Congratulations to CFS Professor Heather George, PhD on receiving a 5-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve mental health services in middle schools implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS).
The grant, Florida Connect: Interconnecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Improve Middle School Students' Academic, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes, will focus on youth with and at-risk for disabilities, and/or minoritized backgrounds.
Funded under the ED Office of Special Education Programs (CFDA 84.326M, "Absolute Priority 2: Model Demonstration Projects to Enhance Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Services and Supports for Middle or High School Youth with and at Risk for Disabilities"), the grant will be co-led by PI: Heather George, PhD who will provide oversight for fiscal and program management and Co-PI: Joni Splett, PhD from the University of Florida for implementation and data collection with additional expertise from the FLPBIS: MTSS Project in collaboration with Marion County Public Schools. Additional CFS staff involved will be Laura Kern, JD, PhD, Karen Elfner, MA and Dama Abshier, PhD. Learn more here.