Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
As a leading, comprehensive provider of behavioral and mental health services within Michigan, Detroit Recovery Project (DRP) is seeking a Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) grant, entitled Mental Health IQ, to address the knowledge gap around the signs and symptoms of mental illness, including serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbances (SED). The training will focus on crisis intervention, and how to safely de-escalate a crisis situation, as well as increase mental health awareness among individuals who interact and come into contact with persons who may be experiencing symptoms of a mental disorder. The training will be designed using evidence-based practice, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), and Crisis Intervention Training (CIT). The proposed target population will be transitional aged youth (TAY), ages 16-25, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, various workforce populations, and families/caregivers in the Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck catchment area within Wayne County (WC), Michigan. DRP will partner with the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, UAW-Ford, and Michigan's first recovery high school, Wellspring International, to launch this initiative. If funded, the overall goal of Mental Health IQ is to increase the number of behavioral health, law enforcement, business professionals, youth, and school personnel being trained in the Detroit catchment area, to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, including, SMI and SED, up to 100 individuals annually, totaling 500 individuals over the course of the five-year grant. The following objectives will be achieved to ensure the overall goal is accomplished. Objective 1: Train 65% of DRP staff to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, using the evidence-based MHFA, YMHFA, and CIT. Objective 2: Train 35% of Wayne County Sheriff officials on the evidence-based MHFA, YMHFA, and CIT Curriculum. Objective 3: Train 35% of Local Ford UAW employees on the evidence-based MHFA, YMHFA, and CIT curriculum. Objective 4: Train 35% of teachers and relevant school personnel on the evidence-based MHFA, YMHFA, and CIT curriculum.
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).
