City Council Meeting Date: March 5, 2019
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Northfield Beyond The Yellow Ribbon Steering Committee
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Presentation of Healthy Community Initiative Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Award and related benefits to the community.
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Action Requested:
None.
Summary Report:
Katie Reed, Coordinator for the Rice County Chemical and Mental Health Coalition at the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), will give a presentation about their recent SAMHSA grant award to expand our offerings of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings to the community.
Northfield Beyond the Yellow Ribbon signed a letter of commitment to be a partner in offering MHFA trainings to veterans, their families, and those who serve veterans. There is a specific MHFA training module that is dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health needs of veterans.
<https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/veterans-military/>
Katie will present additional information about the grant award Healthy Community Initiative receives Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Award and the process of coordinating a MHFA instructor training in Rice County.