Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Mental Health Awareness Training - The Prisma Health Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) project will implement an evidence-based program (EBP), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), to deliver mental health awareness training to those individuals who serve public safety officers and their families (including school-age children), living in the Upstate and Midlands regions of South Carolina. The project will benefit law enforcement and the communities they work within, veteran law enforcement sub-populations, school-age children and educators, the addiction and recovery communities, and the LGBTQ+ communities. Individuals and organizations interacting with these populations will receive training in Mental Health First Aid in order to identify those in need of intervention, de-escalate crisis situations and refer individuals and families to appropriate mental health resources. The project goal is to prepare and train public safety officers, and those working with public safety officers and their families, to appropriately and safely respond to individuals that may be experiencing mental and emotional distress. The measurable project objectives are: • Train 1000 unduplicated individuals annually who serve or interact with law enforcement and their families in the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Curriculum, for a total of 5,000 served over the entire five-year grant project. This includes training school personnel, emergency services personnel, veterans, higher education, fire department personnel, LGBTQ+ community and family members, and others potentially interacting with the populations of focus to identify persons with a mental disorder and employ crisis de-escalation techniques. • At least 90% of those trained will show increased understanding of how to help individuals with a mental disorder based upon pre/post tests provided by the MHFA training. • Compile and distribute at least 5,000 focus population-specific lists of resources that are available for all targeted counties for individuals with a mental disorder over the five-year period. This project will deliver mental health awareness training through the Mental Health First Aid program on matters including recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and identifying resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness and other relevant resources.
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).