Community Health Coalition

SPF-PFS GRANT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES WARREN COUNTY

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH IMPACT MHAT PROJECT - THE ASIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION (ACHC) IS REQUESTING MHAT FUNDING FOR THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH IMPACT (IMPACT) PROJECT TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND REDUCE MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA IN PHILADELPHIA’S IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES. THROUGH IMPACT, ACHC WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TRAINING TO 1,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 11 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS, FAMILIES OF VETERANS, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. THE PROJECT WILL IMPACT AN ADDITIONAL 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH REFERRAL MATERIALS AND SOCIAL NORM CONTENT. DURING THIS FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, ACHC WILL 1) DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING TO 1,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 11 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, 2) DEVELOP MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MATERIALS IN CHINESE, KOREAN, VIETNAMESE, AND TAGALOG, 3) LAUNCH A SOCIAL NORMS CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, 4) EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH REFERRAL SERVICES THROUGH TWO MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER PARTNERS, AND 5) DEVELOP A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PLAN. TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT, ACHC HAS ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP NETWORK WITH 11 UNIQUE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH NEW JERSEY. IMPACT WILL BRING MUCH-NEEDED, HIGH-IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS RESOURCES TO GREATER PHILADELPHIA’S MOST UNDER-SERVED, AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

REDUCE YOUTH ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE IN FINNEY COUNTY, KANSAS BY USING YOUTH LED PREVETION GROUP CALL BE HERD.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

AWESOME (ALCOHOL WON'T EVER SPOIL OUR MEMORABLE EVENTS) WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY EVENTS, RESILIENCE BUILDING AND POLICY CHANGES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING - AWESOME WILL SERVE STUDENTS AGE 12-20 IN WARREN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. OVER 60% OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVE LIVE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON 6 MAJOR GOALS. THESE INCLUDE BUILDING MORE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT DISPARATE POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND INCLUDING THEM IN EVENT DESIGN. HOSTING PROSOCIAL SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH/RESILIENCE BUILDING EVENTS FOR THIS AGE GROUP 8 TIMES PER YEAR. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CONDUCT COMPLIANCE CHECKS. PROVIDING TRAUMA INFORMED AND TRAUMA SUPPORTIVE CERTIFICATIONS. PROVIDING SUBSTANCE MISUSE ASSESSMENTS TO UNINSURED 18-20 YEAR OLD PEOPLE. UTILIZING THE TALK THEY HEAR YOU INITIATIVE TO HELP CARETAKERS TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT DRUGS/ALCOHOL.