This Project Grant award of $399,986 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program aims to enhance mental health and substance abuse services in rural areas of Parker County, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year initiative include:
- Expanding critical care paramedic training for 20 emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to improve management of critical patients during extended rural transports
- Providing scholarships for 30 EMT-B high school seniors, 60 adult EMT-Bs, and 7 EMT-Paramedic students to increase the EMS workforce in the county
- Training 30 EMS providers in critical incident stress management to improve their capabilities in managing stress and mental health crises
- Delivering specialized mental health and stress management training to 18 telecommunicator agency leads and 37 dispatchers across Parker County
- Implementing comprehensive mental health training for 35 patient-facing staff at rural healthcare clinics to enhance the quality of patient care
This multi-faceted initiative, awarded to the Parker County Hospital District, aims to address training gaps, service deficits, and other barriers to comprehensive EMS and mental health/substance abuse services across rural areas of Parker County.
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