Park County School District 1 receives $970K Center for Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Wyoming project strong (school trauma response, outreach, navigation, & growth) - project strong (school trauma response, outreach, navigation, & growth), led by park county school district #1 with 2 Wyoming local educational agencies and community partners, will strengthen trauma-informed mental health systems for approximately 12,300 prek-12 students across 3 rural and frontier public school districts. The project will build on existing school mental health infrastructure by implementing universal behavioral health screening, coordinated referral and data systems, evidence-based tier 1 and tier 2 supports, expanded school-community behavioral health partnerships, and improved crisis response aligned with local services and 988. Project strong will screen at least 75% of enrolled students annually, expand targeted supports for students with emerging social, emotional, behavioral, or trauma-related concerns, and increase referrals and successful linkage to behavioral health services by at least 30% over 4 years. Professional development, family engagement, interagency collaboration, and continuous evaluation will strengthen district and community capacity and reduce geographic barriers to care. An independent evaluator will oversee performance measurement, data quality, and outcomes evaluation to guide continuous quality improvement, sustainability planning, and dissemination of best practices.