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TALENT PIPELINE PROGRAMS (GOAL 1) BUILD THE TALENT PIPELINE BY INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS, PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS, AND RETAINING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS THAT HELP REMOVE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS. 1. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS: $118,400.00 TO 20 SUPERVISORS ACROSS 13 AGENCIES AND PRACTICES WHO PROVIDED FREE CLINICAL SUPERVISION TRAINING TO 30 PRE-LICENSE FELLOWS, RESULTING IN 17 NEWLY LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LANCASTER COUNTY IN 2024, AND OVER 40 NEWLY LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS SINCE 2020. 2. MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS SCHOLARSHIPS: $22,825.00 AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO NINE LANCASTER COUNTY STUDENTS PURSUING MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS , AT TWO UNIVERSITIES.3. NEW STUDENT SYMPOSIUM: $7,841.48 TO HOST OUR FIRST PROGRAM HELPING STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS GAIN PEER SUPPORT, LEARNING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS TOWARDS A CLINICAL LICENSE, CONNECTING TO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES. 4. GENERAL TALENT PIPELINE PROGRAM EXPENSES, INCLUDING PROGRAM SUPPLIES, ADVOCACY, GUEST SPEAKER STIPENDS, PROGRAM OUTREACH AND AWARENESS TOTALED: $950.00 FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. 5. TALENT PIPELINE RECOGNITION EXPENSES: $4,580.20 TO SUPPORT OUR ANNUAL PROGRAM, RAISE AWARENESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS, CELEBRATING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND CLINICIANS WHO EARN THEIR LICENSE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE. ACCESS PROGRAMS: (GOAL 2) INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, BY REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS, PROMOTING WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, ADVOCATING FOR HEALTH POLICY CHANGES, AND ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ACROSS ALL SETTINGS. WE INVESTED IN REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELL-BEING.1. RISE ABOVE YOUTH SUMMIT: $13,165.21 SUPPORTED OUR TEEN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, FOCUSED ON EMPOWERMENT AND EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE AS ADVOCATES FOR MENTAL WELLNESS, FOR THEMSELVES AND PEOPLE THEY CARE ABOUT. THIS INCLUDES AN EQUITY STIPEND AND CERTIFICATES IN TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. IN 2024, 29 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPLETED TWO RISE ABOVE YOUTH SUMMIT SESSIONS. 2. CAREGIVER AND CHILD PROGRAM: $8,370.40 TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (BIRTH-PRESCHOOL) WITH CONNECTION AND SUPPORT WITH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS , BUILDING COMMUNITY AMONG CAREGIVERS, AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH CARE. 3. OTHER ACCESS PROGRAMS: $1,354.52 FOR IN-PERSON SESSIONS OF GROUP THERAPY FOR LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDE CARE FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, BUT WHO OFTEN DO NOT HAVE TRAINING OR BACKGROUND IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE. 4. ACCESS PROGRAM COMMUNICATIONS: $10,400.96 IN COMMUNICATIONS, AND MATERIALS FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. 5. COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANTS TO SUPPORT YOUTH MENTORSHIP: $60,750 TO SUPPORT FIVE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE WORK IMPROVES THE MENTAL WELLNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN LANCASTER COUNTY. 6. FISCAL AGENT GRANTS: $9,205.52 FOR TWO FUNDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS WITH MENTAL WELLNESS WORK FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR CREATIVITY: BALDWIN FELLOWSHIP FOR SAM SOLIMAN, AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT WITH ALEXANDER COLON. PROGRAMS EDUCATION & ADVOCACY: (GOAL 3) CREATE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE WARNING SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO PREVENT SUICIDE, ESPECIALLY AMONG MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS YOUTH WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA+, EARLY-CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, AND YOUTH WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WE INVESTED IN BUILDING AWARENESS FOR YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TRAINING FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND ADVOCACY FOR MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES.1. FUNDING SUPPORTS $12,166.38 FOR OUTREACH, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A COLORING BOOK AND ACTIVITY GUIDE FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE, FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BREATHING AND GROUNDING TECHNIQUES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN STUDENTS. 2. ADVOCACY: $5,000.00 AS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE, ADVOCATING FOR HEALTH POLICY IN PENNSYLVANIA. 3. SPONSORSHIPS: $947.44 SUPPORTED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 4. GENERAL PROGRAM MARKETING: $200.00 FOR ONE NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT RAISING AWARENESS FOR YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.