Community Health Resources Inc

RACE - WITH GENEROUS FEDERAL FUNDING, CONNECTICUT'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES (CHR), IS LAUNCHING A 2-YEAR PLAN TO REBUILD SERVICES THAT WERE DRAMATICALLY DISRUPTED BY THE PANDEMIC. CALLED RESTORATION, ACCESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (RACE), THE PLAN INCLUDES A MIX OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO REACH AT-RISK CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS. SERVICES PROVIDED WILL ADDRESS A RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH OUTPATIENT, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, SCHOOL-BASED, AND COMMUNITY-BASED APPOINTMENTS. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), WHO RESIDE IN HARTFORD, TOLLAND, WINDHAM, MIDDLESEX, AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES, WHERE CHR PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS HOME TO 1.58 MILLION ADULTS AND 314,000 YOUTH UNDER 18, ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA. WHILE MOST COUNTIES ARE PRIMARILY WHITE, CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE CATCHMENT AREA VARY DRAMATICALLY IN TERMS OF THEIR RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION AND MANY TOWNS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES FOR INCOME. THE REGION HAD CLEARLY DOCUMENTED MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING INCREASING OVERDOSE DEATHS AND SUICIDE RATES. EVERYTHING BECAME MORE SERIOUS WHEN COVID HIT, PARTICULARLY AMONG SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. GOAL 1 CALLS FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO OUTPATIENT AND SCHOOL-BASED TREATMENT TO ADDRESS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND TRAUMA FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH TRAUMA SCREENING; CONNECTING YOUTH TO EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS, AND MEASURING PROGRESS. GOAL 2 CALLS FOR EXPANDED ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS FOR ADULTS TOGETHER WITH IMPROVED ACCESS TO IMMEDIATE AND SAME-DAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH HIRING A NEW APRN, FUNDING A TRIAGE TEAM AND FRONTLINE THERAPISTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING EMBEDDED CRISIS CLINICIANS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH FOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND HOSPITALS. GOAL 3 ARTICULATES HOW CHR WILL IMPROVE ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES FOR DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING STAFF-SPECIFIC TRAINING ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES INCLUDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE, AND EMPLOYING STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE AND RETAIN DIVERSE CLIENT POPULATIONS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE AGENCY-WIDE TRAININGS TO FOSTER INCLUSION, TARGETED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS IN OUTPATIENT CLINICS SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND EXPANDED TELEHEALTH SERVICES. GOAL 4 IS TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHR'S STAFF, AFTER A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR. OBJECTIVES WILL INCLUDE ASSEMBLING A STAFF-LED COMMITTEE THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TRAININGS TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS BURNOUT, VICARIOUS TRAUMA, AND MORE. IN ALL, CHR EXPECTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO 500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT, TOTALING 1,000 BY THE END OF YEAR TWO.

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CT HOPE - NEW FUNDING FROM THE U.S. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WILL HELP THE NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES (CHR) EXPAND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN NE CT. TITLED CT HOPE, THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO EXPAND A RANGE OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD), OPIOID USE DISORDERS (OUD), CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SED) IN THE CATCHMENT AREA. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED IS INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI, SUD, OUD, COD, AND SED FROM A 21-TOWN CATCHMENT AREA IN NORTHEASTERN CT: MARLBOROUGH, WINDHAM, SCOTLAND, CANTERBURY, PLAINFIELD, STERLING, COLUMBIA, COVENTRY, MANSFIELD, CHAPLIN, HAMPTON, BROOKLYN, KIILLINGLY, POMFRET, EASTFORD, ASHFORD, WILLINGTON, UNION, WOODSTOCK, THOMPSON AND PUTNAM. SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED IN EXISTING CHR LOCATIONS IN PUTNAM, DANIELSON AND WILLIMANTIC. POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE POF VARY IN THE CATCHMENT AREA, WITH THE SMALLEST TOWN (UNION) HAVING LESS THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS, AND THE LARGEST, MANSFIELD, HAVING 26,543, WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 175,223 (CENSUS, 2020). CONSISTING OF TOWNS IN TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES, WHICH AVERAGE 90.3% WHITE, 9.2% HISPANIC, 3.6% BLACK AND 3.25% ASIAN, AN OUTLIER IS WILLIMANTIC, WHICH HAS 47.8% HISPANIC/LATINX. THE CATCHMENT IS 50.2% FEMALE, AND 16.8% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 11.4% OF FAMILIES SPEAK A PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, WITH 43.6% OF WILLIMANTIC'S POPULATION SPEAKING A PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION SHOWCASE A NEED FOR INCREASED CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH SMI, SUD, OUD, COD, AND SED. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES TO ALL WITHIN THE POF. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES TO REDUCE HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUICIDE, VIOLENCE, HOSPITALIZATION, ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE, OR GRAVE DISABILITY FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH SMI, SED, SUD, AND COD WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1A) GRANT FUNDS WILL ESTABLISH SAME-DAY ACCESS TO CHILD CRISIS SERVICES. DEVELOP COLLABORATION PROTOCOLS WITH LOCAL POLICE, HOSPITALS, MOBILE CRISIS, DOC AND EDS SO 75% OF ADULTS ARE SEEN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CRISIS EVENTS, 1B) DEVELOP CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO ENGAGE 75% OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OUTPATIENT CARE AFTER HOSPITALIZATION OR CRISIS ASSESSMENT, 1C) CREATE SAME-/NEXT-DAY ACCESS TO MAT FOR ALL THREE FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR OUD FOR CLIENTS, 1D) ADD CHILD THERAPY SERVICES TO CREATE FIRST-TIME ACCESS TO CLINIC-BASED BH TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE UNDER-INSURED, AND 1E) DIVERT PEOPLE WITH SMI/SUD FROM THE LEGAL SYSTEM DURING CRISIS EPISODES. GOAL 2: ESTABLISH INTEGRATED PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS IN NE CT WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 2A) USE DATA FROM STANDARDIZED EVALUATIONS TO IDENTIFY YOUTH AT RISK FOR CHRONIC MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PROVIDE EBP CARE COORDINATION, 2B) PROVIDE FOUR ANNUAL FAMILY HEALTH WELLNESS CELEBRATION EVENTS USING CATCH.ORG CURRICULUM, 2C) ESTABLISH INTER-AGENCY TEAM-BASED CARE AND IMPLEMENT EB MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE, 2D) USE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, 2E) PROVIDE INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES/VETERANS/THEIR FAMILIES, 2F) ESTABLISH COLLABORATION WITH THE WILLIMANTIC VETERANS COMMUNITY CENTER AND 2G) EDUCATE STAFF ON MILITARY CULTURE. GOAL 3 IS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PEER AND RECOVERY SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR CONSUMERS WITH THE MOST SERIOUS AND COMPLEX MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUD. WE WILL EXPAND USE OF PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTS TO CONSUMERS IN NE CT AND USE GRANT FUNDS TO HIRE A COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALIST. IN ALL, WE EXPECT TO SERVE 555 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT, 80 IN YEAR ONE, 150 IN YEARS TWO AND THREE, AND 175 IN YEAR FOUR.

CT ESSENTIAL - NEW FUNDING FROM THE U.S. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WILL HELP THE NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES (CHR) EXPAND RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN A 21-TOWN CATCHMENT OF NORTHCENTRAL CT. TITLED CT ESSENTIAL, THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE COMPLETE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED INCLUDES ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD), AND OPIOID USE DISORDERS (OUD) AND CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SED). SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH CHR LOCATIONS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDING OUTPATIENT SITES IN ENFIELD, BLOOMFIELD AND MANCHESTER. POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CATCHMENT AREA SHOW A TOTAL POPULATION OF 356,856 (CENSUSDATA.GOV). PER CENSUS DATA, 66% OF THE AREA IS WHITE ALONE, 15.3% IS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE, 5.2% ASIAN ALONE, AND 8% IS TWO OR MORE RACES. ON AVERAGE, 17.6% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA SPEAK A PRIMARY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THE AREA AVERAGES 58.9% FEMALE AND THE AVERAGE AGE IS 43.3, WITH 5.5% OF THE POPULATION RESIDING UNDER THE POVERTY LINE, (OUTLIERS BEING EAST HARTFORD WITH 13.7% POVERTY, AND MANCHESTER AT 10.4%). 38% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE REGION HAVE INCOME WHICH FALLS BELOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO PAY FOR BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, AND TRANSPORTATION (CTUNITEDWAY.ORG). CHR DATA SHOWS THAT NEARLY 25% OF ALL CLIENTS FROM THE CATCHMENT AREA EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN 2021. NSDUH CITES THAT LGBT+ INDIVIDUALS ARE AT LEAST 2X MORE LIKELY TO USE SUBSTANCES, AND LGBTMAP.ORG REPORTS THAT 3.9% OF CT RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS LBGT+. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR HOW MANY ARE PART OF OUR POF. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION DEMONSTRATE A CONTINUED NEED FOR INCREASED CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH SMI, SUD, OUD, COD, AND SED. STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES TO ALL WITHIN THE POF. PROJECT GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIFESPAN OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI/SUD/COD AND CO-MORBID DISEASES BY ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED INTEGRATED BH AND PRIMARY CARE WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1) PROVIDE TRAUMA-SENSITIVE, RECOVERY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN INTEGRATED BH AND MEDICAL CARE, 2) STABILIZE CHRONIC DISEASE SYMPTOMS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI/SUD/COD ADMITTED TO FAMILY MEDICINE BY ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO MONITOR TARGET SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WEIGHT, BMI, BP AND LABORATORY RESULTS FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME AT REGULAR INTERVALS OVER TIME, 3) USE TEAM-BASED CARE INTEGRATED BH/PC WITH FQHC PARTNERS IN BLOOMFIELD AND MANCHESTER TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH SMI/SUD/COD AEB IMPROVED TARGET SYMPTOMS (E.G., BP, BMI, A1C), AND 4) EXPAND ACCESS TO SPECIALTY INTEGRATED CARE BY STARTING A NEW FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAM IN CHR'S LARGEST OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. GOAL 2: PROVIDE THE RIGHT CARE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, FOR THE RIGHT PERSON TO DECREASE BH CRISIS EVENTS AND IMPROVE BH AMONG PEOPLE WITH SMI/SUD/COD/SED WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1) IMPROVE ACCESS TO INITIAL PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION BASED ON ASSESSED NEED AT TIME OF REFERRAL, INCLUDING ACCESS TO MAT FOR OUD/AUD SO THAT ROUTINE REFERRALS ARE SEEN WITHIN TWO WEEKS, URGENT WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS, AND EMERGENCY PES ARE SAME-DAY, 2) PROVIDE ENGAGEMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO IMPROVE PARTICIPATION IN RECOMMENDED EBP BH CARE, AEB IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AND CLIENT OUTCOMES ON STANDARDIZED MEASURES (E.G. PHQ-9, GAD-7, BAM), AND 3) USING EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES AND MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE, EPISODIC CARE AEB CLIENT OUTCOMES AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO CLINIC-BASED SERVICES AND BY TREATING 100 MORE PEOPLE EACH YEAR USING THE SAME LIMITED RESOURCES. IN ALL, WE EXPECT TO SERVE 700 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT AND 175 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN EACH YEAR OF

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HEAL - IN LIGHT OF ALARMING RATES OF TRAUMA AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS IN NORTHCENTRAL CONNECTICUT, PREDATING THE START OF THE PANDEMIC AND INTENSIFYING IN RECENT MONTHS, CHR WILL USE A GRANT FROM SAMHSA TO IMPLEMENT A THOUGHTFUL PLAN TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PERSONALIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. THE GRANT, NAMED HEAL, STANDS FOR HOPE THROUGH EXPANDED ACCESS TO LOCAL TRAUMA TREATMENT. IT WILL PROVIDE SCREENINGS AND TREATMENTS IN CHR'S FIVE OUTPATIENT CLINICS; 18 SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS; AND THREE PEDIATRIC PRACTICES WHERE CHR CLINICIANS SEE CLIENTS. IN ADDITION, CARE COORDINATION WILL BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY IN EACH FAMILY'S HOME. EVERY CHILD OR TEEN WILL BE MATCHED WITH ONE OF FIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS BASED ON THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. THIS PROPOSAL BUILDS UPON CHR'S DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS A COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER AND THE ONLY CT AGENCY TO MEET ALL CRITERIA AS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC). THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH UNDER 18 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND RESIDE IN A 50-TOWN CATCHMENT AREA IN NORTHCENTRAL CT. THE AREA REPRESENT TOWNS SERVED BY CHR'S FIVE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, 18 SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, AND THREE PEDIATRIC PRACTICES WITH EMBEDDED CHR CLINICIANS. STATE AND FEDERAL INDICATORS SUGGEST THAT MORE THAN 65% OF CHILDREN IN THIS CATCHMENT AREA ARE FROM LOW-INCOME HOMES. FURTHER, A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING REPORTS FROM CHILD-SERVING STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL POLICE, CHR'S DATA, AND ALARMING NEW DATA FROM THE CDC ABOUT INCREASING MENTAL HEATH VISITS TO ERS FOR CT YOUTH, ILLUSTRATE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR TRAUMA-FOCUSED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN THE REGION. ALL 50 TOWNS HAVE BEEN TOUCHED PROFOUNDLY BY THE ONGOING OPIOID CRISIS, RISING SUICIDE RATES, AND ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM THE PANDEMIC. HEAL WILL MEET THESE NEEDS BY IMPLEMENTING GOALS TO: IMPROVE ACCESS TO ONE OF FIVE PERSONALIZED EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS; ENSURE TRAINING IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED, EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS FOR CHR STAFF; AND PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVED BY HEAL. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE TRAUMA TREATMENT AND EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT OF SYMPTOMS; NUMBER OF THERAPISTS WHO COMPLETE TRAINING AND ONGOING COACHING IN MODEL FIDELITY; NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE CARE COORDINATION SERVICES; AND DOCUMENTATION OF CONSISTENT COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT DATA. WE EXPECT TO SCREEN APPROXIMATELY 2,900 YOUTH EACH YEAR AND PROVIDE DIRECT, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENTS AND CARE COORDINATION TO AN ESTIMATED 250 YOUTH PER YEAR, EQUALING 1.250 CHILDREN AND TEENS OVER THE GRANT DURATION.

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ASSERTIVE ADOLESCENT & FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM (A-CRA AND ACC)

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OPERATION GREEN RIBBON - THANKS TO A NEW 5-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT, CHR IS COLLABORATING WITH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP ADDRESS UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS HARTFORD, TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES. THE PROJECT, NAMED OPERATION GREEN RIBBON, WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICE STAFF; CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS; VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES; K-12 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL; AS WELL AS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO RESIDE IN THE 50-TOWN CATCHMENT AREA AND ARE EXPERIENCING UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE FIRST GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NETWORK OF TRAINEES TO IDENTIFY, SUPPORT, AND REFER CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO ARE FACED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS TO APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE 4TH MONTH OF THE GRANT, CHR'S INSTRUCTORS WILL BE CERTIFIED IN MHFA. OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 12 SOCIAL SERVICE STAFF FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 12 EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 3: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL PROVIDE MHFA TRAINING THAT WILL INCLUDE CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO 12 CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS AND WILL TRAIN 12 MORE EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 4: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL PROVIDE YOUTH MHFA TO 18 PERSONNEL FROM K-12 SCHOOLS AND WILL TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL 18 EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL WILL TRAIN 6 COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES IN MHFA AND WILL TRAIN AND ADDITIONAL 6 IN EACH YEAR UNTIL THE END OF THE GRANT. OBJECTIVE 6: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, THE INSTRUCTORS WILL TRAIN 10 ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL, VETERANS, AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES IN MHFA FOR VETERANS, INCLUDING CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES AND WILL TRAIN AN ADDITIONAL 8 INDIVIDUALS DURING EACH OF THE THREE YEARS REMAINING IN THE GRANT. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO INCREASE TRAINEES' UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PLAN, REVIEWING THE PLAN WITH CHR'S CONSUMER/FAMILY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEATH AWARENESS RESOURCE MANUAL. EACH MHFA TRAINEE WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF THE MANUAL THAT IDENTIFIES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SELF-HELP AND PEER SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER RESOURCE OPTIONS BY THE 8TH MONTH OF THE GRANT. THE MANUAL WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT ON CHR'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE, AND THROUGH LINKS TO THE MANUAL ON WILLING PROVIDER AND AGENCY WEBSITES. IN ALL, 300 PEOPLE WILL BE TRAINED, REPRESENTING 60 PEOPLE OVER 5 YEARS.

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