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RCS was identified as a PROJECT AWARE/ACTIVATE!
Project ACTIVATE is North Carolina's implementation of the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Education Agency Grants issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). Find out more information about this grant at the SAMHSA website!
Summary
Summary
Need
To improve students' access to behavioral health services in rural North Carolina.Intervention
North Carolina Project ACTIVATE provides three tiers of behavioral health supports in the school setting.Results
The three pilot sites have created or revised 10 mental health policies, and 1,083 school-based and related workforce have received training in different topics and protocols.
What is Project Activate/AWARE?
What is Project Activate/AWARE?
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services created Project ACTIVATE (Advancing Coordinated and Timely InterVentions, Awareness, Training, and Education) to reduce disciplinary events, dropout rates, suicide rates, and substance use.
Project ACTIVATE promotes innovative service delivery based on the recommendations of the NC School Mental Health Initiative for behavioral health services, including continuum of services/supports (as opposed to only offering support after a crisis), strategies to foster sustainability, and engagement of all stakeholders.
Project ACTIVATE works to provide mental health services and improve existing services in the school setting. The three pilot sites are the following rural school districts:
This project is funded by a SAMHSA Project AWARE State Education Agency Grant. North Carolina was one of 24 states/territories selected for this 2018-2023 grant. This funding allows each district to hire one full-time Project ACTIVATE Director and one full-time Professional Learning Coordinator/ Evaluation and Data Manager.
RCS SEL-MH-Strategic Plan March 2021.docxPage updated
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