22.1 project aware in nevada: advancing wellness and resiliency in education

After the 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, President Obama allocated $55 million dollars to fund Project AWARE ( “Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education”). Twenty states, including Nevada, were awarded this 5-year SAMHSA grant. Each Project AWARE state chose 3 pilot school districts to develop demonstration programs that: 1) increase awareness of mental health issues among school-age youth; 2) trai n school personnel to detect and respond to mental health issues in youth; and 3) connect youth with mental health issues to appropriate services.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 22 Source Type: research