Title: 9.  GRANTS TO INTEGRATE SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Requested Action:

1.    CONFIRM SUBMISSION OF A GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNDER THE GRANTS TO INTEGRATE SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INITIATIVE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000.

2.    UPON NOTIFICATION OF AWARD, APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE GRANT FUNDS AND THEIR BUDGETING IN THE APPROPRIATE PART I, GENERAL REVENUE BUDGET RESOLUTION, AND APPROVE EXPENDITURES AND ANY AMENDMENTS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROPOSAL IN FULL.

Summary Explanation and Background:

The purpose of this grant program is to enhance, improve, or develop collaborative efforts between school-based service systems and mental health service systems to provide prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services to students. It is also intended to enhance crisis intervention services, provide training, offer technical assistance to families, and ensure linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services for students who need mental health assistance. Community mental health partners for this grant proposal are the Children’s Crisis Center, the Child Guidance Center, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and Hospice of Northeast Florida.

The 18-month grant program will serve all schools in the district. Its primary focus is to establish procedural protocols that will allow prompt, effective, and timely mental health services for students through an informed collaboration among all partner agencies. It is also intended to improve data collection efforts and to establish a single point of contact for schools in crisis.

New Century Commission Recommendation/OPPAGA Recommendation/Council of Great City Schools Recommendation:

R6, R26, R29, R31, R42

Attachments (list):
Onlinebudget.doc
BUDGETNARRATIVE.doc

Financial Impact:
Possible addition of $350,000 for the support of crisis intervention and mental health services

For Additional Information, contact:

Gloria Lockley  390-2081

Pat Cascone    390-2186