Great Circle

Great Circle Mental Health Awareness Training - Great Circle’s Mental Health Awareness Training Program Will Provide Training in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Brain Science Concepts to Staff and Americorps Members From City Year Kansas City (KC). the Primary Population of Focus for Which the Training Is Intended to Help Are the 4,500 Students That Attend City Year KC’S Seven Partner Schools in Kansas City Public Schools. Ymhfa Will Also Be Offered to Any Adult in the Community That Interacts With Youth Who May Be Experiencing or Exhibiting Symptoms of a Mental Disorder. in the First Year of the Grant, 186 Individuals Will Be Trained. in Years 2-5, 186 Individuals Will Be Trained Annually for a Total of 923 Trained by the End of the Five Year Period. Project Goals and Objectives: Goal 1) Increase Capacity of Community Members and City Year Americorps Members to Recognize Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Needs Among Kansas City Public School Students and Other Youth in Kansas City Area. Objective 1A): 80% of City Year Americorps Members Will Be Trained in Mhfa During Each Year of the Project Period, Evidenced by Training Rosters; Objective 1B): 80% of City Year Americorps Members Will Be Trained in Brain Science Related to Adverse Childhood; Experiences and Mental Health During Each Year of the Project Period, Evidenced by Training Rosters; Objective 1C): by the End of the Project Period, 510 Community Members Will Be Trained in Mhfa, Evidenced by Training Rosters; Objective 1D): 80% of City Year Americorps Members Mhfa and Brain Science Will Feel Equipped to Identify Mental Health Needs Evidenced by Post Survey Results. Goal 2) Educate City Year and Kansas City Community About Local Resources That Are Available for Individuals With a Mental Disorder. Objective 2A): Great Circle Will Host Two Mental Health Resource Fairs During Each Year of the Project Period to Make City Year and Kansas City Community Aware of Mental Health Providers to Which Youth Exhibiting Smi or Sed Can Be Referred; Objective 2B): at the Start of Each Grant Year, Great Circle Will Develop (and Update Annually) a Mental Health Resource Guide for Training Participants to Include Resources Applicable to the General Youth and KCPS Student Populations. Goal 3) Collaborate With Community Partners to Identify and Develop Referral Procedures That Increase the Ability of Trained City Year Personnel to Make Appropriate Referrals. Objective: 3A) Facilitate Four Round Table Meetings Annually in Years 2-5 of Project Period Between City Year and Frequently Utilized Referral Resources to Encourage Networking and Relationship Building for Referral Pathways; Objective: 3B) City Year Americorps Members Will Track Challenges Related to Referral Procedures and Engagement With Referral Agencies Using the Referral Data Collection Form. in Addition to Trainings, Project Activities Will Include Mental Health Provider Fairs, and Networking Meetings for City Year and Mental Health Providers. These Meetings Will Allow for Relationship Building and Trouble the Referral Process.