Thursday, November 28, 2024
11/28/2024
With over 50 years of experience serving our community, Chinatown Service Center (CSC) is well-positioned to administer mental health awareness training (MHAT) to the populations of focus. For our program, CSC will serve Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA) 3, a geographic catchment area covering East Los Angeles County. We will be utilizing the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) curriculums, which are widely-used, and SAMHSA-approved evidence-based practices designed for the sectors and racial populations who will receive the trainings. CSC's certified MHFA/YMHFA instructors will conduct training within community and public-sector workers at schools (31 schools within 2 districts), police departments (2 police departments), and hospital emergency rooms (ERs). By the end of the 5-year grant period, we will train/re-certify 1,000 individuals, including teachers, aides, school staff, selected parents, policy officers, police personnel, police volunteers, ER nurses and doctors, and other frontline ER staff. Our catchment area is located in eastern LA County (LA Service Planning Area (SPA3)), comprised primary of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic populations. Within these populations of SPA 3, there have not been wide-spread efforts offering mental health awareness trainings with the intent to increase mental health literacy. CSC will bring racial justice and equity to our community by increasing the mental health literacy of the API and Hispanic communities through MHFA/YMHFA trainings. With our MHAT grant program, MHFA/YMHFA trained police, school staff/selected parents, and hospital emergency department personnel will be enabled to: work more confidently with individuals with mental health needs, be aware of community resources and know how to connect individuals to those resources, deescalate a mental health crisis, and refer those with mental health needs to CSC for services. To ensure the success of MHFA/YMHFA trainees, CSC will provide ongoing coaching and consultation to all trainees, and will provide printed material for trainees to use as reference. CSC will also have a social media awareness campaign to supplement our efforts.
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).
