The AIU and Project SEEKS SES held its second stakeholder meeting on August 4th for the wide-ranging grant, bringing together a diverse group of school district, higher education and community partners.
Over the course of the meeting, the focus was on sharing updates and progress of the grant, chiefly on the higher education side.
Partners from Chatham University shared plans around youth mental health first aid training, trauma and mental health talks, SEL classes and capstone student projects, among other things. The University of Pittsburgh shared plans to lift up SEL practices in communties, educate school faculty on SEL and increase the education pipeline.
Later on, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation shared details about the Teen Mental Health Collabroative, which led into a vendor fair that featured Gwen’s Girls, the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, Allegheny Family Network and Highmark Caring Place, among others.
To read a full recap of the event — with resources shared during it — click the link.
