Project east central aware: creating a whole-community continuum of behavioral health support. - communities in schools of SAN antonio (CIS-SA) will partner with east central independent school…

Project east central aware: creating a whole-community continuum of behavioral health support. - communities in schools of SAN antonio (CIS-SA) will partner with east central independent school district (ecisd) to deliver a continuum of comprehensive, campus-based, tiered supports, including universal mental health promotion, intensive case-management, on-site mental health counseling, and capacity building. Building on a 4-year partnership with the district, CIS-SA in collaboration with texas education agency, education service center-region 20, and texas health and human services commission, will shape and deliver a district-wide implementation plan that builds on ecisd's behavioral health program, EC cares, as well as CIS-SA's integrated student supports model of case management, wraparound services, and mental health care. Ecisd is a soon-to-be suburban community, due to rapid population growth. Majority of students are male, hispanic/latinx, economically-disadvantaged, at-risk of dropping out of school, and only 24.5% of graduates are considered college-ready. Since spring 2020, both adult and children behavioral health units at the center for health care services, our county-wide, mental health authority, have been operating at 120% of capacity and have been experiencing a 172% increase in individuals accessing crisis services. In response, over the next 5 years, project east central aware will reach approximately 10,000 students and their families, 1,200 school personnel, including over 600 teachers, annually. After a campus needs assessment, 12 site coordinators (SC), aided by a community educator, will deliver universal mental health promotion designed to meet the unique needs of each campus. 12 campuses will receive capacity-building services that increase the mental health literacy of school personnel, enabling them to recognize and address the behavioral health needs of their students. CIS-SA SCS will provide intensive case management to at least 840 referred students, per year, and improve at least 80% of these students' academic performance, attendance, and behavior. Lastly, 6 on-site licensed mental health clinicians (lmhc) will deliver mental health counseling across 12 campuses, ensuring that at least 80% of students served will achieve their care goals. Beginning in september 2023-2028, with the support of our collaborative partners: 1. CIS-SA will promote a supportive school climate and foster positive social, emotional, and behavioral skills of 60% of ecisd students by integrating a community educator and 12 site coordinators at 12 schools to assess campuses and community tier 1-3 needs, coordinate responsive school and community-wide services, and provide comprehensive case management, in partnership with district staff. 2.CIS-SA will improve ecisd student's mental health by integrating 6 full-time lmhc across 12 campuses, who will assess 100% of referred students' needs and provide clinical mental health counseling to eligible youth, in partnership with district staff. 3. CIS-SA staff, in coordination with the CIS-SA community educator, will improve 60% of school personnel's ability to support, identify, and refer ecisd students for available services by providing capacity-building training at each campus.