{"id":15070,"date":"2024-08-27T17:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T21:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=15070"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:28:39","slug":"access-mental-health-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/centers-and-programs\/access-mental-health\/access-mental-health-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCESS Mental Health Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since February 2023, the ACCESS Mental Health Grant program has provided <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">$28,768 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in seed money for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">faculty, staff, and trainee-initiated projects<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that aim to foster and advance mental health access in clinical, research, and administrative activities within the UNC Department of Psychiatry. The following projects were funded in 2023 through 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aimee Kresica, MSW, LCSW <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">utilized the grant funds to purchase the cabinet unit and non-perishable items that were available via the Community Cabinet at UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care (formerly UNC WakeBrook). This resource served over 140 individuals through 350 Cabinet visits and distributed over 2300 food, hygiene, and household items.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Barbara James, MSW, LCSW<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized the grant funds to purchase bedding and winter clothing for UNC WakeBrook patients without housing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asiyah James, LCSW<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to provide necessities required for survival and reintegration in society for individuals with severe mental illness returning to Wake County from incarceration (Formerly Incarcerated Transition [FIT] Wellness Program at UNC WakeBrook).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flavio Frohlich, PhD<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to provide logistical reimbursement to Community Advisory Board members at The Carolina Center for Neurostimulation. With the reduction of barriers to engagement, the community members provided input that made the research more impactful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Crystal Schiller, PhD<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to support a community feedback session designed to better understand the needs of potential research participants for an ongoing clinical trial assessing underlying mechanisms of estrogen treatment in perimenopausal anhedonia and psychosis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jessica Kinard, PhD<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to increase the accessibility of clinical recommendations to families served in the CIDD diagnostic clinics who have limited English proficiency by translating those recommendations into Spanish and by developing educational video\/handouts in Spanish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Samantha Scott, LCSW<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to offer free autism training from the TEACCH Autism Program to the mentors, tutors, and staff at Speak Life and Live. This training will help equip them to serve participants with autism spectrum disorder and provide minority families and local providers with connections to autism-specific resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Erum Agha, PhD, MSW, LCSW<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds towards a meal and supplies for a workshop for medical students to enhance provider skills on cultural considerations in therapy. \u200bThis workshop is part of the Taking Care of Our Own (TCOOO) program that aims to address medical students\u2019 mental health needs.\u200b<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eleana McMurry, MSW, LCSW<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to jumpstart a food and self-care item pantry housed in the Carr STEP (Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program) clinic in the Tailored Care Management Program (TCM). This pantry will help to meet the basic health and wellness needs of individuals with severe mental illness and substance use disorders.\u200b<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gloria Lima<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to adapt a TEACCH virtual education series for Spanish-speaking parents of toddlers and preschool aged children that have been recently diagnosed with autism.\u200b This project will help to reach families in the Latine community, who live in rural areas and have limited access to information, services, and support.\u200b<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel Taylor, MSW <\/span><\/b>utilized<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0grant funds to create a new bilingual group for UNC STEP and UNC REACH patients, titled \u201cMindfulness Through Heart and Hands (Corazones y Manos)\u201d, to provide mindfulness, social, and wellness activities in a group setting. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shawn Baker<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to purchase new salon supplies to provide free haircuts to people who are coming out of incarceration and receiving services from the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Fournier, MA, LPC utilized<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0grant funds to offer free attendance to the annual conference for NC Community Mental Health Providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Felice Reddy, PhD<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> utilized grant funds to host Lunch and Learns on first episode psychosis and to develop relationships with the mental health clinical and training departments NC Central University (NCCU) for future training and practicum collaborations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kelsey Ludwig, PhD <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">utilized grant funds to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> translate psychoeducational and therapeutic materials from English to Spanish for Altitudes, a digital intervention developed to support he mental health, wellbeing, and advocacy needs of caregivers of young people with psychosis.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jeff Neer<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, MSW<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">utilized grant funds to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expand the \u201cfarm-to-fork\u201d model of cooking programs<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">at the UNC Farm at Penny Lane t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hat provides<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">clients with severe mental illness<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> access to healthy foods, promoting individual healthy <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">behaviors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reinforcing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> them through positive social support and mode<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ling.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since February 2023, the ACCESS Mental Health Grant program has provided $28,768 in seed money for faculty, staff, and trainee-initiated projects that aim to foster and advance mental health access in clinical, research, and administrative activities within the UNC Department of Psychiatry. 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