Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities Teen Mental Health First Aid Program will provide mental health awareness training to teenagers in 10th, 11th and 12th grades across Clark County, Nevada. PACT's population of focus will be transitional aged youth, 15-18 years old in the schools, after-school and community setting. Teen Mental Health First Aid is a universal training appropriate for all youth in 10th, 11th and 12th grades. The curriculum teaches youth to recognize early warning signs of a mental heath issue, how to talk to their friends about mental health, and safely respond to a challenge or crisis, including connecting an adult to the situation. To prepare and equip these adults with the necessary tools and skillset to respond to a challenge or crisis, PACT will train adult staff, parents and caregivers in Youth Mental Health First Aid. Every adult and youth trained will be aware of the mental health resources across the Las Vegas Valley. The Mental Health Awareness Training grant supports two primary goals. The first goal is to improve the mental health of 10th, 11th and 12th grade youth by implementing TMHFA within school, after-school, and community settings to inform their knowledge, skillset and attitudes. By September 29, 2022, PACT will implement TMHFA at a minimum of two Batteries Included (BI) after-school program sites, training all 10th, 11th and 12th grade youth, resulting in 200 youth trained. At the end of the 5-year funding period, there will be 1,675 youth trained. By September 29, 2022, PACT will coordinate and promote Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) to BI staff and parents/caregivers of trained youth, resulting in a total of 30 adults trained. At the end of the 5-year funding period there will be 265 adults trained. By September 29, 2026, of the 1,675 youth trained in TMHFA, 80% (1,340) will demonstrate an increase of knowledge around warning signs of a mental health issue. Also, 75% (1,256) of youth will report that they feel confident in their skills to provide TMHFA to a peer and 1 out of 10 youth will report actual usage of the TMHFA with a peer (168 youth). The second goal is to increase access to mental health services at a system-level approach to support capacity building efforts and policy changes that improve care coordination efforts and barrier removal. By September 29, 2026, PACT will provide 100% (1,940) of the youth and adults trained in MHFA the mental health resources available in the Las Vegas Valley through a paper booklet and a QR code that connects to resources on PACT's website. By September 29, 2026 PACT will educate key decision-makers for 1 policy change that address issues of access to mental health services.
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).
