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Missouri Project Aware - Missouri Project Aware - MOAWARE

MOAWARE is a collaboration of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), and three local education agencies (LEAs) to address the mental health needs of youth through evidence-based promotion, prevention, treatment, and maintenance practices.

MOAWARE supports interventions for 21,500 students plus school personnel and family/community members living in Kansas City, St. Louis County, and Kennett. The selected school communities have significant health disparities and unmet needs for mental health professionals. Participating LEAs were chosen for their substantial community need, demonstrated commitment to improving mental health outcomes, and readiness to achieve MOAWARE goals. All LEAs build upon existing partnerships with community mental health agencies to strengthen the local infrastructure through training, systems, and direct service.

Missouri's leading experts provide technical assistance in trauma, mental health first aid, social-emotional learning, and school-based mental health services. The six goals are:

1. Increase school-based mental health infrastructures at participating schools.
2. Increase capacity of school staff to employ evidence-based tools and systems of support to detect and respond to mental health issues.
3. Increase early identification of student mental health needs.
4. Increase timely access to culturally competent and developmentally appropriate interventions.
5. Increase student/family access to treatment, wrap-around resources, and services.
6. Improve social-emotional environment at schools.

The central evidence-based practices are organized under local student assistance programs that offer school-based mental health services by qualified professionals. MOAWARE is accelerating the adoption of universal screening, mental health first aid, best-in-class information management systems, and peer support. Evaluation activities are designed around key performance indicators that link to clear, measurable objectives for each goal.

Missouri Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education

SAMHSA WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRIORITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ASSISTANCE (GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TO STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES, INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE ENTITIES. UNDER THESE SECTIONS, CSAT, CMHS AND CSAP SEEK TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDITIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES AND TO ADDRESS PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN IN DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS THROUGH BY FUNDING GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROJECTS. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS MAY BE FOR (1) KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION PROJECTS FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND THE CONDUCT OR SUPPORT OF EVALUATIONS OF SUCH PROJECTS, (2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, (3) TARGETED CAPACITY RESPONSE PROGRAMS (4) SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS INCLUDING STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANTS AND CLIENT-ORIENTED AND CONSUMER RUN SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES AND (5) PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (6) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INTO PUBLICLY-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS

93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Missouri United States

State-Wide

Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Education Agency Grants (SM-21-006)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 34% from $5,249,924 to $7,020,717.