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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in West Virginia Public Schools

Award Number: H79SM084929
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in West Virginia Public Schools - Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in West Virginia Public Schools This project aims to address a critical need facing communities in West Virginia through the provision of Youth Mental Health First Aid training (YMHFA) to school personnel employed in public schools in the state. We intend to provide training to a diverse array of school personnel, including (but not limited to) teachers, school counselors, support staff, paraprofessionals, and administrators. Given the bevy of mental health challenges facing youth and adolescents nationally and in West Virginia, this evidence-based training provides school-staff important knowledge, skills, and resources to recognize signs of mental illness, de-escalate a child who is distressed, and ensure timely referral to licensed community-based mental health providers, when applicable. Moreover, for every school in which YMHFA is provided, one teacher will be tapped to receive complimentary YMHFA instructor training. This unique feature will help develop and sustain a school culture that is sensitive to students’ mental health needs, greatly aligning with the grant’s aims. Moreover, the proliferation of trained YMHFA instructors will provide boots-on-the-ground support for school staff who may need assistance implementing YMHFA strategies and best practices. The project has several goals and measurable objectives. Firstly, to address this critical need facing West Virginia’s school communities, we intend to train at least 625 unduplicated school personnel in YMHFA, by the end of the project period. Second, to promote sustained school-based mental health resources and school-based support, 25 public school teachers in West Virginia will receive complimentary YMHFA instructor training by the end of the project period. Through providing complimentary YMHFA and YMHFA instructor training to West Virginia school districts, we intend to foster school environments that are sensitive to students’ mental health needs and have the capacity to ensure students receive the clinical mental health resources and services they may need.


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 = $0 )
2026	2025	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	1/15/2026	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2025	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	5	1/13/2026	TERMINATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $96,743 )
2025	2025	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	5	9/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$96,743
2025	2024	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	2/10/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $96,743

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $92,763 )
2024	2024	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	4	5/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$92,763
														Subtotal = $92,763

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $92,762 )
2023	2023	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD	MORGANTOWN	WV	26505	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	3	6/6/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$92,762
														Subtotal = $92,762

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $91,093 )
2022	2022	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE	MORGANTOWN	WV	26506	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	001	2	6/21/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$91,093
2022	2021	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE	MORGANTOWN	WV	26506	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	1/24/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $91,093

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $98,684 )
2021	2021	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	886 CHESTNUT RIDGE	MORGANTOWN	WV	26506	MONONGALIA	USA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/7/2021	NEW	$98,684
														Subtotal = $98,684

Grand Total All Awards = $472,045

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in West Virginia Public Schools

Award Number: H79SM084929

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2026

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