The Multidisciplinary Pathways to Recruit, Train, and Retain School Mental Health Providers in Iowa (MPath) grant will address shortages in school-based mental health services professionals (MHSPs) available in high-need schools. The MPath project focuses on developing a multidisciplinary training model to increase the number of highly qualified school-based MHSPs serving high-need areas of Iowa. Special emphasis will be to increase the number of MHSPs from underrepresented, nontraditional, and minoritized backgrounds.
The grant will fund 72 graduate students over the course of 5 years. This project will result in the enhancement of innovative practical learning experiences and more accessible pathways to prepare school-based MHSPs to serve in high-need schools located in Keystone and Mississippi Bend AEA. Join us next week in a Community Conversation as we address the emerging needs of Iowa's youth. For more information and to register for this event see this flyer.