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  • 1.  How Does Your State Mental Health First Aid?

    Posted 09-04-2019 14:19
    Good afternoon,

    For those that have statewide MHFA initiatives, how is it funded and who oversees the initiative?

    Best,
    Ruby

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    Ruby Brown-Herring
    Human Services Program Consultant
    North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
    Raleigh NC
    919-715-2295
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  • 2.  RE: How Does Your State Mental Health First Aid?

    Posted 09-05-2019 17:11
    Ruby, 
    Our state initiative (Texas) is funded through Texas Health and Human Services/Medical & Social Services division. 
    The Behavioral Health Systems Training Coordinator oversees the funding.

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    Valerie Hudgens
    Training & Development Coordinator
    Gulf Bend Center
    Victoria TX
    361-575-0611 #169
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  • 3.  RE: How Does Your State Mental Health First Aid?

    Posted 09-09-2019 07:15
    I don't oversee a state funded initiative but have, as a result of a SAMHSA AWARE grant obtained funding to roll out YMHFA across 13 counties as part of our DSRIP funding project to support prevention/youth.   I also started 4 years ago a regional group to communicate with other instructors as a means to bridge collaboration and help others doing YMHFA.  I have found people get trained as instructors but then find the commitment and work to sustain it to be challenging to continue.

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    [Margi] [Taber] [CASAC II]
    [Assistant Director Prevention Services]
    [Delphi Rise]
    [Rochester] [NY]
    [585-461-2230x205]
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  • 4.  RE: How Does Your State Mental Health First Aid?

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    Posted 09-18-2019 15:33
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    Good Afternoon Ruby! 

    In Southwest Ohio...The agency I work for was initially responsible for only our Local/ Montgomery County Ohio MHFA Initiative, and in the past 4 years that has expanded into assisting other counties with theirs, and now managing a State initiative.  The funding for each level has been a little bit different.  I will try to break it down:

    1. County wide : MHFA has been a primary initiative with my agency MC ADAMHS for 4 years now, and funding was first from our Human Services Levy dollars that were allocated specifically for MHFA training, and occasional community in-kind donations.
    2. This County initiative is now funded not only by our generous Levy dollars, but also local dollars and SAMHSA funding as recipients of both an AWARE-C grant (2015-2018) & MHAT funding (2018-2021). 
    3. Many of the Boards in our region are assembling/partnering to offer MHFA across county lines for a Regional Engagement, and this initiative is being funded through Levy dollars, local County Board contributions, non-profit contributions as well as combined State grant dollars. 
    4.  Currently there is a State Initiative from the Ohio Association of Community Behavioral Health that the MC ADAMHS Board and I are assisting in the planning for (and potentially being one of the NT's for) State-wide MHFA Instructor Training's. The funding for this is a combination of Federal, State and local dollars (County Boards, State Agencies)

    I hope this is helpful!
    Jen Cox

     

    Jennifer Cox, MA

    Director of Training

    Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services

    National Mental Health First Aid Instructor

    jcox@mcadamhs.org


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