Artemis Associates, LLC is a woman-owned business that promotes resilience for children, families, and communities. Grounded in direct service and person-centered care, Artemis Associates conducts assessments, provides consultation and training, engages in research, develops and shares knowledge, and advocates for compassionate, high-quality services for children and families in need. Unbounded, passionate, and purposeful, Artemis Associates will go the distance to ensure all children, families, and their providers are seen, heard, and understood.

Our Mission

To improve the lives of children, families, and the systems that serve them.

Consultation & Training

As an organizational consultants and trainers, we create authentic, values-based partnerships and share evidence based, best practices to support staff and organizational development. Our expertise is in developing environments that foster resilience, not just for clients, but for staff. Your priorities guide the process. Training and consultation services are tailored to meet your needs, at your pace. We provide consultation and training, and program evaluations using evidence based, psychometrically valid tools on a variety of topics including organizational culture, trauma informed care, assessment and outcome effectiveness, and organizational structure.
 
 
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NEST is a valid and reliable web-based developmental screening tool that assesses how a child is developing and identifies practical ways to minimize risk factors and build resilience for children faced with adversity. 

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Research & Evaluation

 Artemis Associates are trained to conduct in depth program evaluations, conduct research, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. We routinely help organizations use data to assess their program’s effectiveness, evaluate their level of trauma informed care, and analyze assessment results to help tailor and improve service delivery. We use only psychometrically valid instruments to gather quantitative data and conduct focus groups to gather and systemically analyze qualitative data to get an in-depth nuanced understanding of organizational dynamics. Specialties include cultural assessments to explore issues and dynamics related to equity; values, attitudes and practice of trauma informed care; and assessment of two generational work to address the needs of parents and children

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Specialties
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Assessment

Listen to Dr. DeCandia speak at the June 6, 2017 Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C. about the need for a new assessment paradigm for homeless families:

Child Trauma & Resiliency

Building Resiliency for Children Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Child & Family Homelessness

Impact of Homelessness on Women and Children

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Trauma-Informed Care

Creating Trauma-Informed Services

Our Values

"Dr. Carmela DeCandia is without doubt one of the strongest, most effective, and most tireless advocates of vulnerable families in the U.S., especially for families that struggle with housing instability. Her advocacy and consultation is solidly grounded in the latest research on child development, family psychology, and homelessness; furthermore, she actively contributes important work to this base of knowledge. Dr. DeCandia’s early background in direct services drives her passion for families and her ability to provide “real world” expertise as a consultant."
Mary HaskettPh.D. Professor, North Carolina State University
“I’ve been very fortunate to have a mentor like Dr. DeCandia who has the clinical and policy expertise to lead me in learning how to be a strong clinician and advocate for vulnerable families. Having an expert in the field willing to spend their own time guiding me in developing my career has been an invaluable experience.”
Jenna ArmstrongMA, Fellow, Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being at Chapin Hall
  • Integrity
  • Authentic Relationships
  • Passion, Purpose, Persistence
  • Quality and Excellence
  • Engaged Action
"As a social justice educator in Antioch University New England’s Clinical Psychology doctoral program, I have been consistently impressed by Dr. DeCandia's consistent, committed, and innovative integration of professional psychology practices with a social justice mission. I have eagerly followed her since I was her dissertation advisor in the 1990s, and held her up to our students as one of the foremost models of our department’s social justice values."
Susan E. HawesPhD, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
"Dr. DeCandia is committed to improving service delivery systems for vulnerable families. She is brilliant, grounded in science, experienced in direct practice, and passionate about influencing public policy. Dr. DeCandia employs a variety of strategies including writing, formal assessment, consultation, technical assistance, and training to advance evidence-based best practices in human service agencies. We’ve been fortunate to make use of her clinical expertise and communication skills to amplify the voices of families in need."
Mattie LordChief Program Officer UMOM, Phoenix Arizona

Training & Consultation

Child and Family Homelessness

Two Generational Services

Assessment Protocols

Research & Evaluation

Cultural Assessments

Trauma-informed Care

Program Evaluation

Leadership Development

Leadership Coaching

Supervision

Program Design and Reports