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Green Bay Press Gazette article from October 2023 about METRICS, a nationwide hub for school mental health grants. The School Mental Health Collaborative received a $10.4 million grant to coordinate this center.

METRICS – Mental Health Evaluation, Training, Research, and Innovation Center for Schools
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Education awarded funding to our Collaborative’s Universities, along with the University of Iowa, to run the Mental Health Evaluation, Training, Research and Innovation Center for Schools (METRICS). METRICS supports federally-funded grantees who are dedicated to addressing the national shortage of school-based mental health practitioners. These grantees received funding from the US Department of Education for either a School Based Mental Health (SBMH) or a Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) project to recruit, train, and retain a strong mental health workforce in our K-12 schools across the country.

Project SPACE – School Psychologists Advocating for Culturally-Responsive and Equitable Mental Health Services
The overall purpose of Project SPACE (School Psychologists Advocating for Culturally responsive and Equitable mental health services) is to recruit and train 24 new school psychology graduate students to enter the field, prepared to work with children and youth from historically minoritized identities. In a partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), training will emphasis skills related to provided culturally-responsive school mental health services. This training grant will support four cohorts of six students each year (24 students total).

Project STARS (Scholars in Teaching, Applied Research, and Service): Training and Mentoring in School Psychology
Project S.T.A.R.S. (Scholars in Teaching, Applied Research and Service) is a multi-site partnership between the doctoral school psychology programs at the University of South Florida and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project will prepare 8 new faculty in school psychology who will have the teaching, applied research, and service expertise to lead school, district and state implementation of evidence-based practices within a multi-tiered system of supports.