SPARK Program

Good news -- SPARK is now freely available to all TF-CBT trained clinicians in the Carolinas or all clinicians employed by agencies that partnered with us in our recently completed study!

If you don't already have an account: (1) go to sparktoolkit.org, (2) click "login/register" and click "to join," (3) answer the questions and be clear about your clinic so that, if you are eligible for a free account, we can confirm eligibility. Please e-mail us at [email protected] with any questions!

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If you are an active SPARK provider and noticed a change in the platform today, that's because we're in the process of upgrading SPARK. You will soon receive an e-mail with more of the details about this. Read it all the way through because we will also be updating you with some exciting findings from our recently completed study!!

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Happy Holidays from the SPARK Team.

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