The Kent State University team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training (NEO MHAT). Using evidence-based mental health awareness training and community resource education, NEO MHAT will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources. Using Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and Youth Mental Health First Aid, NEO MHAT will tra...

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