Peer Support Coalition Of Florida Inc

PEER EXPERIENCE NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (PEER EXPERIENCE NTAC)

MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING - MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT (MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL MHAT), A PROGRAM OF PEER SUPPORT COALITION OF FLORIDA, INC. (PSCFL), PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI) AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SED) BY TRAINING PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS, SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO APPROPRIATELY AND SAFELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. PSCFL HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED IN FLORIDA FOR BETTER ACCESS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED, THE THREE GOALS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL MHAT PROJECT ARE: 1) TRAIN PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS AND ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED) AND EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES; 2) ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ON SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCES; 3) EDUCATE MEDICAL CARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE NECESSITY AND BENEFITS OF SELF-CARE IN PROMOTING WELLNESS TO THEIR PATIENTS. PSCFL HAS A GOAL THROUGH THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL MHAT PROJECT TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) YOUTH AND MHFA ADULT TRAINING TO 400 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN YEAR ONE, 500 IN YEAR TWO AND 600 IN YEARS THREE THROUGH FIVE. TOTAL TRAINED IN MHFA OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT IS 2,700. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 INDUCED MENTAL HEALTH STRESS IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL POPULATION, ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN WELLNESS TOOLS AND SELF-CARE WILL BE ADDED THROUGH THE USE OF WELLNESS RECOVER ACTION PLAN® (WRAP) AND EMOTIONAL CPR® (ECPR) TRAININGS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN MHFA. IN EACH YEAR 240 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILL BE TRAINED IN WRAP FOR A TOTAL OF 1,200 OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. IN EACH YEAR 240 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILL BE TRAINED IN ECPR FOR A TOTAL OF 1,200 OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.

BUILDING BRIDGES AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE NETWORKS - BUILDING BRIDGES AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: PEER LEADERSHIP THROUGH STATEWIDE NETWORKS (BRIDGES), A PROGRAM OF PEER SUPPORT COALITION OF FLORIDA, INC. (PSCFL), PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI) BY MEASURABLY INCREASING THE LEVELS AND QUALITY OF PEER SUPPORT ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, INCREASING THE CAPACITY FOR CONSUMER LEADERSHIP, AND THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF STATEWIDE CONSUMER OPERATED ORGANIZATIONS. PSCFL HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED IN FLORIDA FOR BETTER ACCESS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. AS WE PARTNER WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE IDENTIFY WITH THE STATE'S VISION TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TO A RANGE OF CLINICAL AND NONCLINICAL SUPPORTS. OUR WORK WITH PEER NETWORKS ACROSS FLORIDA, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, INDICATES THAT IN ORDER FOR PEERS TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES PSCFL NEEDS TO PROVIDE TOOLS FOR PEERS TO FIND AND EFFECTIVELY USE THEIR VOICES. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED, THE THREE GOALS OF THE BRIDGES PROJECT ARE: 1) IMPROVE QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO STATEWIDE PEER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED, INTEGRATED, AND COORDINATED TREATMENT, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS BY BEING A STATEWIDE RESOURCE FOR PEER NETWORK DEVELOPMENT. 2) EMPHASIZE AND BUILD STATEWIDE CONSUMER LEADERSHIP WITHIN CONSUMER-OPERATED ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PEER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF FLORIDA (PLAFL). 3) BUILD CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORKS THROUGH TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING. PSCFL HAS A GOAL THROUGH THE BRIGES PROJECT TO PARTNER WITH AND PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO AT LEAST 10 PEER NETWORKS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THROUGH THE PLAFL, WE PROPOSE TO PROVIDE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PEER LEADERS FROM THE PARTNERING NETWORKS. ANNUAL PLAFL COHORTS WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST 12 PEER LEADERS FOR A TOTAL OF 36 LEADERS TRAINED OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. FINALLY, PSCFL WILL PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NECESSARY FOR THE GRASSROOTS PEER NETWORKS TO SEEK FORMAL ORGANIZATION STATUS AND CONDUCT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. CONTINUATION OF THE BRIDGES PROJECT WILL PROVIDE PSCFL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT IN DEVELOPING AND CONNECTING PEER COMMUNITIES ACROSS FLORIDA.

BUILDING BRIDGES AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE NETWORKS