s Behavioral Health and Community Programs provide high quality, trauma-informed care that meets the developmental and emotional
needs of vulnerable children across five specialized programs at La Rabida: the Child Advocacy Center, Chicago Child Trauma Center, Child and Family Connections, Integrated Assessment, and Pediatric Psychology.
The La Rabida Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides a trauma-informed, child-centered, coordinated, and multidisciplinary response to children who have experienced abuse or violent crime, including 24/7 response to new reports. Serving children aged 2-17, adults with intellectual disabilities, non-offending caregivers, schools, community members, and professionals, the CAC offers services including case coordination, forensic interviews, supportive services, advocacy, legal/DCFS life-cycle support, and community resources.
Attend the 2025 Leadership Awards to learn more about their achievements, offer congratulations, and meet the other award recipients. This event brings together advocates, academic institutions, healthcare leaders, and community centers.
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