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FAHS MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - THE MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (MFP) AT THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN SYSTEMS (FAHS) AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY (MFT) PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED MINORITY POPULATIONS, CONDUCT RESEARCH, AND TEACH IN THESE AREAS. SINCE MFTS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE EFFICACIOUS, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND RELATIONSHIP ENHANCING SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND GENERATE SCHOLARSHIP IN THIS AREA, THE MFP'S OBJECTIVES, GOALS, AND MISSION WERE SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED TO MEET THIS NEED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES DISPARITIES FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS BY INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MFT FOR PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES DELIVERED TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE FAHS MFP OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO: 1) EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BY 2029, 2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOCTORAL-LEVEL CULTURALLY COMPETENT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS BY 125 COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE MENTAL HEALTH INTERESTS OF ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BY 2029, 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MASTERS' LEVEL CULTURALLY COMPETENT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS BY 150 COMMITTED TO SERVING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND POPULATIONS IN TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD (AGED 16-25) BY 2029, AND 4) EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS, AND POPULATIONS IN TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD (AGED 16-25) BY 2029. THE FAHS WILL MEASURE THESE OBJECTIVES THROUGH 1) THE NUMBER OF TRAINED MASTERS AND DOCTORAL FELLOWS, 2) THE NUMBER OF DOCTORAL AND MASTERS FELLOWS WHO GRADUATE AND WILL PRACTICE, DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH, AND TEACH IN THE AREAS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 3) THE NUMBER OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLINICAL HOURS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, 4) THE NUMBER OF AWARDS OF DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, 5) THE NUMBER OF FELLOW CLIENT HOURS, AND 6) NUMBER OF DOCTORAL AND MASTERS GRADUATES. THE MEASUREMENT TOOLS THAT THE FAHS MFP WILL EMPLOY ARE 1) A 2-YEAR SERVICE COMMITMENT, 2) IMPACT, EVALUATION, AND EOY SURVEYS, 3) THE NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, 4) MFP ALUMNI TRACKING SURVEYS, 5) INTERNSHIP REPORTS, 6) ACADEMIC PROGRESS REPORTS, 7) DEMOGRAPHICS AND POPULATION SURVEYS, AND 8) NUMBER OF FELLOW CLIENT HOURS. WE WILL ACHIEVE THE GOALS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT (STIPENDS) AND PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY. OUR MISSION-CONSISTENT WITH THE SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER FEDERAL INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES-IS TO INCREASE THE POOL OF TALENTED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT MASTER'S-LEVEL PRACTITIONERS AND DOCTORAL-LEVEL RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS AND PRACTITIONERS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SINCE 2007, THE MFP HAS AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS TO OVER 800 FELLOWS FROM 116 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS 42 STATES. OUR ALUMNI WORK IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, HOSPITALS, ACADEMIA AND OTHER PUBLIC/PRIVATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE/RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AT-RISK YOUTH, UNDERSERVED URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE FAHS MFP EXPECTS TO HAVE PROVIDED TRAINING, EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, STIPENDS, AND TRAINED A NUMBER OF 275 MASTERS AND DOCTORAL FELLOWS WHO WILL INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
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