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BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF GEORGIA?S CONTINUED DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT AND MARRIAGE SKILLS FOR YOU (DREAMS4U) PROGRAM - BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF GEORGIA’S CONTINUED DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT AND MARRIAGE SKILLS FOR YOU (DREAMS4U) PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - PATHWAYS - TRAUMA CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY WHEN LEFT UNADDRESSED. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE AMONG ADOLESCENTS, WHOSE DEVELOPING BRAINS AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS MAKE THEM ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS TAILORED TO RURAL COMMUNITIES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG YOUTH—PARTICULARLY WHEN THESE INITIATIVES ARE YOUTH-CENTERED AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN. IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH RELATED INITIATIVES, BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF GEORGIA (BCSGA) INTENDS TO EXPAND ITS CURRENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN RURAL TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES BY ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT SPECIFICALLY IMPACT YOUTH WITHIN THESE TWO COUNTIES. THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) UNDER THE 25-093 RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM (RCORP)-PATHWAYS, BCS GA WILL LAUNCH THE “EMPOWERED YOUTH: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM.” EMPOWERED YOUTH IS A PEER-DRIVEN, TRAUMA-INFORMED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 12–18) WHILE ALSO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATHWAYS IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FIELD. THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TAKES A TWO-FOLD APPROACH: EMPOWERING YOUTH TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR MENTAL WELLNESS AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO BECOME FUTURE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO:? INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG YOUTH.? PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TO ASSIST THEIR PEERS EFFECTIVELY.? CREATE TANGIBLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SECTOR.? FOSTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND REDUCE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH.? UTILIZING A PEER LEADER MODEL ALONG WITH DIBBLE INSTITUTE’S EVIDENCED BASED MIND MATTERS CURRICULUM, EACH YEAR, 10 SELECTED YOUTH WILL UNDERGO INTENSIVE TRAINING IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LITERACY, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, PEER SUPPORT SKILLS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE PEER LEADERS WILL THEN GUIDE WEEKLY PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS FOR A BROADER GROUP OF 60 STUDENTS, CREATING SAFE SPACES TO OPENLY DISCUSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL NOT ONLY FOSTER RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY HEALING BUT ALSO SERVE AS A LAUNCHPAD FOR YOUTH-DESIGNED INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM VALUES AND UTILIZES THE INSIGHTS YOUTH BRING TO THE TABLE IN SHAPING PRACTICAL, EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE INTERVENTIONS. IN ADDITION TO ITS MENTAL HEALTH FOCUS, EMPOWERED YOUTH AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREERS. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THE PROGRAM WILL OFFER JOB SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIPS, CAREER EXPLORATION, WORKSHOPS, AND JOB READINESS TRAINING. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR MEANINGFUL CAREERS IN COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHOLOGY, ADDICTION RECOVERY, AND RELATED FIELDS—ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE QUALIFIED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. ULTIMATELY, BETHANY’S EMPOWERED YOUTH RCORP PATHWAYS INITIATIVE SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HOW RURAL COMMUNITIES ADDRESS YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH—BY SHIFTING FROM A REACTIVE TO A PROACTIVE MODEL THAT CENTERS YOUTH VOICES, BUILDS COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND CULTIVATES A LOCALLY GROWN WORKFORCE READY TO MEET THE RISING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES. BY INVESTING IN YOUNG PEOPLE AS BOTH CHANGE AGENTS AND FUTURE PROFESSIONALS, EMPOWERED YOUTH PROMOTE NOT JUST HEALING, BUT LONG-TERM WELL-BEING AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

OFFERING CONTEXTUALIZED ENGLISH AND WORK SKILLS TRAINING TO 500 REFUGEE NEWCOMERS CONCURRENT WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN ATHENS GA - THE ORR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP WORKPLACE TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG REFUGEES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME - RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM – NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP (CCSJP) HELPDESK INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT - CLAYTON COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE FUND DOING BUSINESS AS CLAYTON COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE IS APPLYING FOR THE NCTSI-II GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. OUR CLAYTON COUNTY MODEL OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “TESKE” MODEL, IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND RENOWN IN UTILIZING A SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE EARLY INTERVENTION, ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OR TRAUMA. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2004, WE HAVE BEEN PROMULGATING BEST PRACTICES BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE PROGRESSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR CHANGE AND EMPOWERMENT (PACE) PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN A TRAUMA INFORMED SJP TO PROVIDE EARLY TRAUMA INTERVENTION THAT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY INCREASING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND REDUCING UNNECESSARY JUVENILE COURT REFERRALS THAT LEAD TO ADULT INCARCERATION. PACE HAS LIFTED UP CLAYTON COUNTY’S MODEL WHICH RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR SERVING AS A NATIONAL MODEL AND IDEAL SOLUTION TO EXCESSIVE SCHOOL SUSPENSION AND EXPULSIONS (EDLEMAN, 2017, HOWELL ET AL. 2014, AND NCJFCJ, 2015). UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JUDGE TESKE, PACE USES OUR NATIONAL PLATFORM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FORTY-ONE DIFFERENT SITES ACROSS TWENTY-THREE STATES AND SEVERAL OF OUR SITES HAVE GONE ON TO ESTABLISH AN SJP AND HAVE REPORTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES. DESPITE OUR NATION’S PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING SJP’S MANY JURISDICTIONS CONTINUALLY FAIL TO REALIZE THE PREVALENCE OF ACES AMONG YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. JAMIESON (2019) NOTES THAT 90% OF YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAVE REPORTED EXPOSURE TO AT LEAST ONE ACE. THE CCSJP WILL ENHANCE NATIONAL ACCESS TO OUR DUAL IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PLATFORMS TO HELP JURISDICTIONS BROKER COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN A TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. MOREOVER, OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH INCLUDES DATA GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST JURISDICTIONS IN COLLABORATING ACROSS SYSTEMS AND AGENCIES TO MEASURE AND MONITOR THEIR DATA DRIVEN NEEDS AND SUCCESS. THE INCORPORATION OF THE DATA ASSISTANCE WILL HELP OVERCOME THE CURRENT GAPS OF KNOWLEDGE THAT JURISDICTIONS STRUGGLE WITH WHEN SEEKING TO REPLICATE THE CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP (NCJFCJ, 2015). LASTLY OUR UNIQUE MARKETING AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION ALLOWS JURISDICTIONS TO MOBILIZE AND SUSTAIN THEIR SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. BY PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE CCSJP HELPDESK WE AIM TO REPLICATE EFFICACIOUS TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE NATION TO EMBOLDEN HEALTHY FUTURE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME - RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM – NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

OFFERING CONTEXTUALIZED ENGLISH AND WORK SKILLS TRAINING TO 500 REFUGEE NEWCOMERS CONCURRENT WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN ATHENS GA - THE ORR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP WORKPLACE TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG REFUGEES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS.

CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP (CCSJP) HELPDESK INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT - CLAYTON COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE FUND DOING BUSINESS AS CLAYTON COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE IS APPLYING FOR THE NCTSI-II GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. OUR CLAYTON COUNTY MODEL OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “TESKE” MODEL, IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND RENOWN IN UTILIZING A SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE EARLY INTERVENTION, ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OR TRAUMA. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2004, WE HAVE BEEN PROMULGATING BEST PRACTICES BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE PROGRESSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR CHANGE AND EMPOWERMENT (PACE) PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN A TRAUMA INFORMED SJP TO PROVIDE EARLY TRAUMA INTERVENTION THAT PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY INCREASING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND REDUCING UNNECESSARY JUVENILE COURT REFERRALS THAT LEAD TO ADULT INCARCERATION. PACE HAS LIFTED UP CLAYTON COUNTY’S MODEL WHICH RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR SERVING AS A NATIONAL MODEL AND IDEAL SOLUTION TO EXCESSIVE SCHOOL SUSPENSION AND EXPULSIONS (EDLEMAN, 2017, HOWELL ET AL. 2014, AND NCJFCJ, 2015). UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JUDGE TESKE, PACE USES OUR NATIONAL PLATFORM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FORTY-ONE DIFFERENT SITES ACROSS TWENTY-THREE STATES AND SEVERAL OF OUR SITES HAVE GONE ON TO ESTABLISH AN SJP AND HAVE REPORTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES. DESPITE OUR NATION’S PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING SJP’S MANY JURISDICTIONS CONTINUALLY FAIL TO REALIZE THE PREVALENCE OF ACES AMONG YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. JAMIESON (2019) NOTES THAT 90% OF YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAVE REPORTED EXPOSURE TO AT LEAST ONE ACE. THE CCSJP WILL ENHANCE NATIONAL ACCESS TO OUR DUAL IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PLATFORMS TO HELP JURISDICTIONS BROKER COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN A TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. MOREOVER, OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH INCLUDES DATA GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST JURISDICTIONS IN COLLABORATING ACROSS SYSTEMS AND AGENCIES TO MEASURE AND MONITOR THEIR DATA DRIVEN NEEDS AND SUCCESS. THE INCORPORATION OF THE DATA ASSISTANCE WILL HELP OVERCOME THE CURRENT GAPS OF KNOWLEDGE THAT JURISDICTIONS STRUGGLE WITH WHEN SEEKING TO REPLICATE THE CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP (NCJFCJ, 2015). LASTLY OUR UNIQUE MARKETING AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION ALLOWS JURISDICTIONS TO MOBILIZE AND SUSTAIN THEIR SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. BY PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE CCSJP HELPDESK WE AIM TO REPLICATE EFFICACIOUS TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE NATION TO EMBOLDEN HEALTHY FUTURE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.