Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Preferred’s MHAT project will provide mental health awareness professional development activities to more than 8,000 nonprofit professionals over the course of the next five years. Training topics will include Mental Health First Aid, Question – Persuade – Refer instrumental use/analysis, Evidence-Informed Mental Health Workshops, and other behavioral health-specific training subjects. As a result of this comprehensive professional development project, a series of project-specific outcomes will be realized by September of 2026. These include (this list is not meant to be comprehensive): 1) 8,400 individuals will be trained in Mental Health awareness over 5 years: (Mental Health First Aid-30 people per month x 12 months= 360 per year x 5 years= 1,800 people; QPR- 90 people per month x 12 months=1,080 per year x 5 years= 5,400 people; Evidence informed mental health workshops-20 people per month x 12 months= 240 per year x 5 years= 1,200 people); 2) there will be a 5% decrease in number of students who will have reported that they seriously considered suicide by 2026 in geographic area; 3) there will be a 5% decrease in the number of students who will have reported that they planned suicide by 2026 in geographic area; 4) there will be a 20% decrease in suicide deaths among students by 2026 in geographic area; 5) there will be 5% decrease in the number of students who will have reported that they are very sad by 2026 in geographic area; 6) there will be a 5% decrease in the number of students who have reported that they feel hopeless about the future by 2026 in geographic area; and, 7) 90% of adults surveyed will have reported an increase in knowledge of available resources for mental health treatment in their area (as measured by pre-test/post-test results). To fully implement the proposed project, Preferred Family Healthcare is requesting a total of $625,000 over the next five years ($125,000 per year). The project is slated to be implemented between September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2026.
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).
