Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): AWARE_GY25
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Hackett Center for Mental Health, Trauma and Grief Center
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 4.25%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Harris County Resources for Children and Adults that the County Judge execute an interlocal agreement with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Hackett Center for Mental Health, Trauma and Grief Center in the amount of $25,000 for providing trauma and grief related staff and family trainings for the AWARE Harris Project for the period that starts with the execution of this agreement and ends September 29, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Resources for Children and Adults has been approved for funding from SAMHSA for AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) Harris Project for the development of a tiered prevention, intervention and treatment program which includes universal prevention and mental health promotion, brief intervention services as well as tertiary intervention and behavioral health treatment, based on the needs of school aged children and youth in the participating school districts. This project is a collaboration among HCRCA, Texas Education Agency, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Region 4 Educational Service Center, Harris Center for Mental Health & IDD (l...
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