National Mental Health Corps Inc

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. HEALTH360 PROPOSES TO HAVE 50 AMERICORPS (AC) MEMBERS WHO WILL IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH GATEKEEPER TRAININGS (GKT) THAT INCREASE THE ABILITY OF LAYPEOPLE TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION THAT DEMONSTRATE NEED VIA AN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AC MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING 625 INDIVIDUALS IN A SELECT SUICIDE PREVENTION GKT WITH 468 OF THOSE TRAINED WITH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF STRATEGIES USED TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. AN ADDITIONAL 5625 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE TRAINED IN OTHER SELECT MENTAL HEALTH GKT.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT FIXED AMOUNT PROGRAM. THIS AWARD IS A FIXED AMOUNT GRANT AT $21,600 PER MSY. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. THIS AWARD ALSO PROVIDES ARP FUNDING TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE.

K-12 COMMUNITY-BASED

GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSING TO ENGAGE AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

HEALTHY MINDS ALLIANCE WILL ENGAGE 20 FULL-TIME AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH GATEKEEPER TRAININGS THAT INCREASE THE ABILITY OF LAYPEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATELY INTERVENE WITH SOMEONE IDENTIFIED AS STRUGGLING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING 2500 INDIVIDUALS WITH 2250 OF THOSE TRAINED DEMONSTRATING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF STRATEGIES USED TO HELP SOMEONE IDENTIFIED AS STRUGGLING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. HEALTHY MINDS ALLIANCE WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $303,840 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $554,357 OF STATE AND PRIVATE FUNDS.

CONNECTICUT CAMPUSES FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS. FI

STUDENT VETERANS & HEALTH PROFESSIONS ASIST

SUMMER OF SERVICE

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CONNECTICUT CAMPUSES FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH

HEATLH360'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A HEALTHIER NATION ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOCUS AREA; CONNECTING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TO PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION REGARDING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. TWO VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN INNOVATIVE OPIOID ADDICTION PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH DELIVERED BY INTERPROFESSIONAL HEATH PROFESSION STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM EXPECTS TO ENGAGE AT TOTAL OF 130 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND 1000 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN AN OPIOID ADDICTION PREVENTION HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM.