Michigan Adaptive Sports & Inclusive Recreation Initiative

The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living will improve access to physical activity opportunities for students with and without physical disabilities by increasing awareness and knowledge of adaptive sports and inclusive recreation. The University of Michigan’s...

Improving capacity & healthy local food access in UP Schools

The Western U.P. Planning and Development Region will conduct a feasibility study to expand the 10 Cents a Meal program to the Western U.P. 10 Cents a Meal is a state program that provides schools and early childhood education centers with matching funding to purchase...

Enhancing Youth Physical Activity and Well-being (YPAW)

Todd Martin Youth Leadership and the Institute for the Study of Youth Sport at Michigan State University will offer a Youth Physical Activity and Well-being program, providing physical activity-based life skills to 600 youth aged 8-14 years. Using an interactive,...

Youth Mental Health First Aid training

The Guidance Center will bring the evidence-based Youth Mental Health First Aid training in Downriver middle and high schools. This program will increase the number of school personnel trained to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health issues or substance use...

TRAILS: Building a Statewide Student Mental Health Solution

The TRAILS Program improves access to mental health care for Michigan youth by training and supporting school mental health professionals, equipping them with the tools and resources to utilize evidence-based behavioral health care strategies with students...

Suicide S.A.F.E. Team Response: Blue Envelope

Through this grant, Spectrum Health Foundation, in partnership with 40 school districts located throughout West Michigan, will expand the Suicide S.A.F.E. Team Response: Blue Envelope Program, a comprehensive, school-based, suicide prevention, and crisis response...

School-Based Early Childhood Behavioral Health Program

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) will increase access to early childhood mental health services by delivering no-cost psychological assessments and therapy integrated into early learning centers. The program will create a sustainable Doctoral-level training...

Children’s Behavioral Health System Reform

This project will optimize the structure and delivery of behavioral health services to children and youth to promote growth, opportunity, and wellness. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will identify opportunities for refinement in Medicaid-funded...

Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of LGBTQ+ Students

This project is an extension of a 2018 Special Projects and Emerging Ideas grant with the Michigan Department of Education and Roots of Change to build capacity within schools to better support students who identify as LGBTQ+. This project will identify better ways to...

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