Project Grant H79SM086340

PROJECT AWARE - OTTAWA AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S (OAISD) INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK (ISF) MODEL DEMONSTRATION - SUMMARY: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LOCAL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS IN THE OTTAWA AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT (OAISD) SERVICE AREA AROUND PREVENTATIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS USING THE POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) FRAMEWORK WITH THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THROUGH THE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK (ISF) MODEL. THIS MODEL IS A THREE-TIERED FRAMEWORK DESIGNED TO CREATE AND GUIDE LINKAGES BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS; STREAMLINE THE REFERRAL PROCESS FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES; SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS; AND RESPOND TO STUDENTS SUFFERING ILL EFFECTS FROM TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND CRISES BY PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SETTING. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: OTTAWA COUNTY STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: TOTAL COUNT: 47,4721; AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN: 0.20%; ASIAN: 2.8%; AFRICAN AMERICAN: 2.3%; HISPANIC/LATINX: 16.79%; NATIVE HAWAIINA/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: 0.09%; TWO OR MORE RACES: 4.45%; WHITE: 73.43%; MALE: 48.68%; FEMALE: 51.32%; GAY OR LESBIAN: 3%; BISEXUAL: 11%; OTHER SEXUAL ORIENTATION: 4%; LANGUAGES SPOKEN: 14; ENGLISH LEARNERS: 4.92%; STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: 11.9%; FAMILIES IN TRANSITION/HOMELESS: 423; ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED: 34.4%; AGES SERVED: BIRTH-26 (SOURCES: MDE/DEPI/MISCHOOLDATA; OTTAWA COUNTY YOUTH ASSESSMENT SURVEY(YAS), 2021). THE 2021 OTTAWA COUNTY YAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF NATIONAL (N), STATE (S), COUNTY (C), AND HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HPS) DATA: STUDENTS WITH DEPRESSION - 36.7% (N), 36.4% (S), 31.4% (C), AND 33.8% (HPS); SUICIDE ATTEMPTS - 8.9% (N), 7.8% (S), 7.8% (C), AND 8.7% (HPS); SERIOUSLY THOUGHT ABOUT SUICIDE - 18.8% (N), 18.7% (S), 19.5% (C), AND 19.2% (HPS); MADE A SUICIDE PLAN - 8.9% (N), 7.8% (S), 7.8% (C), AND 14.9% (HPS). STRATEGIES & INTERVENTIONS: IMPLEMENTATION OF PBIS WITH THE ISF MODEL FOR INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS. SPECIFIC TRAININGS WILL BE PROVIDED AROUND DISTRICT SYSTEMS, DATA, AND PRACTICES; TIERS 1, 2, AND 3 OF PBIS; PBIS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CLASSROOM; SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESPONSE; SWIS; QPR; STAFF WELLNESS; RESTORATIVE PRACTICES; CHAMPS; TRAILS; TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS; FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLANNING; THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION; BLUE ENVELOPE; AND CRISIS PREVENTION INTERVENTION. PROJECT GOALS: GOAL 1: CREATE EFFECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS & STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT ISF INSTALLATION & IMPLEMENTATION AT A MODEL DEMONSTRATION DISTRICT. GOAL 2: CREATE AN EFFECTIVE & EFFICIENT THREE-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS USING AN ISF MODEL WITHIN A PBIS FRAMEWORK AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. GOAL 3: ESTABLISH & CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE AN EFFECTIVE & EFFICIENT SINGLE SYSTEM FOR REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS/SERVICES IN DISTRICTS & SCHOOLS. GOAL 4: INCREASE KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS OF DISTRICT/SCHOOL STAFF, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, & COMMUNITIES AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, & CO-OCCURRING ISSUES/DISORDERS AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH.