Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
North Carolina has a population of approximately 9.9 million people, and nearly 5% of adults in the state live with serious mental health conditions. Only 48.2% of adults with mental illness in North Carolina receive any form of treatment from either the public system or private providers. North Carolina is ranked 33 out of the 50 states and Washington D.C. for providing access to mental health services. Additionally, North Carolina is comprised of largely underserved areas and most of the state is designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Clover Educational Consulting Group (Clover) proposes to bring evidence-based mental health training to public school teachers, providers and staff, family members of public school children, college faculty, providers, and staff, and college student peer leaders in North Carolina. The trainings will focus on serving the populations of public school children and college students in the local area. The identified populations of focus were chosen in order to promote early intervention and reduce the risk of mental health symptomatology and suicide. Clover has developed collaborative partnerships with 2 local agencies in the area who have committed to hosting trainings, assisting with the response to mental health issues, and to improving the coordination of services to the populations of focus. These organizations are Guilford County Schools and High Point University. Each organization has attested, via a Letter of Commitment, to their support for the project and has described in the LOC how they will facilitate the recruitment of a sufficient number of individuals to be trained. The two broad goals of the project are as follows: Goal 1- Improve the capacity of local public school teachers, providers, staff, and family members to identify and respond to signs and symptoms of MH issues in school-aged children.; and Goal 2- Improve the capacity of local college faculty, providers, staff, and student peer leaders to identify and respond to signs and symptoms of MH issues in college students. If funded, the proposed project will provide training for 1,680 individuals over the three-year grant term.
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).