Maryland State Department of Education
MD-AWARE
(Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education)
Now is the Time (NITT) Project AWARE-SEA
PBIS Maryland Coaches Meeting
February 9, 2015
Funded by: The United States Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) 1 H79 SM061870-01
State of Maryland Partners
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Maryland State Department of Education and 3 LEAs
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Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
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University of Maryland, Center for School Mental Health
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Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Mental Health Association of Maryland —Lea Ann
Browning-McNee,Chief Program Officer
Maryland’s Coalition of Families for
Children’s Mental Health
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Participating Local School Systems
Project AWARE Component 1
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Address the Mental Health Needs of Children, Youth,
Families/Caregivers and Communities:
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Support the enhanced coordination and integration of
mental, emotional, and behavioral health services.
Provide local communities with increased access to school
and community based mental health services through
improved coordination of state and local policies and
resources.
Identify strategies to access existing funding mechanisms
to further support the provision of mental health
services for school-aged youth.
Project Aware: Component 2
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Train 3,750 First Aiders across the project
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Teachers
Administrators
Pupil Personnel Workers and related specialists
Bus drivers
Support services
Others in the community who interact with youth
Build the infrastructure and sustainability across the state
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Develop localized training plans for targeted school districts
Train instructors from key districts and specialties
Build state-level partnerships and key influences
Implement ongoing support for MSDE, district leadership, and
instructors
Monitor program outcomes and evaluation