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Collaboration: Mental Health Association works collaboratively with the Indian River County School District and Substance Awareness Center to provide Erika's Lighthouse depression awareness and suicide prevention model and follow-up services to Indian River County middle and high school students enrolled in the Indian River County School District. The Mental Health Association is additionally committed to providing the Erika's Lighthouse program to additional schools, such as Indian River County Charter High School, Imagine Charter, St Edwards, and Alternative Center for Education. Goal 1: Students self -referring for mental health care can specify if they want to meet with a mental health professional within the next school day or within the next week. MHA clinicians will meet with those students requesting support within or before the period specified, or and inform school personnel if contact is not possible (ie, student not in school). Outcome: Erika's Lighthouse psychoeducation prevention was completed for all schools during the 2021-2022 school year on March 18, 2022. This 4th quarter we started Erika's Lighthouse for the 2022-2023 school year in Sebastian River High School and Sebastian River Middle School on September 26th and 2711 and completed them in October. There were 10 self -referrals seen during the 4th quarter reporting period and 264 self -referrals during the funding period. Goal 2: Indian River County middle and high school students will participate in Erika's Lighthouse, an evidenced -based model for depression awareness and suicide prevention. Post testing will determine student gains in knowledge about depression, mental health wellness strategies, and ways to receive needed mental health assistance if needed. Students will complete self -referral cards to confidentiality ask for mental health help within 24 hours or within a week. Outcome: Erika's Lighthouse psychoeducation prevention was completed for all schools during the 2021-2022 school year on March 18, 2022. This 4th quarter we started Erika's Lighthouse for the 2022-2023 school year in Sebastian River High School and Sebastian River Middle School on September 26th and 27th and completed them in October. No surveys were provided during this reporting period. Erika's Lighthouse Student Survey Results 07/01/2022 to Funding Period 09/30/2022 to Date % of students who strongly agree or agree they are aware of the signs and symptoms of depression n/a 90% % of students who strongly agree or agree they are aware of behaviors and skills to boost their mental n/a 87% health wellness. % of students who agree or agree they are aware of ways they can reach out for mental health help if they n/a 92% want or need it. 167