Project Grant H79SM084240

UINTAH BASIN TRAINING FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED ENTITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH (UBTRUE) - UINTAH BASIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE'S (UBTECH) UINTAH BASIN TRAINING FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED ENTITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH (UBTRUE) PROJECT WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF UBTECH'S COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE RURAL UINTAH BASIN. UBTECH EXPECTS TO SERVE 2,600 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS OVER FIVE YEARS THROUGH THIS PROJECT. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, UBTECH WILL EFFECT MEANINGFUL CHANGE ON THEIR CAMPUS/SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT ALL THEIR STUDENTS LEARN, LIVE, AND DEVELOP IN SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROMOTE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TRAUMA, STRESS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CRISES; AND HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO REFER, TREAT, AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY WHEN CHALLENGES ARISE. THE GRANT FUNDS WILL ENABLE UBTECH TO IMPLEMENT A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION BY SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAININGS FOR OUR FACULTY, STAFF, AND VARIOUS LEADERS AND OTHER ENTITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA); YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA); QUESTION, PERSUADE, AND REFER (QPR); SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT); AND THE SEARCH INSTITUTE'S 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS FRAMEWORK.