The Youth Mental Health Providers Recruit, Retain, Rest and Recuperation Fund (4R) was established in 2023 by Carrie Towbes in partnership with the Santa Barbara Foundation, with a vision to ensure support for mental health providers delivering direct behavioral healthcare to children, youth and their families and caregivers.
Donor Name: Santa Barbara Foundation
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grants will provide resources to organizations that are providing direct support to youth and their families with the goal of supporting and improving young people’s social emotional health.
Focus
In partnership with local funders, the 4R Grant Program supports organizations’ staffing needs as they work to improve youth social emotional health and mental wellness in Santa Barbara County. Funds may be used for the following, including but not limited to:
- Attracting and retaining youth mental health professionals
- Providing youth mental health providers with support for secondary trauma related to their work in the Santa Barbara County community.
Priorities
Priority will be given to organizations and programs that:
- have mental health professionals providing direct services to youth, families and caregivers in Santa Barbara County
- have clearly defined goals and outcomes, and a strategy and timeline in place for achieving the stated goals
- have worked to evaluate their pay structures and professionalized their compensation strategies
- have identified and plan to utilize some assessment and evaluation tools to measure grant performance and outcomes.
Funding Information
Grants are for up to $10,000 for a one-year period.
For more information, visit SBF.
