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ALIGNED WITH LEMHWA RECOMMENDATIONS, THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DELIVERABLES TO UNDERSERVED RURAL PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. GUIDED BY SMART GOALS (SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, RELEVANT, TIME-BOUND), DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TRAINING, PROGRAMMING, CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT SERVICES. EXISTING STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATION, ALLOWS THIS PROGRAM TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL PERSONNEL AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS INFLUENCE RURAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT (MTSS) STRUCTURE WITH A BASE LEVEL OF UNIVERSAL TRAINING PREVENTATIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR ACADEMY, POST-ACADEMY, AND PERIODIC IN-SERVICE TRAINING. MIDDLE TIER WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND EXISTING PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHILE EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR INTERVENTION. TOP TIER WILL IDENTIFY SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO EMBED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SERVICES WITHIN THE MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATION. WORKING IN UNISON, ALL LEVELS PROMOTE AND SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCE. FURTHERMORE, AS NEEDS INTENSIFY MOVING UP THE TIERS, MORE SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE PREVENTATIVE FOUNDATION. UTILIZING SMART GOALS WITHIN MTSS PROVIDES AN ACCOUNTABLE EVALUATIVE MECHANISM FOR THIS PROGRAM TO MEASURE AND COMMUNICATE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS GOAL OF RELAYING RELEVANT AND VITAL INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCY.