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OMHSAS has been awarded a Suicide Prevention in Schools and Colleges Grant from
SAMHSA. This grant is a 5 year, $736,000/year grant with no state match requirement. The
grant will provide gatekeeper training, suicide risk management training, standardized screening,
and training in empirically supported treatments to schools, community colleges, and universities
throughout the Commonwealth. The project will raise awareness, increase identification of an
at-risk youth, facilitate referrals to treatment, and improve treatment outcomes.
Building on the Student Assistant Program in Pennsylvania schools, we will provide gatekeeper
training and state of the art screening tools to appropriate school personnel and the behavioral
health systems that serve these schools.
With gatekeeper training and awareness campaigns, we plan to reach 186,000 youth over 5
years. With screening in schools, colleges, and primary care practices, we plan to reach
approximately 26,000 indicated youth over 5 years. Our total impact will be felt by an estimated
212,000 youth across Pennsylvania.