Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
Population to be served: The Children's Cabinet, working alongside Washoe County School District and Quest Counseling and Consulting has selected the Youth Mental Health First Aid training to deliver parents, teachers, school staff, community members, youth service professionals, foster parents and caring citizens that work with youth ages 12-18 years old. The targeted community is located in Northern Nevada, in Washoe County. At least 100 individuals will complete this training in year One of the grant, and at least 250 individuals will complete the 8-hour training in each of Years Two and Three. Services to be provided: The overall goal of the project is to improve mental health outcomes for Washoe County, Nevada youth. Specific objectives include: 1. Increase awareness of mental health issues among youth 12-18 via the approved SAMHSA YMHFA 40 trainings over the life of the grant. 2. Conduct outreach and engagement strategies with youth 12-18 and their families to increase awareness of and promote positive mental health via social media, website and community health forums. 3. Increase the mental health literacy of school personnel and other adults who interact with youth 12-18 years old via 10 YMHFA trainings in Year One (100), 15 YMHFA trainings in Year Two (250) and 15 YMHFA trainings in Year 3 (250) for a total of 600 individuals trained over the life of the grant. 4. Increase the capacity to respond to the behavioral health issues and developmental needs of youth ages 12-18, through arming individuals who work with youth and providing the educational and referral tools needed as depicted through the SAMHSA YMHFA 40 delivered trainings over the life of the grant. Coordination with local health agency: To establish efforts to focus community resources on enhancing prevention and awareness activities aligned to the tragedy of teen suicide, a partnership has been established with Quest Counseling and Consultation. Coordination with Washoe County School District: To establish training efforts to focus on parents, teachers, school staff, community members, youth service professionals, foster parents and caring citizens that work with youth ages 12-18 years old a partnership has been established with Washoe County School District. Evaluation: A full evaluation of the project will be conducted by a third party professional and experienced evaluator to conduct all summative and formative data collection, project monitoring, quality assurance, and program reporting activities.
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