Wednesday, May 15, 2024
5/15/2024
Summary. Diaspora Community Services (DCS) is proposing a program to provide mental health awareness training for school personnel, including administrators, guidance counselors, teachers and other staff; the training will benefit school-aged youth with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, ADHD and living in poverty, including youth of color and LGBTQ youth. DCS will serve 500 unduplicated individuals in year one and 3,650 over the project. Project name. Brooklyn Mental Health Awareness Training Program Populations to be served. DCS’ population of focus (POF) will be school-aged youth (5th to 12th grade) with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, ADHD and living in poverty, including youth of color and LGBTQ youth. The catchment area where training and services will be delivered will be NYC, with a focus on Brooklyn and Queens. Strategies/interventions. DCS’ program activities will include: 1) implement in-person evidence-based mental health awareness training; 2) identify the intended individuals to receive mental health awareness training; 3) identify resources and supports and develop written and electronic materials for the individuals being trained; 4) establish referral mechanisms to mental health resources and services; 5) develop and implement a mental health awareness training plan; 6) develop collaborative partnerships to improve the coordination of services to the POF; 7) develop and implement social marketing and awareness campaigns; and 8) implement Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) EBPs. Project goals and measurable objectives. The program’s goals are 1) Train school personnel and juvenile law enforcement personnel, including emergency responders, to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques, 2) Establish linkages with community-based mental health agencies to refer individuals with the signs or symptoms of mental illness to appropriate services, and 3) Educate individuals about resources that are available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder. The program’s objectives include: identify at least 25 schools in need of mental health training; Conduct evidence-based training, including MHFA and YMHA, to 500 individuals in year 1, 615 in year 2, 730 in year 3, 845 in year 4, and 960 in year 5; offer trainings and workshops for at least 50 schools in need of mental health training; identify a network of at least 10 community-based mental health agencies that will serve as referral agencies; Provide guidance to school personnel on best practices for referrals: 500 individuals in year 1, 615 in year 2, 730 in year 3, 845 in year 4, and 960 in year 5; Conduct follow up with trained school personnel to monitor and track the number of referrals to community-based mental health providers; Create and disseminate a Mental Health Resources Guide to at least 600 training participants per year; and Provide 12 webinars with youth mental health provider experts per year, reaching at least 200 school personnel and other stakeholders per webinar.
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