Project Grant H79SM088063
- This $160,579 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to enhance supports for students returning to school after mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits. The principal investigator, Dr. Lora Henderson Smith, will adapt the SAFETY-A cognitive behavioral therapy-informed intervention, which has been delivered in the ED, to better support this student population when they transition...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), provides $529,121 to Florida International University (FIU) to conduct a meta-analysis on the effects of mental health interventions delivered in schools. The project, titled "Effects of Mental Health Interventions Delivered in Schools: A Meta-Analysis," will run from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. As part of this...
- The Building Sustainable Youth Well-Being: A Collaborative Initiative for Medford & Malden project, funded by a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CFDA 93.243), aims to strengthen local capacity to reduce youth substance use, particularly vaping, through comprehensive, evidence-based prevention strategies. The initiative will enhance school and community systems in Medford and...
- This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...
- The Department of Education New Hampshire was awarded a $3,414,730 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) federal grant program. The grant, titled "Integrating School Mental Health in New Hampshire through a Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Behavioral Health (MTSS-B) Model", aims to improve student safety and well-being by developing and expanding school-based mental...
- This $1,398,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) program supports the "Mid-Fairfield / Norwalk Public Schools: Comprehensive Mental Health and Wellness Services & Supports Initiative" led by the Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center, Inc. The project aims to improve access to comprehensive mental health and wellness services for students, families, and school staff in the...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), will support a school-based mental health program delivered by the Rural Behavioral Health Institute (RBHI) in 12 rural Illinois counties. The program will provide screening, brief intervention, and care...
- This $862,177 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...
- This $729,545 three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will fund the Long Beach Research Foundation to develop and evaluate a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) focused on positive school climate to improve safety and reduce violence at McKinley Elementary School in Long Beach, California. The MTSS program aims to encourage positive student behavior through differentiated attention based on...
- This $1,499,994 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the expansion of school-based mental health services in the greater Akron, Ohio area. Over a three-year period, the grantee, Pastoral Counseling Service of Summit County Inc. (doing business as Red Oak Behavioral Health), will train and deploy 96 non-licensed school-based mental health professionals. This will...
LACONIA WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP - ABSTRACT SUMMARY: THE LACONIA WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP IS A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-TIERED STRATEGY DEVELOPED BY THE LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR ITS STUDENTS AND STAFF, WITH A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ALL DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS, INCLUDING RACE/ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY. THE PROJECT WILL SPAN FIVE YEARS AND INVOLVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL. THE MAIN GOALS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE ENHANCING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE, INCREASING WORKFORCE CAPACITY, DEVELOPING MTSS-B INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTING TIER 1-3 IMPLEMENTATION TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A SERIES OF MILESTONES AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS VARIOUS TIMELINES. AN ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND CURRENT PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE DATA WILL BE CONDUCTED, DISAGGREGATED BY DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND WELLNESS FAIRS WILL BE HELD TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES AND INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, TRAUMA-INFORMED SKILLS FOR EDUCATORS (TISE), AND LGBTQI+ STUDENT SUPPORT THROUGH SEXUAL AND GENDER ALLIANCE (SAGA) GROUPS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO AIM TO INCREASE DISTRICT WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY HIRING LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, MTSS-B COACHES, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COACHES, AND STUDENT OUTREACH COORDINATORS. EACH SCHOOL WILL DEVELOP MTSS-B TIERED TEAMS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, STREAMLINE REFERRALS, AND ENSURE APPROPRIATE SERVICE MATCHING WITHIN THE MTSS-B FRAMEWORK. A DISTRICT-WIDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, PROMOTING POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE, RESILIENCE BUILDING, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES. TIER 2 AND TIER 3 INTERVENTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE TARGETED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS, INCLUDING FACILITATED REFERRAL PATHWAYS TO SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE SERVICES. TO SUPPORT STAFF WELLNESS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED, PROVIDING HEALTH, FITNESS, AND MINDFULNESS CLASSES FOR DISTRICT STAFF. WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS WILL BE OFFERED TO ASSIST IN SELF-REGULATION AND OVERALL STRESS REDUCTION. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, NONVIOLENT CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUTE VERBAL DE-ESCALATION TRAINING, AND ALICE STRATEGIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS TO PROMOTE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGHOUT THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, THE LACONIA WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1,860 STUDENTS ANNUALLY WITH A TOTAL OF 2,140 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS, FOSTERING A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AND STAFF ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS.
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