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WeProvide (WP) Mental Health Awareness

Award Number: H79SM084364
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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WeProvide (WP) Mental Health Awareness - The immense impact of the pandemic of 2020, with exacerbation of racism, coupled with the impact of COVID 19 on lower income, minority, multigenerational households has had a major effect on the mental health of the William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ) students, faculty, staff and community. Undergraduate students have been identified as having depression, anxiety, somatization and stress secondary to the pandemic. We Provide Mental Health Awareness (WP MHA) is a training project that will reach over 3,000 individuals with the SAMHSA approved, evidence-based Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings (youth, teen and adult) to reduce stigma towards mental illness and increase a person's likelihood to refer others for support and professional help. The catchment area is Passaic County, New Jersey, with the hub for online and face to face trainings from WPUNJ, a Hispanic serving public institution of higher education with over 50% of students from a minority background. Providing MHFA trainer training and first aid certification to the faculty, staff, students and community will increase the capacity to deliver MHFA to the even larger NJ community. The training will include assessment of suicide and self-harm thus increasing the understanding of the spectrum of mental illness and continuum of mental health to the diverse community of WPUNJ. WP MHA can change the community awareness and attitudes toward challenges of mental illness and provide the needed skills for the diverse faculty, staff, students and community members to identify high risk behaviors that indicate the need for mental health services. In addition to increasing awareness of mental health challenges, this evidence based program has been demonstrated to provide needed access to community resources for those who need help and support. These changes in skills, attitudes and behaviors have been a consistent outcome for those trained in MHFA. William Paterson University of New Jersey, a trusted public center of learning, through increasing the number of MHFA trainers serving the greater community, will be continuing its history of teaching others to fish rather than feeding them one meal at a time.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2025	2025	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	9/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2025	2024	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	7/28/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2024	2024	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	5/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2023	2023	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	3	6/9/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2023	2022	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	2	9/1/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2022	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	12/28/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2023	2022	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	1/13/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2022	2022	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	6/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$125,000
2022	2021	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	3/9/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $125,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $125,000 )
2021	2021	WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY	300 POMPTON RD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	PASSAIC	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/7/2021	NEW	$125,000
														Subtotal = $125,000

Grand Total All Awards = $625,000

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WeProvide (WP) Mental Health Awareness

Award Number: H79SM084364

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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