Thursday, April 18, 2024
4/18/2024
Fort Worth ISD (FWISD) will collaborate with community partners to train a minimum of six additional people credentialed and/or certified to provide mental health practices (YMHFA) that are consistent with the goals of the grant and train at least 250 additional adults in prevention or mental health promotion (YMHFA) at 47 project schools with a population age between twelve and eighteen. FWISD will collaborate with MHMR Tarrant, Cook Children's Health Care System, Lena Pope Home, JPS Health Network, Tarrant County Juvenile Services and City of Fort Worth, Police Department. FWISD is an urban school district of 83,255 students, with an ethnic breakdown of: 60.5% Hispanic, 22.8% African American, 13.3% White, and 3.1% other groups. Economically disadvantaged students comprise 77.2% of the school population, and 29.6% of the students have Limited English Proficiency (LEP). Fort Worth, with a population of 777,992, is the nation's sixteenth largest city and one of the fastest growing, with an increase of 45.5% between 2000 and 2012 (US Census Bureau 2012). In 2013, of the 36,839 student population at the project schools, there were 22,096 discipline referrals, 12,474 out-of-school-suspensions, 9,368 in school suspensions and 58 expulsions indicating too many students are missing class time and in danger of future drop-out due to inappropriate behavior, lack of coping skills dealing with family crisis, and poor social skills and general mental health. To maximize attendance, possible delivery methods for YMHFA include: o Saturday trainings for Principals/Assistant Principals/Teachers
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).
