Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
Delaware’s Project AWARE State Education Grant or Project DelAWARE proposes to build on existing collaboration between the state’s Department of Education (DOE) and child mental health system (Division of Prevention of Behavioral Health Services: DPBHS) to improve access to effective mental health services in three of the state’s LEAs and improve outcomes, both emotional and academic, for youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI). More specifically, the aims of Project DelAWARE are to (1) implement evidence-based mental health services in school settings within the context of integrated, systems model; (2) increase student access to mental health services through the addition of new staff and resources; (3) educate relevant staff in public school settings about how to access mental health services for students that need them; (4) reduce the stigma associated with mental health and increase recognition of mental health problems through alliance-building with state and local programs that promote mental health wellness and care; (5) build alliances between newly implemented services with more established school mental health programs and initiatives to promote integration and efficiency; (6) engage school-aged youth and families (including those with lived experience) and community programs as active partners in the development, implementation and maintenance of behavioral health services in schools; (7) engage local businesses and a community organizations as added supports for children and parents struggling with mental health problems, and (8) develop and implement a plan to sustain improvements to behavioral health services after grant funds end. To achieve the aims listed above, DOE, in partnership with DPBHS, and other identified community agencies (including, but not limited to, Children and Families First (CFF)) will use the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS: (https://www.pbis.org/school/mtss) as a general framework for organizing outreach, awareness, family engagement, and behavioral health services in 3 LEAs across the state.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
