Cooperative For Education

NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

ACCESS, OPPORTUNITY, SUPPORT: ARTS FOR IN ALL NORTHERN KENTUCKY

NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS - THE POPULATION OF FOCUS OF THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS (INSTITUTE) WILL BE THE 44,447 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 3-18 WHO ATTEND GRADES PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12 IN TEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO INCREASE STUDENT ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT TRAUMA SUPPORT SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN SCHOOLS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, WITH SUB-GOALS TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY’S CHILDREN AND YOUTH; TO LINK PARTICIPATING NORTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH LOCAL TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS; AND TO CREATE AND IMPROVE IDENTIFICATION, REFERRAL, EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY STUDENTS THAT NEED SPECIALIZED SUPPORT. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED INTERVENTIONS; INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES; INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, OR RELATED SERVICES; IMPLEMENT ADAPTATIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO INCORPORATE THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF UNIQUE POPULATIONS OR SETTINGS; CREATE FORMAL WRITTEN INTER-/INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH–RELATED PRACTICES/ACTIVITIES FOR TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOLS; TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE, COORDINATE, OR SHARE RESOURCES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS; 100% OF PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS WILL MEET 80% OF THE GOALS OF THEIR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE PLANS; AND SCHOOL STAFF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENT IN KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, OR BELIEFS RELATED TO PREVENTION AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION. THE INSTITUTE WILL SERVE ALL STUDENTS THROUGH UNIVERSAL SUPPORTS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS’ MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT; IT WILL SERVE STUDENTS WITH HIGHER NEED THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS; FOR STUDENTS WITH FURTHER NEEDS, THE PROJECT WILL BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT WITH COMMUNITY AGENCY PROVIDERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WHO WILL WORK WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE SCHOOLS, IN THE COMMUNITY, OR IN THE HOME AS APPROPRIATE. THE PROJECT WILL ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT 65 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AS THEY ADOPT EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOR THEIR POPULATIONS BY BUILDING ON SCHOOLS’ AND DISTRICTS’ TRAUMA INFORMED PLANS, PROVIDING TRAINING, MATERIALS, AND RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO EACH SCHOOL’S AND DISTRICT’S NEEDS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS DUE TO LACK OF TRANSPORTATION OR INSURANCE, AND IT WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL STAFF WELLNESS THROUGH TRAINING AND TAILORED SERVICES THROUGH THE TRAUMA INFORMED PLAN. TARGETS ARE TO SERVE 40,000 PEOPLE THE FIRST YEAR AND THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AND TO ADD 3,000 NEW STUDENTS ENTERING SCHOOLS EACH YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 49,000 SERVED THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT (NKCAE) - NORTHERN KENTUCKY COOPERATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (NKCES) PROPOSES THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY CENTER FOR AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENT (NKCAE), A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT AWARE INITIATIVE SERVING 23 MEMBER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH THROUGHOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY. NKCAE WILL BUILD A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS THROUGH PREVENTION, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, REFERRAL, INTERVENTION, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. WITHIN 6 MONTHS, NKCES WILL ESTABLISH A REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD AND SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, COMPLETE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESOURCE MAPPING, AND EXECUTE MOUS DEFINING TIER 2/3 SERVICES AND REFERRAL RESPONSIBILITIES. WITHIN 8 MONTHS, NKCES AND DISTRICTS WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A THREE-TIERED STRATEGIC PLAN COVERING UNIVERSAL PROMOTION AND PREVENTION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, REFERRAL, AND BRIEF INTERVENTION; AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, CRISIS RESPONSE, AND STABILIZATION. AN EVALUATION PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ONE MONTH INTO YEAR 2. BY PROJECT END, ALL 23 PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS WILL MAINTAIN A MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, AND DOCUMENTED TIER 2/TIER 3 REFERRAL PATHWAY. NKCAE’S ANNUAL AND FIVE-YEAR UNDUPLICATED CAPACITY-BUILDING REACH IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

POSITIVE ACTION: PREVENTING VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOLS

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING

YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY

YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY

NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC PREVENTION - NORTHERN KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC PREVENTION (NKISP) IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM 12 SECTORS AND 23 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH EIGHT LOCAL PREVENTION GROUPS THAT SERVE THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NKISP EXPECTS TO REACH MORE THAN 70,000 YOUTH AND 500,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE MISSION OF THE COALITION IS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATION IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY’S SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS TWO GOALS: ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY; AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND, OVER TIME, REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY BY ADDRESSING THE FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTING THE FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT ARE ACHIEVABLE, APPROPRIATE, AND ALIGNED WITH THE DFC PROGRAM LOGIC MODEL. ALL SHORT-TERM, INTERMEDIATE, AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF THE DFC LOGIC MODEL ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT. THE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK AND SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL THE WORK OF NKISP. IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE PROJECT EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES: BY SEPTEMBER 29 2027, INCREASE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN EACH OF 23 NORTHERN KENTUCKY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS RISK FACTORS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE NKISP COLLABORATION SURVEY, MEETING NOTES, AND ACTIVITY LOGS; BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUTH PERCEPTION OF RISK OF ALCOHOL USE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK BY YOUTH IN GRADE 10 BY 2%, FROM 67% TO 69%, AS REPORTED IN THE KIP SURVEY; BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, DECREASE REPORTS OF 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL AMONG NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUTH IN GRADE 12 BY 2%, FROM 20% TO 18%, AS REPORTED IN THE KIP SURVEY; BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE PERCEPTION OF RISK OF CANNABIS (MARIJUANA) USE BY NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUTH IN GRADE 12 BY 2%, FROM 54% TO 56%, AS REPORTED IN THE KIP SURVEY; BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, DECREASE REPORTS OF 30-DAY USE OF CANNABIS (MARIJUANA) AMONG NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUTH IN GRADE 12 BY 2%, FROM 12% TO 10%, AS REPORTED IN THE KIP SURVEY.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID NETWORK

DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) SUPPORT PROGRAM ? NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION. - DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) SUPPORT PROGRAM - NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION.