AWARE Texas – Advancing Wellness & Resiliency in Education
AWARE Texas seeks to achieve intermediate and long-term outcomes for Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) through sub grants and collaboration with education service centers (ESCs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to accomplish the SAMHSA purpose, goals and activities. Goals were approved for implementation by
the 168¿ª½±¹ÙÍø in partnership with the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH).
Texas AWARE State Management Team Partners:
Department of Family & Protective Services
Department of Juvenile Justice
Health & Human Services Commission
South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
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Texas Workforce Commission
The University of Texas at Austin—Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health
Unified Services for All Children Advisory Council
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Texas AWARE Local Educational Agencies & Community Partners
AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium (2021) seeks to achieve intermediate and long-term outcomes for Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) through sub grants and collaboration with local education agencies (LEAs) and local mental health authorities (LMHAs) to accomplish the AWARE goals and activities.ÌýThe Project AWARE Expansion Consortium deploysÌýevidence-based mental health resources in 3 central Texas LEAs.ÌýThese LEAs were chosen due to higher rates of community impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic and high rates of population growth in these central Texas AWARE districts.
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- Manor Independent School District
- Elgin Independent School District
- San Marcos ConsolidatedÌýIndependent School DistrictÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Integral Care
- Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities CenterÌý
- Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
The original A.W.A.R.E. Texas grant was awarded to Texas from 2018 to 2023 in an effort to support the mental health and wellness of students and families in the Texas Gulf Coast, impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Below list the LEA and community partners for AWARE Texas Gulf Coast.Ìý
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- Port Aransas Independent School District
- Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County
- Refugio Independent School DistrictÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Woodsboro Independent School District
- Gulf Bend Center
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- Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
- The Harris Center for Mental Health & IDD
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- Bridge City Independent School District
- Spindletop Center
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AWARE Texas Goals
Increase and improve access to culturally competent and developmentally appropriate school and community-based mental health services.
ÌýIncrease awareness and identification of mental health issues among adults working with young people.
Help students develop skills that promote resilience, self-regulation and pro-social behaviors, avert development of mental health disorders and prevent youth violence.
Develop an infrastructure that will sustain services at LEA/ESCs and build statewide capacity for promoting mental health awareness and evidence-based practices.
Mental and Behavioral Health Team
Julie Wayman, Mental/Behavioral Health Coordinator
Tammy Gendke, Mental Health Program Specialist
Ashton Millet, Project A.W.A.R.E State Coordinator- Project A.W.A.R.E
Jerlene Gibbs, Mental Health Education and Program Specialist- Project A.W.A.R.E