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Approve a Mental Health Student Services Act grant application of $4,000,000 to enhance mental health services in school settings, in collaboration with Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) and participating school districts, for a period of four years
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a Mental Health Student Services Act grant application of $4,000,000 to enhance mental health services in school settings, in collaboration with Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) and participating school districts, for a period of four years.
SUMMARY:
Solano County Health and Social Services would like to apply for the MHSSA of 2019 grant to enhance existing partnerships among Solano County Behavioral Health, Solano County Office of Education (SCOE), and participating school districts. These enhanced partnerships are expected to increase services and supports that bolster prevention and early intervention of mental illness for students, strengthen crisis intervention, aid in stigma reduction, and provide additional resources for vulnerable students. Most importantly, it is expected that the receipt of this grant will result in a collaborative approach that decreases youth suicides and suicide attempts, reduces drop-out rates, and increases overall access to mental health services and supports on school campuses and for students who may be homeschooled due to a mental health condition and/or recent hospitalization
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Grant funding may be used to supplement, but not supplant, existing financial and resource commitments. The grant application includes a section for counties to explain local matching funds that will support and/or sustain the program during the term of the grant and beyond. Existing services and supports currently funded by Ment...
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