FY26 KY SIX (CL 13)

CMHI Abstract The proposed Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) project is led by the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities with an overall goal of enhancing and sustaining Kentucky’s System of Care approach for justice-involved or welfare-involved children with or at risk of a serious emotional disturbance. The Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky will evaluate the program by working with state leadership, regional implementation specialists, community mental health centers, and department of justice/AOC partners to develop data collection and evaluation plans. HDI will also create and implement a summative evaluation plan to examine the collective impact of grant activities.