UC partners with Cincinnati Public Schools on $3.75M initiative
A federally funded UC program aims to increase the number of mental health providers in K-12 schools
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.
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Read more about the program on the UC website.
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