Friday, April 25, 2025
4/25/2025
Brookland Lakeview Mental Health Awareness Training Initiative - Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center is located in the City of West Columbia, in Lexington County, South Carolina. With funding, Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center will implement a Mental Health Awareness Training initiative, bringing desperately needed training resources to Lexington County and the City of West Columbia, delivering eight-hour evidence-based Mental Health First Aid training sessions to at least 500 individuals annually. Monthly training sessions, held at Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center and Lexington County School District Two facilities, will recruit approximately 45 individuals each. Annual projected populations include: Non-profit Staff (25); Police / Fire / EMT (50); Educators (80); Healthcare Workers (60); Community Members (185); and Students over the age of 16 (100). Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center and Lexington County School District Two facilities are centrally located, ADA-compliant, easily accessible, and equipped for trainings with meeting room space, presentation equipment, and internet services. Suicide is a persistent and growing challenge among all populations in South Carolina, and for this reason, the identified “population of focus” will include the general public. Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center’s Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) initiative will train 500 individuals annually, reaching 2,500 (unduplicated) residents of Lexington County, South Carolina over five years. The primary goal of the MHAT initiative is to build local capacity to address mental health issues. Partners will be crucial to reaching 500 individuals annually in Lexington County. ¿ Agape Counseling and Training Services, Inc.: Experience delivering evidence-based and culturally-appropriate behavioral and mental health supportive services to the targeted population. Will accept referrals for behavioral health needs, including adult, adolescent, and children counseling; family programs; case management services; and wellness education groups. ¿ Lexington County School District Two and East Point Academy: Delivers K-12 education at ten campuses in the West Columbia community. Will host trainings, facilitate teacher / staff / older student participation in 8-hour MHFA training, will advertise MHFA trainings to families, recruiting participants. ¿ City of West Columbia Government / Fire Department / Police Department: Provides first responder services to the targeted population of West Columbia, South Carolina. Will facilitate member participation in MHFA training, advertise trainings and recruit participants. In addition, the University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health; Brookland Baptist Church; the Brookland Foundation; South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Benedict College and Midlands Technical College have all signed Letters of Commitment documenting their intention to facilitate member / student participation in MHFA trainings, advertise MHFA trainings, and recruit participants.
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