State–Community Partnerships Wendie Veloz, Public Health Advisor Joyce Sebian, Public Health Advisor

Reach of Safe Schools/Healthy Students Over 365 Grantees Since 1999 Additionally, Seven New SS/HS State Grants: PA WI CT NV NH OH MI Since 1999, the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice (the federal partners) have collaborated on the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative. Over the last 12 years close to two billion dollars has been awarded to 365 communities*; SAMHSA invested in moving this initiative to the state level in FY2013 and funded 7 states to support spread. Each state works with 3 local education agencies to pilot policies, programs, and systems building. 21

Now Is the Time Project AWARE – State Education Agency grants Twenty 5-year grants awarded at $2 million per year Collaboration with Dept. of Education School Climate Transformation SEA grants Project AWARE – Local One hundred 2-year grants awarded at $100K Collaboration with Dept. of Education School Climate Transformation LEA grants, and Dept. of Justice School Justice Collaboration Program: Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court Project AWARE-Community RFA Is Closed (May 1) Approx. 70 3-year grants at $125K per year Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) - Project AWARE will provide training for teachers and other adults who regularly interact with students and provide mental health services to youth and their families. This initiative, which would reach 750,000 young people, has two parts: 1. Create safe and supportive schools and communities: Project AWARE includes $40 million to help school districts work with law enforcement, mental health agencies, and other local organizations to implement coordinated school safety and mental health programs. This initiative builds on strategies that, for over a decade, have proven to decrease violence in schools and increase the number of students receiving mental health services. 2. Provide “Mental Health First Aid” training for teachers: Project AWARE includes $15 million for training teachers and other adults who interact with youth to detect and respond to mental illness in children and young adults, including how to encourage adolescents and families experiencing these problems to seek treatment. · Training thousands of additional mental health professionals to serve students and young adults – Experts often cite the shortage of mental health service providers as one reason it can be hard to access treatment. To help fill this gap, SAMHSA will work with the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide $35 million to train social workers, counselors, psychologists, behavioral health paraprofessionals and other mental health professionals. Project AWARE-C: funds to any youth serving community organization.

Increasing access to mental health services. SAMHSA’s ‘Now Is the Time’ Initiatives President’s “Now Is the Time” Plan Project AWARE SEA Project AWARE LEA SAMHSA’s Initiatives Healthy Transitions Closing background check loopholes to keep guns out of dangerous hands. Making schools safer. Banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and taking other common-sense steps to reduce gun violence. Increasing access to mental health services. required

State–Community Model SMT LEAs SEA SEA LEAs SEA LEAs SMT SEA LEA

State Representatives Andrea L. Alexander, M.S., LCPC, Specialist, School Climate Initiative, Maryland State Department of Education Tammy Collins, Ph.D., OCPSII, Deputy Director, Office of Prevention & Wellness, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services James Palmiero, Ed.D., Director, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) Michelle Maike, Project Evaluator, Washington Project AWARE Grantee Dan Sackheim, Statewide Program Lead, Educational Options, Student Support and American Indian Education Office, California Department of Education

Tabletop Discussions How can communities and states work together to better communicate shared goals and programs? What initiatives in CA, PA, OH, MD, and WA can Summit participants link to and learn from? How can states learn from community best practices in youth violence prevention?