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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION Agency Name: Mental Health Association in Indian River County Address: 820 37th Place, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US Executive Director: Philip Cromer Email: philip@mhairc.org Phone: (772) 569-9788 Program Director: Jeanne Shepherd Email: jeanne@mhairc.org Phone: (772) 569-9788 Program(s) Name: Middle & High School Violence & Suicide Prevention Program Focus Area(s): Addressing Risky Youth Behavior PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Middle & High School Violence & Suicide Prevention Program provides county -wide services for IRC youth within area schools to educate students on mental health, ensure access to mental health care, intervene as needed to prevent avoidable harm and crisis, provide additional, ongoing support, and effectively treat emotional and behavioral concerns that can worsen if left untreated. The program's mental health professionals will: • Provide on-site support in collaboration with Substance Awareness Center on Erika's Lighthouse to include coordinating and following up with referral cards for students who request immediate intervention. • Provide crisis intervention and mental health support to students in need of immediate assistance, to prevent harm to self or others, and to restore stability and functioning. • Provide ongoing mental health treatment services to effectively address emotional and behavioral health needs of students with diagnosable mental health concerns. • Deliver critical incident support for traumatic events negatively impacting students, parents and/or staff to restore disrupted functioning and assist with healing. This program maximizes the number of IRC middle and high school students given the opportunity to participate in needed mental health services, increasing their capabilities for positive functioning and decision-making. Services are provided for IRC students grades 6-12 and within IRC public, private and charter middle and high schools. Our community benefits as a whole when its youth have successful behavioral and emotional outcomes. Program services expand the community's safety net for IRC youth to have healthy, productive lives with specific outreach to at -risk area middle and high school students. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is three thousand (3,000).