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Mental health grant expands school-based services in Marysville, presenters say
Summary
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County told the Marysville Exempted Village Board of Education that a four-year Project AWARE grant (about $7.1 million) expanded school-based behavioral health services, trained nearly 1,000 professionals and increased student screenings from roughly 3,700 to over 17,000, with sustainability efforts underway.
Doctor Howard introduced Randy Bargo Smith of the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Union County and Mark Gallagher to brief the Marysville Exempted Village Board of Education on Project AWARE on Jan. 15.
Randy Bargo Smith said the four-year Project AWARE award totaled about $7,100,000 and aimed to expand access to prevention, early intervention and treatment in school settings. "Our goals were to increase access to services and supports, establish or expand a comprehensive school-based mental health system, and focus on prevention, early intervention and treatment services," Smith said.
Presenters summarized outcomes the grant supported in Marysville and nearby districts: referrals for mental-health services rose from about 506 in year one to…
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