NyE Communities Coalition MHAT - NyE Communities Coalition will serve the Nevada Counties of Nye, Esmeralda, and Lincoln. The Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) Project will provide training to a broad group of individuals that are the first responders, caring interveners and educators of the communities; so that they in turn have the skills and knowledge to help prevent mental and behavioral health crisis among community members.
Project Name: NyE Communities Coalition MHAT
Population to be Serve: Nevada Counties; Nye (45,277), Esmeralda (963), and Lincoln (4,963).
Nye County Suicide rate per 100,000 is 32.54 compared to the national average of 12.61
Nye, Esmeralda, Lincoln data reflects that 29.3% of the students reported they felt sad and hopeless and 17.1% reported that they had seriously considered suicide.
Goals and Outcomes: Goal 1: Create systems, build infrastructure, and establish responsibilities to address the unmet mental health needs of the communities.
Outcome 1): Within 6 months, 10 key decision making partners representing a minimum of 8 different sectors will be regularly attending monthly planning meetings.
Outcome 2): By May 2019, partners, community, and staff will use local data and information.
Outcome 3): By September 2019, the collaboration will complete an initial plan to address community mental and behavioral health needs.
Outcome 4): By March 2020, the collaboration will document a review to assess the changes that have occurred and determine additional goals.
Outcome 5): By September 2020, 8 key partner organizations will make procedural and policy changes to sustain and integrate system changes to address mental and behavioral health.
Outcome 6): By September 30, 2021, one complete document describing a comprehensive system to address the unique community needs across the three counties will be in place.
Goal 2: Increase the capacity of first responders, educators, faith based leaders, parents, students, law enforcement, medical professionals, social service providers, peer supports, and other concerned community members on how to intervene, assist, and support community members with mental and behavior disorders by training these concerned individuals.
Trainings include: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA); Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST); Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); etc…
Outcome 1): By September 28, 2019, 500 unduplicated individuals will have attended at least one unique science based training.
Outcome 2): By September 28, 2020, 500 unduplicated individuals will have attended at least one unique science based training.
Outcome 3) By September 28, 2021, 500 unduplicated individuals will have attended at least one unique science based training.
