Tulsa Thrive: Student Wellness Overview (Project Aware)

Tulsa Public Schools was awarded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Project AWARE grant. This grant, which was announced in October 2023, will provide approximately $9 million over five years. This initiative is named Tulsa Thrive: Student Wellness and will serve all children and youth at TPS through increasing mental health skills and literacy, promoting positive mental health development, and connecting students and families to treatment and supports which are culturally relevant and foster resilience building.  A component of the initiative is to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

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Goals of the SAMHSA Aware Grant

Goal 1 
Build infrastructure to sustain Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS).

Goal 2
Tier 1: Increase positive student mental health by providing universal prevention and train team members to support students. Create a comprehensive school safety plan.

Goal 3
Tier 2: Increase positive student mental health by providing targeted services and supports.

Goal 4: 
Tier 3: Increase access to behavioral health treatments and crisis services.

Goal 5: 
Improve protective school climate practices that mitigate harm and support positive mental health.

Goal 6:
Increase district capacity to implement MTSS plan and interventions and engage the community.