Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Gulf Coast Center (GGC) intends to provide mental health awareness training to first responders (law enforcement, emergency medical technicians, fire departments, etc.) and emergency management services who work within Brazoria and Galveston counties in Texas. Goals of this project include the ability to increase number of first responders available with specialized training to respond to mental health crises by facilitating the training and certification of evidence based MHAT to 20 percent of the 1,141 estimated first responders in Galveston County by September 2023. Increase first responder's familiarity of community resources available for persons with mental illness. By September 2026, 100 percent of participants in the MHAT will have access to a list of mental health service providers. Increase the capacity of law enforcement officers to access mental health services for crisis situations. By September 2022, 10 percent of Galveston County law enforcement officers who participate in the MHAT will demonstrate an increase in knowledge of GCC's procedure to access treatment. GCC intends to train an estimated number of 240 first responders per year in mental health awareness. Based on these projections, the estimated minimum number of first responders that will be trained over the five-year grant period will be 1,200.
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).
