Mount rogers community services mental health awareness training - mount rogers community services prevention services will implement evidence-based programs, practices, and strategies to shift…

Mount rogers community services mental health awareness training - mount rogers community services prevention services will implement evidence-based programs, practices, and strategies to shift community norms, change individuals' perceptions and behaviors, and train community members and staff to identify signs and symptoms of mental health disorders. School personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, parents and caregivers of youth at risk for SMI or SED, and staff at primary care facilities in the service area will be provided training in mental health first aid, applied suicide intervention skills training (asist), question, persuade, and refer (QPR) gatekeeper training, and ACE interface/trauma informed care. Proposed project goals include an increase in outreach/engagement to related workforce understanding of mental health-related practices and activities for identification and referral, an increase in the capacity of school personnel, emergency responders, law enforcement, parents and caregivers, and staff at primary care facilities to recognize signs and symptoms of trauma and mental health disorders, and then refer individuals to appropriate professional help, and an increase and expansion of community service capacity to address the needs of individuals with mental health or related services. Mount rogers community services mental health awareness training project plans to reach 332 unduplicated individuals in year 1, 345 in year 2, 355 in year 3, 365 in year 4, and 375 in year 5, for a total of 1,772 individuals reached throughout the lifetime of the project.