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ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍເປີດໂຄງການທົດລອງຢູ່ໃນໂຮງຮຽນມັດທະຍົມເພື່ອສະຫນັບສະຫນູນສຸຂະພາບຈິດຂອງໄວຫນຸ່ມ​​ 

ມອບລາງວັນ 8 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ໂຮງຮຽນມັດທະຍົມຕອນປາຍແປດແຫ່ງ​​ 

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in concert with The Children’s Partnership (TCP), awarded $8 million to eight California high schools to serve as pilot sites to conduct the Peer-to-Peer Youth Mental Health Program. The awards are part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), a cornerstone of his Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health. The Peer-to-Peer Youth Mental Health Program will expand mental health care options for young Californians.​​ 

“ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ສາມາດອີງໃສ່ຮູບແບບການແພດແບບດັ້ງເດີມພຽງຢ່າງດຽວເພື່ອແກ້ໄຂຄວາມຕ້ອງການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບຈິດຂອງຊາວໜຸ່ມທີ່ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຂອງປະເທດຊາດຂອງພວກເຮົາ,” ທ່ານ ນາງ Michelle Baass ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ DHCS ກ່າວ. “ຄວາມຈິງແມ່ນວ່າໄວລຸ້ນຟັງໄວລຸ້ນຄົນອື່ນໆ. ໂດຍການສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍການສະໜັບສະໜູນແບບເພື່ອນມິດ, ພວກເຮົາສາມາດສະໜັບສະໜູນໄວໜຸ່ມຜູ້ທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງລະບົບສະໜັບສະໜູນສຸຂະພາບຈິດແບບດັ້ງເດີມໄດ້.​​ 

“ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຈາກໝູ່ເພື່ອນໃນໂຮງຮຽນມັດທະຍົມຕອນປາຍຂອງລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍແມ່ນຍຸດທະສາດທີ່ສຳຄັນສຳລັບການສົ່ງເສີມຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນດ້ານສຸຂະພາບຈິດ ແລະ ສະຫວັດດີພາບໃນບັນດາໄວລຸ້ນ,” ດຣ. ໂຊຮິລ ຊັດ ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການ CYBHI ກ່າວ. "ໂດຍການຝັງໂຄງສ້າງສະໜັບສະໜູນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ເຂົ້າໃນລະບົບການສຶກສາ, ພວກເຮົາສາມາດວາງພື້ນຖານສຳລັບຍຸດທະສາດສຸຂະພາບຈິດແບບເພື່ອນຮ່ວມເພດທົ່ວລັດ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຄວາມເຫັນອົກເຫັນໃຈ, ຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນ, ແລະ ຄວາມສາມັກຄີໃນບັນດາຊາວໜຸ່ມ."​​ 

ເປັນຫຍັງສິ່ງນີ້ຈຶ່ງສຳຄັນ: ທົ່ວປະເທດ, ອັດຕາຄວາມກັງວົນ, ຊຶມເສົ້າ ແລະ ການທຳຮ້າຍຕົນເອງແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນບັນດາອັດຕາທີ່ສູງທີ່ສຸດໃນຮອບຫຼາຍທົດສະວັດ. ລະຫວ່າງປີ 2019 ແລະ 2021, ປະມານໜຶ່ງສ່ວນສາມຂອງໄວລຸ້ນໃນລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍໄດ້ປະສົບກັບຄວາມທຸກທໍລະມານທາງຈິດໃຈຢ່າງຮຸນແຮງ, ໂດຍມີການເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ 20 ເປີເຊັນຂອງການຂ້າຕົວຕາຍຂອງໄວລຸ້ນ. ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ, ການຂາດແຄນຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບຈິດທົ່ວປະເທດເຮັດໃຫ້ເວລາລໍຖ້າດົນຂຶ້ນສຳລັບການນັດໝາຍກັບຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບຈິດໃນຊຸມຊົນ. ການມີໃຫ້ບໍລິການແມ່ນມີຈຳກັດໂດຍສະເພາະໃນບັນດາຜູ້ທີ່ບໍ່ມີປະກັນໄພ, ຄົນຜິວສີ, ຜູ້ທີ່ມີລາຍໄດ້ຕໍ່າ ແລະ ຜູ້ພິການ.​​ 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: The program, made possible by CYBHI funding, was designed in collaboration with youth to identify promising, evidence-based peer-to-peer interventions to improve youth mental health. Studies show that by proactively leveraging strong social support networks, peer-to-peer programs in schools can mitigate provider shortages, reduce mental health stigma, and even offer a workforce development pipeline for youth. The collaborative partnerships with the eight awarded high schools will help DHCS and TCP identify best practices for peer-to-peer programs that can be implemented statewide, serve as a model for national efforts, and contribute to advocacy for sustainable funding and infrastructure for youth-driven, culturally responsive peer support programs in California.​​ 

HOW FUNDING WILL BE USED: Awarded high schools will create or build upon existing youth peer-to-peer programs, including investing in training programs to develop sustainable infrastructure for youth-centered programs, building wellness centers on campus as a space for peer counseling, and conducting interactive health fairs.​​ 

“In response to the existing youth mental health crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, young people across California advocated for culturally responsive, gender-affirming mental health support,” said Mayra E. Alvarez, TCP President. “We are excited to partner with these eight high schools to support unique, community-specific peer support programs. We know that uplifting community voices through initiatives like this drives good public policy, and we are excited to see how this program influences future mental health investments.”​​ 

ABOUT THE AWARDEES: The following eight California high schools received CYBHI awards: El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito; Da Vinci RISE High School in El Segundo; Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley; Oakland Technical High School in Oakland; Serrano High School in Phelan; Sierra High School in San Bernardino; Mission Hills High School in San Marcos; and Antioch High School in Antioch.​​ 

 “We asked young people what they need to solve this crisis, and they told us: stronger peer-to-peer support networks. And that’s what we’re supporting,” said Autumn Boylan, Deputy Director of DHCS’ Office of Strategic Partnerships.​​ 

Raven Jones, Director of Peer-to-Peer Mental Health at TCP, provided examples of how the awards will benefit two of the schools: “The Da Vinci RISE High School peer-to-peer mentoring program is being built into a newly launched mental health career pathway. This will be RISE’s first career technical education pathway, enabling students to gain career experience and dual enrollment, alongside critical mental health skills and support.​​ 

Mission Hills High School is investing in a peer support mentorship program that will allow students to enroll in a dual enrollment college course, co-taught by a California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) professor, school counselor, and teacher. This unique course structure will offer students both credits through both the San Marcos Unified School District and CSUSM, with peer support mentors earning field experience hours while working in the student-led wellness center.”​​ 

Schools are also encouraged to spread the word about DHCS’ two Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platforms that provide free, safe, and confidential mental health support to young people and their families: BrightLife Kids for children ages 0-12 and their parents or caregivers and Soluna for young people ages 13-25. For more information, please email CYBHI@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

ຮູບພາບທີ່ໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ: ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍໄດ້ລົງທຶນຫຼາຍພັນລ້ານໂດລາໃນ CYBHI, ເຊິ່ງເປັນພື້ນຖານຂອງ ແຜນແມ່ບົດຂອງຜູ້ວ່າການລັດ Newsom ສຳລັບສຸຂະພາບຈິດຂອງເດັກ. CYBHI ປະກອບມີການລົງທຶນທີ່ເຂັ້ມແຂງໃນດ້ານສຸຂະພາບຈິດ ແລະ ການບໍລິການແບບຮອບດ້ານສຳລັບໄວໜຸ່ມທີ່ຖືກອອກແບບມາເພື່ອຕອບສະໜອງຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍໃນບ່ອນທີ່ພວກເຂົາຢູ່, ລວມທັງການສະໜັບສະໜູນຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງສຳລັບໂຮງຮຽນ, ນັກການສຶກສາ ແລະ ເດັກນ້ອຍທີ່ພວກເຂົາຮັບໃຊ້. ຍຸດທະສາດຕ່າງໆທີ່ CYBHI ກຳລັງຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ, ລວມທັງການເປີດຕົວໂຄງການສຸຂະພາບຈິດຊາວໜຸ່ມ Peer-To-Peer, ວາງພື້ນຖານ ແລະ ພັດທະນາພື້ນຖານໂຄງລ່າງເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນລະບົບທີ່ມີການປະສານງານ, ເປັນສູນກາງຂອງຊາວໜຸ່ມ, ສະເໝີພາບ, ມຸ່ງເນັ້ນການປ້ອງກັນ ແລະ ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງໄດ້ຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ ເຊິ່ງຊາວໜຸ່ມສາມາດຊອກຫາການສະໜັບສະໜູນທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າຕ້ອງການເມື່ອ, ບ່ອນໃດ, ແລະ ໃນທາງທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າຕ້ອງການຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດ.​​ 

ລັດຄາລິຟໍເນຍກຳລັງຫັນປ່ຽນລະບົບການປິ່ນປົວສຸຂະພາບຈິດ ແລະ ລະບົບການປິ່ນປົວຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິຈາກການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດທັງໝົດເພື່ອໃຫ້ການດູແລສຸຂະພາບທາງດ້ານພຶດຕິກຳທີ່ດີຂຶ້ນສຳລັບຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍທຸກຄົນ. ຮຽນຮູ້ເພີ່ມເຕີມໄດ້ທີ່ mentalhealth.ca.gov.​​ 

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