Everymind, Inc

Pace, Providing Awareness Through Community Education by Everymind - Pace, Providing Awareness Through Community Education by Everymind, Will Provide Mental Health Awareness Training for Those Who Qualify as Essential Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and After. This Past Year Has Been Unlike Any Other We Have Ever Experienced. While the Pandemic Still Rages, Many Individuals in Our Community Have Experienced Heightened Anxiety, Stress, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Due to Extended Periods of Social Isolation and Unprecedented Levels of Trauma, Grief, and Loss. Never Has Caring for the Mental Health and Wellness of Essential Healthcare Workers, Who Keep Our Communities Safe and Functioning, Been More Important. Essential Healthcare Workers Have Continued to Provide In-person Services to Support Our Community Despite Stay at Home Orders and Quarantining Guidelines. in Addition, They Have the Added Physical, Mental, and Emotional Burden of Protecting and Caring for Our Sick and Vulnerable During the Pandemic. Therefore, Everymind Will Train Essential Healthcare Workers Who Are Support Staff in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Provide This Underserved and Overburdened Population of Our Healthcare Workforce With the Tools Needed to Recognize and Prevent a Mental Health Crisis in Both Their Colleagues and Their Patients, and Quite Possibly Even in Themselves. Goals: - Increase Mental Health Literacy of Essential Healthcare Workers From Our Hospital Systems to Help Reduce Stigma Surrounding Mental Health and Mental Illness. - Increase Knowledge of Essential Healthcare Workers From Our Hospital Systems About Existing Resources in the Community for Mental Health Services to Improve Access to Critical Mental Health Services by Those Experiencing Symptoms of an Smi, Sed, or Mental Illness. - Establish and Utilize a Referral Process for Essential Healthcare Workers From Our Hospital Systems to Refer Individuals Who May Be Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis or Need Mental Health Resources or Services. Objectives: - by the End of the Project Period, 90% of Mhfa Participants Will Self-report Mhfa Increased Their Understanding of the Signs, Symptoms, and Risk Factors of Mental Illness and Addiction. - by the End of the Project Period, 80% of Mhfa Participants Will Self-report Mhfa Increased Their Confidence and Likelihood to Help an Individual Experiencing a Mental Health Related Crisis. - by the End of the Project Period, 90% of Mhfa Participants Will Self-report Mhfa Increased Their Knowledge of Mental Health Resources and How to Make a Referral for Mental Health Services.