The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $417,342 Project Grant on January 1, 2025 under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for "The Buffalo Mental Health Service Professional Fellowship: Training School Social Workers to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis." The grant aims to improve students' safety and well-being by increasing the number of qualified mental health professionals in schools, developing innovative training partnerships, and addressing mental health challenges in high-need local educational agencies in the Buffalo, NY area. Key objectives include recruiting, training, and retaining school-based mental health professionals, as well as creating comprehensive mental health service strategies for educational settings.
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