Community Investments > Initiatives & Partnerships
Initiatives & Partnerships
In addition to making direct investments and administering third party and Federal grants, the Mental Health Board utilizes 2 other strategies in Community Investments - Initiatives and Partnerships. Initiatives are projects in which MHB takes the lead to bring together key stakeholders to address a significant community issue. Though some funding may be provided by MHB, the primary investment is staff time and leadership in order to increase coordination, communication, and collaboration among the various participants.
Another route that MHB uses to invest funds is through Partnerships. Partnerships are business relationships with leadership organizations that exercise some control over the services offered by contracted or affiliated agencies. The partners have independent sources of income and must make a capital or other tangible investment in the proposed project. Decisions about the proposed project are reached by joint planning and negotiation. The responsibilities of all parties are detailed in a written Memorandum of Understanding. Partners have high levels of fiscal accountability. Typical partners are other units of government (city, school, district, workforce development agencies) or local and national foundations.
Current Initiatives
The Mental Health Board Juvenile Justice Initiative - 22nd Judicial Circuit Family Court Juvenile Division - Family Sub-contracted Services and Psychological Services
Purpose: To ensure access to quality behavioral health services for youth involved with the Juvenile Court.
For more information contact:
Cathy Horejes
Chief Deputy Juvenile Officer
920 N. Vandeventer
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 552-2500
chorejes@courts.mo.gov
Public Administrator Liaison - Community Alternatives
Purpose: To sustain wards of the Public Administrator in the least restrictive setting suitable to their needs.
For more information contact:
Tony Hilkin
Public Administrator Liaison
3738 Chouteau Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 772-8801
thilkin@community-alternatives.org
Current Partnerships
The Non-Public Schools Mini Grants
Partner: Lutheran Foundation and Incarnate Word Foundation
Purpose: To invest in projects that promote positive youth development through community service activities.
Child Care
Partner: United Way of Greater St. Louis
Purpose: To ensure that children from low income working families in the City are cared for in a high quality child care program by providing partial scholarships toward child care for families that are not eligible for state child care subsidies.
Bullying Prevention
Partners: Incarnate Word Foundation, Lutheran Foundation, Catholic and Lutheran Elementary Schools in St. Louis City
Purpose: To provide the Comprehensive Bullying Prevention Model, Peaceful Solutions, to 20 Catholic and Lutheran schools in the City of St. Louis.
Non-Public After School Programs
Partners: Incarnate Word Foundation, Lutheran Foundation, Pettus Foundation, Catholic and Lutheran Schools in St. Louis City
Pupose: To provide high quality after-school programs which are comprehensive and address the following domains of human development for non-public school children enrolled; intellectual, physical, social and affective.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment
Partner: Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Purpose: Preferrred Family Healthcare provides an adolescent substance abuse treatment program for youth 12-17 years of age.
Aging Out of Foster Care
Partners: Deaconess Foundation, Lutheran Foundation, Incarnate Word Foundation, Daughters of Charity &Trio Foundations, Missouri Foundation for Health, Commerce Bank, and Express Scripts
Purpose: To support youth ages 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system to successfully transition to positive, productive adulthood.
Mental Health First Aid
Partner: Commited Caring Faith Communities
Purpose: To provide scholarships to clergy, lay leaders and congregation members of various faiths to attend an Addictions Academy. The Academy provides education on the topic of substance abuse and addiction.
Programs Achieving Quality Partnership
Partner: United Way of Greater St. Louis
Purpose: To improve quality in 12 under served licensed child care programs that have at least a 25% enrollement of state pay children. One-on-one assistance is provided by a child care specialist from CDCA.
Child Care for Newly Unemployed Workers
Partner: United Way of Greater St. Louis
Purpose: To make available continued child care services for families that have been negatively affected by the current economy.
Mental Health Counseling for Foreclosure Project
Partner: United Way of Greater St. Louis
Purpose: To assist in addressing the mental health needs of adults experiencing foreclosure.
Mayor's Community Service Team with AmeriCorps
Partners: Mayor Slay's office and AmeriCorps St. Louis
Purpose: To support three AmeriCorps members to expand civic engagement and volunteerism to benefit children in the City of St. Louis.
Fostering Faithful Families
Partners: Daughters of Charity, Deaconess, Incarnate Word, Lutheran, Youthbridge, St. Louis Community Foundations, Manchester UMC, Catholic Charities
Purpose: To recruit foster families within participating congregations.