Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Kentucky Education Development Corporation Eastern Kentucky Mental Health Initiative Ekmhi for Schools and Communities. - Abstract the Kentucky Educational Development Cooperative (kedc), an Educational Service Provider Representing Four (4) School Districts in Eastern Kentucky of Bath, Greenup, Menifee and Morgan Counties, in Partnership With Pathways Behavioral Health Services Proposes Project Ekmhi (eastern Kentucky Mental Health Initiative) to Provide Mental Health Awareness Training to School Personnel\students, Emergency First Responders, Law Enforcement, Veterans, and Others. Based on Data, Our Largest Population Focus Will Be Students Aged 4-18 Within Our 4 Communities, But Adult Training Will Be Provided to Assist With Identifying Mental Health Issues With the Target Population. Strategies Include Implementing an Interconnected Systems Framework to Train Everyone in the Community to Include Samsha Approved Evidence-based Practices of Pbis Using a Multi-tiered Level of Support. Based on Pre-survey Data (survey Monkey) From Counselors and Pathways Staff There Is a Convincing Demand for Services in the Geographic Catchment Area Due to Gaps in Service. Analyzing 2018 Kids Count Data for Our 7,846 Students, the Trail of Despair Continues: 1) 12% (604 Students) of Students Stated They Had Made a Plan to Commit Suicide in the Past Year; 2) 7.5% (377 Students) of the Students Actually Attempted Suicide; 3) 24.1% (1,211 Students) of the Student Reported Serious Psychological Distress (depressed, Worthless, Hopeless); and 4) 20.1% (1,011 Students) of the Students Reported Attempting Self-harm (cutting or Harming Their Self). Our Overarching Goals Are: 1) to Improve Community Access to Evidence-based Mental Health Awareness Training; 2) Provide an Improved Sequential Curriculum to Reduce High-risk Behaviors of Students That May Contribute to Substance Abuse. Hiv/aids or Suicide and 3) Improve School Climate and Community Sense of Belonging. the Objectives Include: 1) Monthly Trainings for Staff and Community; 2) Sequential Education Across the K-12ENVIRONEMENT to Address Substance Misuse and Mental Health Issues and Their Consequences; 3) Full Implementation of an Interconnected Systems Framework to Incorporate the Entire Community Which Will Include Training on Samsha Approved Evidence-based Programming of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) . the Number of People to Be Served by the Program Are as Follows: Year 1 - 440; Year 2 – 210; Year 3 – 200; Year 4 – 260; Year 5 – 210; for a Total Throughout the Lifetime of the Project a Minimum of 1320 Unduplicated Individuals to Be Trained With Grant Funds.