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EXHIBIT A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2022-23 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: Heather Roberts Email: heather@mhairc.org Phone: (772) 569-9788 x130 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 offers countywide access to needed mental health services for IRC youth, educates students on mental health, provides crisis intervention to prevent avoidable harm and crisis, gives ongoing therapy for unmet care needs, and effectively treats youth emotional and behavioral concerns, which can worsen if left unaddressed. MHA's mental health professionals: • Facilitate within area middle and high public schools, in collaboration with Substance Awareness Center, Erika's Lighthouse psycho -educational intervention on depression awareness and suicide prevention (and without SAC at Indian River Charter High School). • Provide therapeutic intervention with students who request individual mental health assistance. • Provide crisis intervention and mental health support to students in need of immediate assistance to prevent harm to self/others and to restore stability and functioning. • Provide ongoing mental health treatment services (individual/family therapy, group services, psychiatric care) to effectively address the emotional and behavioral health needs of students with diagnosable mental health concerns. • Deliver critical incident support for traumatic events negatively affecting 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 their access to needed care. Services are available for IRC students in grades 6- 12 and within IRC public, private and charter middle and high schools as well as in our outpatient Walk -In & Counseling Center. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is three thousand (3,000).