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IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN NORTH CAROLINA - THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE UNDERSERVED AREA OF GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE, AS THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE IS LIMITED AND THE COUNTY IS DESIGNATED BY HRSA AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA. CLOVER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP (CLOVER) PROPOSES TO BRING EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND TRAINING TO 1) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION PERSONNEL WHO INTERACT WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS; 2) FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CONTACT WITH ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; 3) PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH OR AT RISK FOR A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE OR YOUTH EXPERIENCING A FIRST EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS; AND 4) COMMUNITY LEADERS, FAITH-BASED LEADERS, AND OTHER TRUSTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN DIVERSE RACIAL, AND ETHNIC, SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY COMMUNITIES. THE TRAININGS WILL FOCUS ON SERVING YOUTH AND ADULTS AT HIGH RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND SUICIDE IN NORTHEAST TEXAS, TO INCLUDE COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENT VETERANS, CHILDREN, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE IDENTIFIED POPULATIONS OF FOCUS WERE CHOSEN DUE TO THEIR HIGH RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND SUICIDE AND THE UNDERSERVED NATURE OF THE POPULATIONS. CLOVER HAS DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH 3 LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE REGION WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO HOSTING TRAININGS, ASSISTING WITH THE RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND TO IMPROVING THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY, AND YWCA HIGH POINT. EACH ORGANIZATION HAS ATTESTED, VIA A LETTER OF COMMITMENT, TO THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND HAS DESCRIBED IN THE LOC HOW THEY WILL FACILITATE THE RECRUITMENT OF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE TRAINED. THE THREE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOAL 1- INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PARTNER SITES TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE.; GOAL 2- INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER SITES TRAINED TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO RISK FACTORS AND INDICATORS OF SUICIDALITY IN THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE.; AND GOAL 3- INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CULTURALLY-COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS IN THE TARGET REGION. IF FUNDED, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR 1,080 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT TERM.

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RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - ORGANIZATION NAME: CLOVER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP ADDRESS: 1009 N. PACIFIC STREET, MINEOLA, TEXAS 75773 FACILITY TYPE: 501C3 NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WEB ADDRESS: WWW.CLOVERED.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR: DR. TAMARA DEHAY, PRESIDENT/CEO; PHONE (512) 494-4556; EMAIL: TAMARA.DEHAY@CLOVERED.ORG NETWORK NAME: WOOD COUNTY YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION NETWORK LEGISLATIVE AIMS: (I) ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES; (II) EXPAND ACCESS TO AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES; AND (III) STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. NETWORK PLANNING EXAMPLES: (I) IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NETWORK TO BETTER ADDRESS REGIONAL AND LOCAL POPULATION NEEDS. (II) DEVELOPING A NETWORK BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS PLAN, INCLUDING A FORMAL MOU, MISSION STATEMENT, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, AND ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES; IDENTIFYING THE DEGREE TO WHICH NETWORK MEMBERS ARE READY TO INTEGRATE FUNCTIONS AND SHARE RESOURCES (III) IDENTIFYING WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; ASSESSING THE NETWORK’S SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY; IDENTIFYING WAYS TO OBTAIN REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT AROUND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT. FOCUS AREA: MENTAL HEALTH AND OPIOID USE DISORDER/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (OUD/SUD) SERVICE REGION: WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS POPULATION TO BE SERVED: THE TARGET POPULATION IS RESIDENTS OF HIGHLY RURAL AND UNDERSERVED WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS. RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY HAVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERED FROM HIGH RATES OF SUBSTANCE USE, OVERDOSE, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN POVERTY. NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS: THE 3 AGENCIES WHICH HAVE SIGNED LETTERS OF COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NETWORK INCLUDE CLOVER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP (CLOVER), THE MINEOLA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE ANDREWS CENTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. CLOVER IS A 501C3 NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. MISD IS THE LAR GEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WOOD COUNTY. THE ANDREWS CENTER IS A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY. TWO-THIRDS (66%) OF THE PARTNERS ARE LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA (CLOVER AND MISD.) READINESS FOR INTEGRATION: THE 3 NETWORK PARTNER AGENCIES HAVE INDICATED A HIGH DEGREE OF READINESS TO INTEGRATE THEIR FUNCTIONS AND SHARE RESOURCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED NETWORK. EXPERIENCE SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, WHICH IS A DESIGNATED RURAL AREA. CLOVER HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AS THE BULK OF THE WORK CONDUCTED BY OUR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES DIVISION IS IN SERVICE TO THE HIGHLY RURAL AND UNDERSERVED REGION OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. CLOVER ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HAS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR ACCREDITATION OF NUMEROUS RURAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HAS INITIATED THE EXPANSION OF SEVERAL RURAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE OBTAINMENT OF FEDERAL EXPANSION GRANTS, AND HAS OBTAINED A NUMBER OF FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CLOVER’S PRESIDENT/CEO HAS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY IN RURAL RESEARCH, AND SERVED AS THE EDITOR OF APA’S JOURNAL OF RURAL MENTAL HEALTH. THE RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE NETWORK VIA TOWN MEETINGS AND FOCUS GROUPS. THE POPULATION WILL BENEFIT FROM THE NETWORK THROUGH THE RECEIPT OF COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMMING AND MATERIALS. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTIFICATION: THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION LEARNED ABOUT THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY VIA GRANTS.GOV FUNDING PREFERENCE: CLOVER REQUESTS A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS 1 AND 2. CLOVER IS IN A DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND A MEDICAL LY UNDERSERVED AREA.