UC partners with Cincinnati Public Schools on $3.75M initiative

An article in the Cincinnati Business Courier reported on how a partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS), Central State University in Ohio (CSU) and local mental health agencies has been formed to address the growing mental health needs of K-12 students in the region.  

The new initiative, the Cincinnati Mental Health, Education, and Successful Urban Relationship Expansion in the Schools (MEASURES) program, will work to expand the behavioral health workforce and create inclusive, supportive environments for students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. 

The MEASURES program — funded by a five-year, $3.75 million grant from the Department of Education — aims to address critical gaps in the mental health and educational landscape by providing tuition stipends for UC graduate students majoring in school and mental health counseling, school psychology and social work. UC partnered with CSU to create a pipeline for CSU students to address the diversification of the school-based behavioral health workforce.   

Training students in these disciplines, program administrators say, is crucial to supporting students in high-need schools, especially those in diverse communities within CPS, where there is an increasing demand for mental health services. 

Read the full story on the Cincinnati Business Courier website.

Read the full story in the Cincinnati Business Courier. If subscription fees are required, email angela.koenig@uc.edu for a PDF of the story. 

Read more about the program on the UC website. 

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