Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
Westbrook Community Mental Health Awareness Project (Westbrook CMHAP) - Westbrook CMHAP trains community members/law enforcement/1st responders in mental health awareness, de-escalation & compassion fatigue. Trainees will aid adults/youth w/ Serious Mental Illness (SMI)/Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), co-occurring disorders & the public. The training & service area is the 8-county West Virginia WHS service area. Westbrook CMHAP will train a total of 1,600 individuals (280-Y1, 300-Y2, 320-Y3, 340-Y4, 360-Y5). The project goal is to empower the community to appropriately and safely respond to individuals with mental health disorders, particularly individuals with SMI/SED via achieving the following measurable objectives: (1) WHS will expand capacity to train community partners to appropriately/safely respond to mental health disorders, particularly SMI/SED by hiring the Westbrook CMHAP trainer & coordinator in Y1; (2) WHS will expand ability to train community partners to appropriately/safely respond to those with mental health disorders, particularly SMI/SED by training the Westbrook CMHAP Team (trainer & in-kind trainers & coordinator in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)/Youth MHFA/MHFA variants/Right Response/Accelerated Program for Compassion Fatigue in Y1 & as needed in Y2-Y5.; (3) The Westbrook CMHAP Team will develop written/electronic materials for trainees to include the referral process and community resources in Y1; (4) The Westbrook CMHAP Team will train community members (to include law enforcement/1st responders) in MHFA & variants so community members learn to recognize signs & symptoms of mental health disorders, particularly SMI/SED (240-Y1, 240-Y2, 240-Y3, 240-Y4, 240-Y5) (FOA purpose 1,3); (5) The Westbrook CMHAP Team will train community members (to include law enforcement/1st responders) to employ crisis de-escalation techniques using Right Response (20-Y1, 30-Y2, 40-Y3, 50-Y4, 60-Y5) (FOA Purpose 3); (6) The Westbrook CMHAP Team will provide mental health resilience training (Accelerated Program for Compassion Fatigue (ARP)) to community members (to include law enforcement/1st responders) to improve mental health resiliency when working with SMI/SED (20-Y1, 30-Y2, 40-Y3, 50-Y4, 60-Y5); (7) The Westbrook CMHAP Team will establish linkages with community, law enforcement & first responder partners to facilitate WHS acceptance of trainee referrals of those with the signs or symptoms of mental health issues starting in Y1. (FOA Purpose 2); (8) WHS leadership/all law enforcement partners will evaluate the need/feasibility of starting CIT programs by the end of Y5; (9) WHS initiates an anti-stigma outreach campaign to reduce community stigma re mental health, educate people re available community mental health resources for those with mental health issues & recruit trainees during Y2-Y5 (FOA Purpose 4); (10) The evaluation specialist will monitor the proportions and training satisfaction outcomes of disparity group populations (African American, Veteran & LGBT+) to ensure equal access/outcomes & (11) Sustain the Westbrook CHMAP initiative post-grant funding via building an infrastructure which will generate revenue.
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).