Harmony Mental Health

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT BREATHE: ELEVATE PROBLEM STUDENTS IN WEST VIRGINIA WHO ARE AT RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESS. THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS STEADILY INCREASED OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF PROJECT BREATHE IS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL WE HAVE DEFINED THREE SMARTIE OBJECTIVES. SMARTIE OBJECTIVE 1: PROVIDE UNIVERSAL TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR 100% OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. SMARTIE OBJECTIVE 1: PROVIDE TIER 2 INTERVENTIONS FOR 10 TO 20 PERCENT OF IDENTIFIED STUDENTS ANNUALLY. SMARTIE OBJECTIVE 1: PROVIDE TIER 3 SUPPORT FOR 5 TO 10 PERCENT OF STUDENTS REFERRED FOR EDUCATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL OR MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION METHODOLOGY PROJECT BREATHE: ELEVATE IS DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AT-RISK YOUTH AND ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTATIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA. ELEVATE AIMS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACCESS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO UNDERSERVED APPALACHIAN COMMUNITIES BY IMPLEMENTING A SCHOOL-BASED MODEL UTILIZING A MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEM (MTSS). ELEVATE’S THREE TIERS OF SUPPORT RANGE FROM ASSESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS TO FACILITATING SMALL GROUP INTERVENTIONS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR COURSE OF THE HTPCP GRANT, THE BUDGET FOR PROJECT BREATHE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,080,191. WE ARE REQUESTING $207,220 IN FEDERAL FUNDS. HARMONY MENTAL HEALTH WILL PROVIDE A MATCH OF $710,746. LOCAL FUNDS WILL PROVIDE $150,000 DOLLARS TO THIS PROJECT. COORDINATION PROJECT MANAGER: WESLEY DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SERVICES AT HARMONY MENTAL HEALTH EMAIL: WES@HARMONYMH.ORG PHONE: (304) 917-4741 WEBSIT E: WWW.HARMONYMH.ORG ADDRESS: 300 STAR AVE SUITE 321, PARKERSBURG, WV EVALUATION THE REACH AND IMPACT OF PROJECT BREATHE: ELEVATE WILL BE MEASURED MONTHLY BY REPORTING THE PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE AND IDENTIFIED STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL SITE WHO HAVE ACCESSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.