Mental health awareness training - the SAN bernardino county superintendent of schools (sbcss) through the mental health awareness training (mhat) grant proposes to reach a total of 7,735 staff…

Mental health awareness training - the SAN bernardino county superintendent of schools (sbcss) through the mental health awareness training (mhat) grant proposes to reach a total of 7,735 staff working with students in grades k-12 to identify the early signs of mental health conditions and provide linkage to services through school-based mental health referrals. The scope of work is to reduce the GAP between need and mental health care in school aged students grades k-12 with high level of generational poverty and gaps in access to mental health services. Early identification of mental health conditions by staff trained in youth mental health first aid (ymhfa) will link students to mental health services through systematic school-based referral processes. Each year, a cohort of 17 ymhfa trainer of trainers (TOT) will be certified to deliver ymhfa in SAN bernardino county, with each instructor training up to 30 individuals per year. During the life of the grant a total of 85 ymhfa TOT's will be qualified to continue delivering ymhfa trainings countywide. As a result of these training there is an anticipated 5% increase in school-based mental health referrals to the department of behavioral health (DBH) prevention and intervention (PI) student assistance providers (SAP) currently working with schools across the county.