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Commission uses BHSSA administrative funds for school suicide‑prevention training, SUD pilots and school behavioral health evaluation
Summary
The commission voted to encumber BHSSA administrative and evaluation funds to buy grant management software ($200,000), expand suicide‑prevention online training ($1.5M to CARS), pilot school substance‑use disorder prevention ($3.6M), and run a $9M RFP for school behavioral‑health performance management systems.
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission approved a package of BHSSA (Behavioral Health Student Services Act) administrative and evaluation expenditures to strengthen school‑based prevention and evaluation capacity.
The approved items are:
- $200,000 to procure grant‑management software to help the commission track its grants and reporting; staff said this will improve data collection across…
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