Partnership for Results

Project Title

The Resilience Project: Addressing Mental Health Concerns for Young Children

Award Amount

$147,545

Location

Auburn

Web Site

http://www.partnershipforresults.org

Date Awarded

November 16, 2006

More than 30% of Cayuga County’s children in grades K-3 have mental health and behavioral problems that can be effectively addressed through early intervention. This grant to Partnership for Results supports The Resilience Project: A Rural Expansion of a Mental Health Early Intervention Program for Elementary School Children.

The Resilience Project improves early mental health intervention services by expanding the capacity of a science-based, mental health early intervention program. Major project activities include: (1) screening of children (in grades K-3) in four rural upstate New York school districts for developing mental health and behavior problems; and (2) providing skill development sessions by trained paraprofessionals that focus on behavior control, peer sociability skills, self-confidence, and emotional coping skills. The Partnership for Results is a nonprofit agency whose principal mission is to foster the positive social, emotional, and academic development of at-risk children and youth.