Oregon

Grantees under this competition will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary schools. Schools will establish or expand counseling programs through hiring qualified school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, or child or adolescents psychiatrists with a goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services available. Counseling services will use a developmental, prevention approach, and will be designed and implemented with the involvement of parents of the participating students.

To address Government Performance and Results Act measures for the program, grantees will use funds to help them address the student/mental health professional ratios, and reduce the number of referrals and suspensions for disciplinary reason among students receiving program services. Grantees have identified other project-specific goals that include improved student attendance and academic performance, social skills development, parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development, and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.

Iowa

Grantees under this competition will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary schools. Schools will establish or expand counseling programs through hiring qualified school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, or child or adolescents psychiatrists with a goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services available. Counseling services will use a developmental, prevention approach, and will be designed and implemented with the involvement of parents of the participating students.

To address Government Performance and Results Act measures for the program, grantees will use funds to help them address the student/mental health professional ratios, and reduce the number of referrals and suspensions for disciplinary reason among students receiving program services. Grantees have identified other project-specific goals that include improved student attendance and academic performance, social skills development, parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development, and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.

California

Grantees under this competition will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary schools. Schools will establish or expand counseling programs through hiring qualified school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, or child or adolescents psychiatrists with a goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services available. Counseling services will use a developmental, prevention approach, and will be designed and implemented with the involvement of parents of the participating students.

To address Government Performance and Results Act measures for the program, grantees will use funds to help them address the student/mental health professional ratios, and reduce the number of referrals and suspensions for disciplinary reason among students receiving program services. Grantees have identified other project-specific goals that include improved student attendance and academic performance, social skills development, parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development, and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.

Michigan

Grantees under this competition will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary schools. Schools will establish or expand counseling programs through hiring qualified school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, or child or adolescents psychiatrists with a goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services available. Counseling services will use a developmental, prevention approach, and will be designed and implemented with the involvement of parents of the participating students.

To address Government Performance and Results Act measures for the program, grantees will use funds to help them address the student/mental health professional ratios, and reduce the number of referrals and suspensions for disciplinary reason among students receiving program services. Grantees have identified other project-specific goals that include improved student attendance and academic performance, social skills development, parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development, and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.