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Arizona Project Aware II - AZ Project Aware II is informed by lessons learned and experience implementing AZ Project Aware FY18 AWARE-SEA, SM080976 and will address the specific service gaps identified in three new partnering LEAs to promote awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth and connect school-aged youth who have mental disorders and their families to school- and community-based mental health services in each of the three underserved LEAs/communities.

Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) will work in collaboration with Glendale Union High School District, Maricopa Unified School District, and Roosevelt Elementary School District. These districts represent underserved populations with a high economic hardship indicator. To address the needs of these communities, the project will build awareness of mental wellness and capacity of districts to build comprehensive school mental health systems.

The project has three goals:

1. Build and support sustainable infrastructure for comprehensive school mental health systems with established pathways to community-based supports and services for school-aged youth and their families.
2. Create sustainable engagement strategies with students, families, and community partners to promote mental health, wellbeing, and resilience by increasing community/students' involvement in policy and decision making.
3. Increase knowledge, skills, and abilities to identify, respond, and support students experiencing a mental health and wellness need.

AZ Project Aware II will utilize an implementation approach that is focused on building school infrastructure to streamline referral pathways to mental health services and supports, provide workforce development and training in mental health awareness and evidence-based practices, and engage families and the community as an integral part of the education environment. Strategies will address the specific service gaps identified in each of the LEAs and promote awareness of mental health concerns among school-aged youth and connect school-aged youth who have mental disorders and their families to school- and community-based mental health services in each of the three LEAs/communities.

Arizona Department Of 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]

Phoenix, Arizona 850073209 United States

Single Zip Code

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 300% from $1,800,000 to $7,200,000.