H79SM088017

Project East Central Aware: Creating a whole-community continuum of behavioral health support. - Communities in Schools of San Antonio (CIS-SA) will partner with East Central Independent School District (ECISD) to deliver a continuum of comprehensive, campus-based, tiered supports, including universal mental health promotion, intensive case-management, on-site mental health counseling, and capacity building.

Building on a 4-year partnership with the district, CIS-SA in collaboration with Texas Education Agency, Education Service Center-Region 20, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, will shape and deliver a district-wide implementation plan that builds on ECISD's behavioral health program, EC CARES, as well as CIS-SA's integrated student supports model of case management, wraparound services, and mental health care.

ECISD is a soon-to-be suburban community, due to rapid population growth. Majority of students are male, Hispanic/Latinx, economically-disadvantaged, at-risk of dropping out of school, and only 24.5% of graduates are considered college-ready.

Since spring 2020, both adult and children behavioral health units at the Center for Health Care Services, our county-wide, mental health authority, have been operating at 120% of capacity and have been experiencing a 172% increase in individuals accessing crisis services.

In response, over the next 5 years, Project East Central Aware will reach approximately 10,000 students and their families, 1,200 school personnel, including over 600 teachers, annually.

After a campus needs assessment, 12 site coordinators (SC), aided by a community educator, will deliver universal mental health promotion designed to meet the unique needs of each campus. 12 campuses will receive capacity-building services that increase the mental health literacy of school personnel, enabling them to recognize and address the behavioral health needs of their students.

CIS-SA SCs will provide intensive case management to at least 840 referred students, per year, and improve at least 80% of these students' academic performance, attendance, and behavior.

Lastly, 6 on-site licensed mental health clinicians (LMHC) will deliver mental health counseling across 12 campuses, ensuring that at least 80% of students served will achieve their care goals.

Beginning in September 2023-2028, with the support of our collaborative partners:

1. CIS-SA will promote a supportive school climate and foster positive social, emotional, and behavioral skills of 60% of ECISD students by integrating a community educator and 12 site coordinators at 12 schools to assess campuses and community tier 1-3 needs, coordinate responsive school and community-wide services, and provide comprehensive case management, in partnership with district staff.

2. CIS-SA will improve ECISD students' mental health by integrating 6 full-time LMHC across 12 campuses, who will assess 100% of referred students' needs and provide clinical mental health counseling to eligible youth, in partnership with district staff.

3. CIS-SA staff, in coordination with the CIS-SA community educator, will improve 60% of school personnel's ability to support, identify, and refer ECISD students for available services by providing capacity-building training at each campus.

Communities In Schools Of San Antonio

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]

San Antonio, Texas 782176213 United States

Single Zip Code

Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) Program (SM-23-001)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 528% from $1,329,110 to $8,343,777.