Central new york teen mental health first aid training project - project name: central new york teen mental health first aid training project

Project summary: onondaga-cortland-madison board of cooperative educational services (OCM boces) will provide youth mental health first aid training to 1,250 adult staff and teen mental health first aid training to 14,442 high school and secondary students at 21 independent school district high schools and three OCM boces secondary schools in central new york. Population to be served: the training will occur in the central new york counties of onondaga, cortland, and madison county. The project will provide teen mental health first aid training (tmhfa) to 21 independent district high schools as well as three OCM boces secondary schools. The project will train adults at each school in youth mental health first aid (ymhfa), train instructors at each school to become certified tmhfa instructors, and train students in grade 10-12 at participating schools in tmhfa. The region has a high rate of 72% higher rate of suicide mortality, and a 76.8% higher rate of child/abuse maltreatment, than the new york state average. Goal 1: all 24 participating high schools and secondary schools will achieve 10% of staff trained in ymhfa by march 2022 and 26% trained by september 2026. Objective 1.1: OCM boces will add a second certified ymfa instructor by december 2021. Objective 1.2: OCM boces will train 250 staff per year on ymfa. Goal 2: OCM boces and 21 participating districts will provide tmhfa training to 850 students in the first year and 3,398 students per year in the second through fifth year of the grant. Objective 2.1: OCM boces will coordinate training for 16 certified trainers each year. Objective 2.2: each participating district will train at least 85% of a grade 10-12 cohort each year in tmhfa starting in the second year, totaling at least 3,398 students being trained. In the first year, as we ramp-up and due to the 10% ymhfa requirement we will train 850 students. Goal 3: OCM boces and 21 participating districts will sustain ymhfa and tmhfa training beyond the grant period ending 30 sept 2026. Objective 3.1: OCM boces will add a third certified ymhfa instructor in FY 23-24. Objective 3.2: OCM boces and participating districts will increase tmhfa instructors by at least 16 instructors in FY 25-26 to account for promotions, retirement, and turnover of instructors. Goal 4: OCM boces, component school districts, and mental health providers will ensure mental health integration between the agencies. Objective 4.1: an annual meeting with participating schools, and mental health agencies will occur to identify current needs, address barriers, and develop, revise, and share referral processes for youth with symptoms or signs of mental illness. Objective 4.2: OCM boces will conduct an annual community agency showcase for school districts and families served by OCM boces.