Monday, May 5, 2025
5/5/2025
Mental Health Awareness and Assistance Program - The Neenah Joint School District has developed the Mental Health Awareness and Assistance (MHAA) project. One component of the MHAA project is the implementation of Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training for over 400+ adults who work with youth ages 12-18 both in the school setting and outside the school setting. We have chosen YMHFA as it is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The Neenah Joint School District serves 3394 youth within the 12-18 age group. The target population for our project is all 3394 within the identified age group. The MHAA project is designed to make us more proactive rather than reactive in dealing with mental health issues. Our NITT-AWARE-LEA program proposal contains six primary goals with measurable objectives: Goal 1: We will increase the awareness of Mental Health Issues amongst our district's faculty/staff/administration and the staff/administration of our project partners. Goal 2: We will increase the awareness of Mental Health Issues amongst our district's students; specifically among 12-18 year olds (target population). Goal 3: We will increase the tolerance for and reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues. Goal 4: We will increase our faculty/staff/administration and partners that work with our target population perceived ability to identify a youth in crisis and appropriately intervene. Goal 5: We will increase our student understanding of the referral and treatment services available to youth in our geographic area. GOAL 6: We will increase the number of faculty, staff, administrators, and project partners who are trained in YMHFA.
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