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The Early Childhood Mental Health Awareness Training (ECMHA): Promoting Social-Emotional Health of Head Start Children in the District of Columbia

Award Number: H79SM081421
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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The Early Childhood Mental Health Awareness Training (ECMHA): Promoting Social-Emotional Health of Head Start Children in the District of Columbia led by trainers at Children's National in partnership with the District of Columbia Public School System will train more than 300 Head Start early childhood educators, across 58 centers, to help build the capacity of DCPS Head Start to address early childhood mental health problems among children ages 3-5 years. Children connected to Head Start in the District predominantly come from marginalized and under-resourced families and communities, and are disproportionately African-American and Latino. Using the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) USA curriculum, the primary goals of the ECMHA training are: 1. To increase the capacity of DCPS Head Start educators to identify social-emotional problems among preschool-aged children (3-5 years) warranting clinical intervention, and 2. To increase knowledge among DCPS Head Start educators of available internal and external mental health resources for young children and their families. By the end of the training, it is expected that at least 90% of Head Start staff trained will be able to identify common behavioral challenges in preschool-aged children and will be familiar with and have the capacity to operationalize the MHFA core 5-step action plan at their respective sites. It is also anticipated that 100% of Head Start educators trained will develop increased comfort with screening and will have greater awareness of mental health resources available to young children. Building capacity in the early childhood educational setting to address the behavioral health needs of young children presents a unique an important opportunity to improve early identification and intervention for a population whose behavioral health needs are often overlooked and unmet.


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$1,004 )
2024	2022	CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	111 MICHIGAN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	10/3/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$1,004
														Subtotal = -$1,004

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2022	2022	CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	111 MICHIGAN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	4/14/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2021	2021	CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	111 MICHIGAN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	4/20/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2021	2021	CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	111 MICHIGAN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	8/17/2021	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2020	2020	CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	111 MICHIGAN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	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 = $373,996

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The Early Childhood Mental Health Awareness Training (ECMHA): Promoting Social-Emotional Health of Head Start Children in the District of Columbia

Award Number: H79SM081421

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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