Wabeno Area School District is the proud recipient of the 2023 Project AWARE, SAMHSA grant!

AWARE: Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education

SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Some helpful information:

• "The purpose of the Project AWARE program is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services".

• "Grantees (of Project AWARE) leverage (local/community) partnerships to implement mental health-related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that school-aged youth have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services".

• "The program has increased mental health literacy among the schools and communities, removed barriers to find care, and ensured cultural relevance for all school programs. With the continuous support from SAMHSA, Project AWARE proceeds to focus on improving school climate and trauma informed programming to improve the care for school-aged youth" .

Please CLICK HERE to visit SAMHSA's website about the Project AWARE, mental health grant.