Mental Health Continuity of Care as a Solution for Violence Interruption (MHCCSVI) Program
It truly takes a village to raise a child. That’s why the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) has partnered with Duquesne University, CVI Leader Lee Davis, GritX creators Scalable Care and mySHO to launch the Mental Health Continuity of Care as a Solution for Violence Interruption (MHCCSVI) Program. The mission of the MHCCSVI program is to provide easily accessible, evidence-based mental health support to students within the 43 AIU school districts. This program aims to tackle the growing mental health crisis among youth, exacerbated by issues like anxiety, isolation, gun violence, and limited access to mental health professionals.
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Team AIU: Empowering Youth, Supporting Futures
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Led by Dr. Licia Lentz, the Director of Alternative Education at AIU, the MHCCSVI aligns strategically with several AIU Strategic Goals
Duquesne University Research
Led by Principal Investigator & Program Research Partner Dr. Tammy Hughes of Duquesne University, the MHCCSVI program will empower an innovative study on leveraging conversational AI and advanced automation to help researchers and clinicians significantly scale the delivery of digital health interventions.
Community Violence Intervention
Led by CVI program partner Lee Davis, the MHCCSVI Program has a direct benefit of Proactive Intervention for young adults (ages 12-24) to prevent future self-destructive & criminal behavior by addressing critical needs:
AI Powered Digital Therapeutic Platform
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mySHO - Digital Therapeutic Solutions
Solution Design & Integrator of the ONLY evidence based mental health digital tool that places social & emotional support at your fingertips 24/7.
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Scalable Care
Currently the world’s only AI Chatbot to pass the iconic Turing Test, Scalable Care has developed the most advanced “human-seeded AI” on the market.
ALIGNMENT WITH GOV. SHAPIRO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER 2023-20 – PENNSYLVANIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNCIL
The MHCCSVI program represents a ready for implementation solution response to Governor Shapiro’s Executive Order Streamlining Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Efforts to Improve Accessibility Across the Commonwealth. The program delivers on the Governor’s mandate to implement a statewide action plan to address any gaps in access, affordability, or delivery of services, with the goal of removing silos across state agencies, healthcare providers, payers, state and local government sectors, and decreasing the wait time for services for Pennsylvanians in need.