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RELATE (RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP ADVANCING TEEN EMPOWERMENT) - THE NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER WILL IMPLEMENT A YOUTH-FOCUSED HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVING YOUTH IN AUGUSTA AND WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CURRICULUM-BASED WORKSHOPS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS TO YOUTH IN BURKE AND RICHMOND COUNTIES, INCLUDING AT BURKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND FORT GORDON YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY. THE RELATE PROGRAM WILL INCORPORATE JOB AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT SERVICES TO ENHANCE YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR ENROLLMENT IN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP ACTIVITIES. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE PROGRAM EXPECTS TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 3,500 YOUTH, HELPING THEM DEVELOP SKILLS FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD.

MAPS - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER MAPS PROJECT (MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOA SM-21-007 NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER NBCC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAPS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING MHAT AND RELATED REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 1,000 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF GREATER RICHMOND COUNTY, IN GEORGIA. THE MAPS PROJECT, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NBCC WILL PROVIDE MHAT FOR A MINIMUM OF 200 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE OFFERED UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH 8 HOURS TRAINING COURSE AT EITHER THE PROJECT PARTNER LOCATIONS OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY BEING TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. 2) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 3) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 4) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO EDUCATE AND FOLLOW UP AT LEAST 200 MHAT TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER TARGETED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. NBCC THE LEAD AGENCY, HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF AT RISK POPULATIONS IN THE CSRA RICHMOND COUNTY AREA FOR MANY YEARS. MAPS STAFF MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE. A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND FOLLOW UP ON ALL REFERRALS MADE TO THE PROJECT TO HELP FACILITATE TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THREE MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THE MHFA TRAINING. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND ASSESS COMPLETION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES.

MAPS - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER MAPS PROJECT (MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOA SM-21-007 NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER NBCC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAPS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING MHAT AND RELATED REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 1,000 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF GREATER RICHMOND COUNTY, IN GEORGIA. THE MAPS PROJECT, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NBCC WILL PROVIDE MHAT FOR A MINIMUM OF 200 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE OFFERED UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH 8 HOURS TRAINING COURSE AT EITHER THE PROJECT PARTNER LOCATIONS OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY BEING TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. 2) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 3) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 4) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO EDUCATE AND FOLLOW UP AT LEAST 200 MHAT TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER TARGETED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. NBCC THE LEAD AGENCY, HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF AT RISK POPULATIONS IN THE CSRA RICHMOND COUNTY AREA FOR MANY YEARS. MAPS STAFF MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE. A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND FOLLOW UP ON ALL REFERRALS MADE TO THE PROJECT TO HELP FACILITATE TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THREE MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THE MHFA TRAINING. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND ASSESS COMPLETION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES.

NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. HEALTH PROJECT (HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE-ADVANCING LIFESTYLES-TRANSFORMING HEALTH) - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER (NBCC) IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, WILL OFFER THE HOLISTIC EXPERIENCES ADVANCING LIFESTYLES TRANSFORMING HEALTH (HEALTH) PROJECT, TO 250 (50 EACH YEAR) PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM AND OTHER HIGH RISK MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS, AGED 13 TO 24, CORE PARTICIPANTS, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HELP THEM AVOID HIV, HEPATITIS, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER RISKY BEHAVIORS, WHILE IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PROJECT IS TARGETING THE MOST IN NEED YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF RICHMOND COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES INCLUDING HIV AND HCV TESTING, AND FOLLOW UP COUNSELING. NBCC THROUGH THE HEALTH PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF SERVICES FOR THE CORE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BASED UPON THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS AND PROJECT PARTICIPANTS THAT WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON TREATMENT SERVICES IF THEY TEST HIV POSITIVE, IN ADDITION TO AVOIDING THE RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS BECOMING HIV POSITIVE. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1. TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF RICHMOND COUNTY, WITH EXTENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM POPULATION, AND THE SPF PROCESS BY THE END OF THE 6TH MONTH OF FUNDING. 2. TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE BASED SA, HCV AND HIV PREVENTION CLASSES FOR 450 PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN 13 TO 24 YEAR OLD MSM AND OTHER HIGH RISK MINORITIES BY THE END OF THE FIFTH PROJECT YEAR (50 IN YEAR 1, 100 EACH YEAR 2-5). 3. TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS-RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE INCLUDING SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION, HIV MEDICAL CARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY, EDUCATION, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE SERVICES, FOR AT LEAST 50 CORE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, BASED ON NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS, EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT (250 IN TOTAL). 4. TO CONDUCT AT LEAST 3 COMMUNITY WIDE SPECIAL EVENTS EACH YEAR PROMOTING SA, HCV AND HIV PREVENTION, TO REACH AT LEAST 500 PRIMARILY HIGH RISK AFRICAN AMERICANS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT (2500 OVER 5 YEARS). 5. TO CONDUCT A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO REACH AT LEAST 4,500 INDIVIDUALS WITH A SA, HCV, AND HIV PREVENTION MESSAGE BY THE END OF THE PROJECT (500 IN YEAR 1, 1,000 IN YEARS 2 - 5). 6. TO DECREASE THE INTENT TO USE ALCOHOL, ILLEGAL DRUG USE, AND/OR TO ENGAGE IN HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AMONGST CORE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY 20% EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT. 7. TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HIV, HCV AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONGST CORE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY 20% EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT. 8. TO INCREASE HIV TESTING NUMBERS BY 10% EACH PROJECT YEAR.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD TEEN HEALTH (TRUTH PROJECT)

MAPS - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER MAPS PROJECT (MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOA SM-21-007 NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER NBCC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAPS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING MHAT AND RELATED REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 1,000 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF GREATER RICHMOND COUNTY, IN GEORGIA. THE MAPS PROJECT, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NBCC WILL PROVIDE MHAT FOR A MINIMUM OF 200 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE OFFERED UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH 8 HOURS TRAINING COURSE AT EITHER THE PROJECT PARTNER LOCATIONS OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY BEING TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. 2) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 3) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 4) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO EDUCATE AND FOLLOW UP AT LEAST 200 MHAT TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER TARGETED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. NBCC THE LEAD AGENCY, HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF AT RISK POPULATIONS IN THE CSRA RICHMOND COUNTY AREA FOR MANY YEARS. MAPS STAFF MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE. A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND FOLLOW UP ON ALL REFERRALS MADE TO THE PROJECT TO HELP FACILITATE TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THREE MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THE MHFA TRAINING. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND ASSESS COMPLETION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES.

MAPS - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER MAPS PROJECT (MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOA SM-21-007 NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER NBCC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAPS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING MHAT AND RELATED REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 1,000 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF GREATER RICHMOND COUNTY, IN GEORGIA. THE MAPS PROJECT, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NBCC WILL PROVIDE MHAT FOR A MINIMUM OF 200 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE OFFERED UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH 8 HOURS TRAINING COURSE AT EITHER THE PROJECT PARTNER LOCATIONS OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY BEING TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. 2) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 3) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 4) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO EDUCATE AND FOLLOW UP AT LEAST 200 MHAT TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER TARGETED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. NBCC THE LEAD AGENCY, HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF AT RISK POPULATIONS IN THE CSRA RICHMOND COUNTY AREA FOR MANY YEARS. MAPS STAFF MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE. A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND FOLLOW UP ON ALL REFERRALS MADE TO THE PROJECT TO HELP FACILITATE TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THREE MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THE MHFA TRAINING. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND ASSESS COMPLETION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES.

MAPS - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT - NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER MAPS PROJECT (MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND PROGRAM SERVICES FOA SM-21-007 NEW BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER NBCC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAPS PROJECT. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING MHAT AND RELATED REFERRAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 1,000 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF GREATER RICHMOND COUNTY, IN GEORGIA. THE MAPS PROJECT, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED BY NBCC WILL PROVIDE MHAT FOR A MINIMUM OF 200 MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. INSTRUCTION WILL BE OFFERED UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH 8 HOURS TRAINING COURSE AT EITHER THE PROJECT PARTNER LOCATIONS OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY BEING TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. 2) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. 3) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO TRAIN AT LEAST 200 TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. 4) BY THE END OF EACH PROJECT YEAR TO EDUCATE AND FOLLOW UP AT LEAST 200 MHAT TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER TARGETED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. NBCC THE LEAD AGENCY, HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF AT RISK POPULATIONS IN THE CSRA RICHMOND COUNTY AREA FOR MANY YEARS. MAPS STAFF MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE A PART TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR WHO WILL SUPERVISE THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE. A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND FOLLOW UP ON ALL REFERRALS MADE TO THE PROJECT TO HELP FACILITATE TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ISSUES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THREE MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE THE MHFA TRAINING. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL BE CONTRACTED TO COLLECT PERFORMANCE DATA AND ASSESS COMPLETION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES.