Northridge Hospital Foundation

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS CENTER FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES WILL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM CALLED SCHOOLS AGAINST VIOLENCE LOS ANGELES PROGRAM (SAVE LA). THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE SCHOOL SAFETY AND PREVENT VIOLENCE AT 10 SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH (LAUSD) IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION, INCLUDING SAFE DATES, POSITIVE ACTION, AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER SUICIDE TRAINING. THE EDUCATION FOCUSES ON DATING ABUSE PREVENTION, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING/CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ANTI-BULLYING, RECOGNIZING THE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE, AND RESPONDING TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. WORKSHOPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ON TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND CYBERBULLYING. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH LAUSD, PARTNERS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) LA TRUST FOR CHILDRENS HEALTH, WHO WILL PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES FOR ESTABLISHING STUDENT-LED SAFETY CLUBS AND PEER TO PEER EDUCATION. STUDENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVES, PLAN TABLING EVENTS, CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND ORGANIZE A SCHOOL ANTI- BULLYING CAMPAIGN. (2) SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT (SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS) WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDENT-LED SAFETY CLUBS, COFACILITATE THE SCHOOL STUDENT ASSEMBLYS FOCUS ON SCHOOL SAFETY, AND ATTEND TRAININGS ON POSITIVE ACTION AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) SUICIDE TRAINING.

LOS ANGELES SCHOOL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALING PROJECT - TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 2, DIGNITY HEALTH - NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, CENTER FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES (CHC) WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND ABILITY OF PROFESSIONALS IN SOCIAL, PUBLIC, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FAMILIES TO RECOGNIZE, AND RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SMIS OR SEDS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCE HOUSING INSTABILITY AND REFER THEM TO RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH. HOMELESSNESS IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN SPA 2. IN A RECENT SURVEY, HOMELESSNESS INCREASED 22%, AND 16.5% OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS REPORTED HAVING A SMI. FURTHER, 35% OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY AFFORDING HOUSING, ALSO FACED DIFFICULTY AFFORDING HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICATION. ALTHOUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO CLOSE GAPS IN ACCESS TO CARE FOR THOSE IN HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS, LIKE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY. THEREFORE, THE NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, WHICH PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF CHC IS APPLYING FOR THE DHHS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FY 2021 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GRANTS (MHAT) FOA# SM-21-007 CFDA# 93.243 TO SUPPORT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (SFV) COMMUNITY HEALING PROJECT. THROUGH THE SFV COMMUNITY HEALING PROJECT, THE CHC WILL PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH (NAMI) SFV, AND SFV COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC. TO CONDUCT A COMBINATION OF 191 SESSIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA)/YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR), AND PROVIDE ALL TRAINEES ORIENTATION TO THE ONE DEGREE REFERRAL PLATFORM (11 SESSIONS IN YEAR 1, 35 SESSIONS IN YEAR 2, 45 SESSIONS IN YEAR 3, 50 SESSIONS IN YEAR 4, AND 50 SESSIONS IN YEAR 5). WE WILL REACH A TOTAL OF 1,898 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THESE TRAININGS (98 TRAINEES IN YEAR 1, 220 TRAINEES IN YEAR 2, 460 TRAINEES IN YEAR 3, 560 TRAINEES IN YEAR 4, AND 560 TRAINEES IN YEAR 5). THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, WE WILL TRAIN HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, SECURITY OFFICERS, HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SUPPORT STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SMIS OR SEDS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FACING HOUSING INSTABILITY AND CONNECT THEM TO LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

LOCAL ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION E-MDT (LEAP E-MDT)

THE NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS CENTER FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES (CHC) WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS SERVICES TO BETTER SERVE VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. THE EXISTING LOCAL ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION ENHANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM (LEAP EMDT) SERVES OLDER ADULTS IN ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFTER RECENT EXPANSION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA. THEREFORE, LEAP EMDT WILL BE RENAMED LEAP-LOS ANGELES PROGRAM (LEAP-LA). THE CURRENT EMDT INCLUDES A FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT, GERIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, ELDER JUSTICE ATTORNEY, SOCIAL ISOLATION EXPERT, LAW ENFORCEMENT (LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT), 211 LOS ANGELES, AND LOCAL AND COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SENIORS (ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA SOUTHLAND CHAPTER (ALZ SOCAL), WISE & HEALTHY AGING, AND ONEGENERATION). THIS EMDT TEAM REVIEWS CASES, COORDINATES CARE FOR VICTIMS, PROVIDES RESOURCES AND REFERRALS, AND ADDRESSES VICTIMS NEEDS USING A COMPREHENSIVE COORDINATED, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH. THE EMDT WILL BE EXPANDED BY ADDING FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE PROFESSIONS, INCLUDING: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES, GERIATRIC HEALTH PROVIDERS, HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PLANNER/SOCIAL WORKERS AND/OR A DISTRICT ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE.

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