Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
The goal of the proposed Mental Health Training and Virtual Behavioral Health School Services Indiana University (IU) Health System project is to provide mental health awareness trainings to school personnel and community members (including first responders), as well as provide teenagers in rural counties access to behavioral health services. The population to be served is adults and teens in Orange and Lawrence Counties in Indiana. Three high schools (Orleans Jr. Sr. High School, Bedford North Lawrence High School and either Paoli High School or Springs Valley High School) will be targeted specifically to provide trainings for school personnel and provide virtual behavioral health services to the student populations. Mental Health and Trauma Informed Approach Trainings will take place at the three high schools and at local sites within the communities. Behavioral health care is a critical challenge in Indiana, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas like Orange and Lawrence Counties. Indiana ranks 39th (worst) of the 50 states for prevalence of mental illness and 26th of the 50 states for access to care. The suicide rate has been increasing more sharply in Indiana than the national average. The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a negative impact on mental health around the world, particularly with adolescents. The quarantine left students isolated in their homes, leaving teens with depression, anxiety, and experiencing new levels of loneliness. Mental health awareness training and access to behavioral health services are in serious need in southern Indiana. Objectives include: (1) By 10/2021 IU Health will evaluate and adjust current Mental Health Training and Virtual Behavioral Health School Services program infrastructure to effectively expand and support additional high schools in the South Central Region; (2) By 4/2022, IU Health will work with mental health providers and experts to identify and schedule trainings for school personnel at all program sites on mental health importance, trends, interventions, referral process, and services available; (3) By 4/2022, IU Health will recruit and select a third school site for expansion; (4) By 9/30/2022, IU Health will have (3) Mental Health Training and Virtual Behavioral Health School Services program sites providing virtual mental health services to youth in Orange and Lawrence Counties; and (5) By 8/30/2025, IU Health will host at least 3 trainings a year to train community members (first responders, parents, caregivers, youth workers) on Youth Mental Health First Aid and additional Trauma Informed Approach Best Practices in Orange and Lawrence County. A total of 350 individuals (teachers, parents, first responders, youth workers) will be trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid and other trauma informed approaches. The breakdown on numbers served is as follows: Year 1 - 50 individuals; Year 2 - 75 individuals, Year 3 - 75 individuals, Year 4 - 75 individuals, Year 5 - 75 individuals.
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