Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) is a five-year pilot study designed to strengthen community and school-based supports for mental health and resiliency of students. With a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has partnered with Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to design and implement this program, which deploys evidence-based mental health resources in fifteen schools along the Texas Gulf Coast.
SAMHSA expects this program will focus on partnerships and collaboration between state and local systems to promote the healthy development of school-aged youth.
The Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health within the Steve Hicks School of Social Work will provide support to TEA for project evaluation and quality improvement.
Visit the Texas School Mental Health Website
Learn More
- Texas Education Agency’s Mental
Health and Behavioral Health - Youth Mental Health First Aid Overview
