Project Grant M0255236

The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is providing a $339,283 continuation grant to Drexel University's Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice to support its Healing Centered Learning (HCL) program. HCL is a Level 1 pre-service training program that provides didactic and experiential field training for young adults aged 18-24 who have been impacted by violence or trauma to become community health workers and certified peer specialists. This funding will enable Drexel to continue preparing these young people to address critical challenges facing their communities, such as poverty, community violence, trauma, and access to culturally relevant behavioral health services. The program includes a Community Health Worker Peer Training Academy and an Experiential Learning Program to equip participants with the necessary skills and certifications to secure living-wage jobs in the social and human services field.