From Pilot to Infrastructure: How North Carolina’s Project AWARE/ACTIVATE Is Transforming School-Based Mental Health
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Youth mental health needs are increasing, and access to services remains uneven across North Carolina. Schools represent a critical access point for prevention, early identification, and intervention. North Carolina implemented Project AWARE/ACTIVATE to build coordinated school-based mental health infrastructure across diverse districts. This commentary includes a policy and implementation analysis that integrates program documentation and evaluation findings from six pilot Local Education Agencies participating in Project AWARE/ACTIVATE.
Source: North Carolina Medical Journal
DOI: 10.18043/001c.160681
Authors: Heidi E. Austin, Catharine Warner-Griffin
Institution: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Language: English
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7160056803