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PGCPS Connect, Understand, Build and Empower (CUBE)

Award Number: H79SM084674
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2025

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PGCPS Connect, Understand, Build and Empower (CUBE) - To meet the demands of mental health crises in secondary schools, Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) proposes to implement the Connect, Understand, Build, and Empower (CUBE) Project. PGCPS' CUBE project will expand the number of secondary schools trained on Sources of Strength, an evidenced-based suicide prevention program. Sources of Strength is designed to harness peer social networks' power to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying, and substance abuse. The project's goals are to (1) increase staff and students' awareness of mental health resources through training and access to mental health resources and (2) increase the referrals of middle and high school students to school and community-based mental health professionals. PGCPS, is the nation's 20th largest school district and the 2nd largest school system in the state of Maryland, serves 131,657 students in 208 schools and centers. The school district has a diverse student population from urban, suburban, and rural communities near Washington, DC. More than 90% of the students are African American (55.3%) and Hispanic/Latino (36.5%). Additionally, 66.5% of the total student population receives Free and Reduced Meals (FARM)--an indicator of poverty. In a policy review conducted by the Mental Health Foundation, the review demonstrates that poverty increases the risk of mental health problems. Further, a national research study on suicide among youth show that suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among youth ages 10-14 and 15-24. According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2018 results from Prince George's County, 29.2% of middle school youth sampled reported that they have seriously thought about killing themselves at least once in their lifetime. Similarly, disturbing results found that just twelve months before the survey 19% of high school youth sampled reported that they seriously considered attempting suicide. As a strategic intervention, PGCPS' CUBE project includes expanding Sources of Strength from 10 to 20 middle and high schools. The intervention will (1) be implemented in twenty (20) PGCPS middle and high schools and 1,220 individuals will be trained (2) increase the number of referrals to the contracted mental health clinicians assigned to the middle and high schools where Sources of Strength is implemented (3) increase the number of student self-referrals for suicide intervention conducted by school mental health professionals (e.g., school counselors, school psychologists and mental health clinicians) at the middle and high schools where Sources of Strength is implemented (4) increase the number of peer referrals for suicide intervention conducted by school mental health professionals at the middle and high schools where Sources of Strength is implemented and (5) increase the overall number of suicide interventions conducted by school mental health professionals at the middle and high schools where Sources of Strength is implemented.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$154,006 )
2026	2024	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	2	3/23/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$55,086
2026	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	1	3/23/2026	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$65,752
2026	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	3/23/2026	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$33,168
														Subtotal = -$154,006

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	2/4/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	10/28/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $55,086 )
2024	2024	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	003	2	7/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$55,086
2024	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	5/1/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/21/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	002	1	5/7/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $55,086

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $179,670 )
2023	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	12/15/2022	NEW	$179,670
2023	2023	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	14201 SCHOOL LN	UPPER MARLBORO	MD	20772	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	1	7/7/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $179,670

Grand Total All Awards = $80,750

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PGCPS Connect, Understand, Build and Empower (CUBE)

Award Number: H79SM084674

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/31/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2025

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