Johnson County Mental Health Center awarded federal grant to establish Supporting Adolescent Mental Health project

Over the past decade, there have been alarming increases in the prevalence of mental health challenges in young people, which has been worsened by the pandemic. To build a community of helpers to support the mental health needs of adolescents in Olathe, Johnson County Mental Health Center has been awarded a federal grant to provide mental health awareness training to school personnel, first responders, and teenaged peers. The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners voted last Thursday to accept the $495,779 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).