Project Summary
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 SPACE will integrate several recruitment and training activities that will collectively increase the number of school psychologists that are trained to provide culturally-responsive mental health services in schools and to address the shortage of mental health providers.
Funding Period: 4/1/2023 – 12/31/2027
Amount: $5,995,003
Funder: US Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Awardee: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Principal Investigator: Katie Eklund
Co-Principal Investigators: Andy Garbacz, Steve Kilgus, Kristy Kelly, Kristen Guetschow, Melanie Salgado
Research Project Coordinator: Lydia Wells
Students: Grace Rubenzer, Kasheah Jennings, Earl Salmons
