Westbrook Health Services, Inc

Westbrook Community Mental Health Awareness Project (westbrook Cmhap) - Westbrook Cmhap Trains Community Members/law ENFORCEMENT/1ST Responders in Mental Health Awareness, De-escalation & Compassion Fatigue. Trainees Will Aid Adults/youth W/ Serious Mental Illness (smi)/serious Emotional Disturbance (sed), Co-occurring Disorders & the Public. the Training & Service Area Is the 8-COUNTY West Virginia WHS Service Area. Westbrook Cmhap Will Train a Total of 1,600 Individuals (280-Y1, 300-Y2, 320-Y3, 340-Y4, 360-Y5). the Project Goal Is to Empower the Community to Appropriately and Safely Respond to Individuals With Mental Health Disorders, Particularly Individuals With Smi/sed via Achieving the Following Measurable Objectives: (1) WHS Will Expand Capacity to Train Community Partners to Appropriately/safely Respond to Mental Health Disorders, Particularly Smi/sed by Hiring the Westbrook Cmhap Trainer & Coordinator in Y1; (2) WHS Will Expand Ability to Train Community Partners to Appropriately/safely Respond to Those With Mental Health Disorders, Particularly Smi/sed by Training the Westbrook Cmhap Team (trainer & In-kind Trainers & Coordinator in Mental Health First Aid (mhfa)/youth Mhfa/mhfa Variants/right Response/accelerated Program for Compassion Fatigue in Y1 & as Needed in Y2-Y5.; (3) the Westbrook Cmhap Team Will Develop Written/electronic Materials for Trainees to Include the Referral Process and Community Resources in Y1; (4) the Westbrook Cmhap Team Will Train Community Members (to Include Law ENFORCEMENT/1ST Responders) in Mhfa & Variants So Community Members Learn to Recognize Signs & Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders, Particularly Smi/sed (240-Y1, 240-Y2, 240-Y3, 240-Y4, 240-Y5) (foa Purpose 1,3); (5) the Westbrook Cmhap Team Will Train Community Members (to Include Law ENFORCEMENT/1ST Responders) to Employ Crisis De-escalation Techniques Using Right Response (20-Y1, 30-Y2, 40-Y3, 50-Y4, 60-Y5) (foa Purpose 3); (6) the Westbrook Cmhap Team Will Provide Mental Health Resilience Training (accelerated Program for Compassion Fatigue (arp)) to Community Members (to Include Law ENFORCEMENT/1ST Responders) to Improve Mental Health Resiliency When Working With Smi/sed (20-Y1, 30-Y2, 40-Y3, 50-Y4, 60-Y5); (7) the Westbrook Cmhap Team Will Establish Linkages With Community, Law Enforcement & First Responder Partners to Facilitate WHS Acceptance of Trainee Referrals of Those With the Signs or Symptoms of Mental Health Issues Starting in Y1. (foa Purpose 2); (8) WHS Leadership/all Law Enforcement Partners Will Evaluate the Need/feasibility of Starting Cit Programs by the End of Y5; (9) WHS Initiates an Anti-stigma Outreach Campaign to Reduce Community Stigma Re Mental Health, Educate People Re Available Community Mental Health Resources for Those With Mental Health Issues & Recruit Trainees During Y2-Y5 (foa Purpose 4); (10) the Evaluation Specialist Will Monitor the Proportions and Training Satisfaction Outcomes of Disparity Group Populations (african American, Veteran & LGBT+) to Ensure Equal Access/outcomes & (11) Sustain the Westbrook Chmap Initiative Post-grant Funding via Building an Infrastructure Which Will Generate Revenue.