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Tulare County Mental Health Awareness Training Project utilizing YMHFA and ASIST.

Award Number: H79SM081251
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/30/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/29/2023

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Tulare County Mental Health Awareness Training Project utilizing YMHFA and ASIST. - Youth in rural Tulare County, California face multiple risk factors and have limited access to support. Tulare County has the 5th highest rate of adolescent suicide in the State of California. To address the need for increased awareness of mental health in the community the Tulare County Office of Education proposes the implementation of a Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) Project for Tulare County, California that will utilize Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Applied Suicide Intervention and as the evidence-based training to be provided to school staff (teachers, administrators, coaches, etc.), first responders (law enforcement, fire, paramedic), and community members with regular contact with youth (foster parents, after-school programs, service providers). The TCOE population of focus is youth ages 12-18. There are 144,922 youth under the age of 18 in Tulare County, greater than 65% are Hispanic and over 65% are economically disadvantaged. The youth in Tulare County face a myriad of risk factors. The Tulare MHAT has Three goals: 1. Increase mental health awareness; 2. Increase youth access to mental health screening and services; and 3. Reduce adolescent suicide in Tulare County. The goals have seven objectives: 1. Provide YMHFA to 1,140 for school staff, first responders (law enforcement, fire, paramedic) and community members who have regular contact with youth ages 12 to 18; including veterans and their families over the life of the Project. 2. Increase capacity for YMHFA training by increasing the number of certified YMHFA trainers in Tulare County by providing training to 16 new YMHFA Instructors in Year One. 3. Increase the use of de-escalation techniques by school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, and community stakeholders when engaging youth through YMHFA training to 1,140 adults over the life of the Project. 4. Establish linkages between trained YMHFA First Aiders and community-based mental health agencies for referrals to services. 5. Establish 15 formal linkages between schools and community-based mental health agencies for resources for youth with SED or SMI. 6. Increase access to ASIT by having 9 new ASIST Instructors trained by the end of the Project. 7. Provide ASIST Training to 300 adults by the end of the Project.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$7,144 )
2023	2022	TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION	6200 SOUTH MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93278	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	8/30/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$7,144
2023	2022	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	12/7/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = -$7,144

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2022	2022	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	6/30/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2022	2022	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	3	4/14/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2022	2022	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	3	8/8/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2022	2021	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	12/3/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2021	2021	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	5/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	4/16/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2020	2020	TULARE, COUNTY OF	6200 S MOONEY BLVD	VISALIA	CA	93291	TULARE	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	3/20/2020	NEW	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Grand Total All Awards = $367,856

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Tulare County Mental Health Awareness Training Project utilizing YMHFA and ASIST.

Award Number: H79SM081251

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/30/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/29/2023

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