WECARE

Cheryl Hamilton
Sydonie Stock
Jaya Lingam
Samantha Poma
STATISTICS
20% experience severe mental disorders
70% in justice systems
received no mental health services
begins by the age of 14
50% of students with a mental health condition
drop-out
Suicide is the 3
rd
leading cause of death
WHAT IS WECARE?
Non-profit organization

Seeks to:
Identify
Prevent
Educate
Collaborate

Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 8 am to 4
pm

Mission
To provide comprehensive mental health screenings performed by
qualified Registered Nurses to Title 1 high school students between
ages 14-18 in the Grand Rapids area. WeCare will also provide
education about mental health illnesses and referrals to high-quality
help and treatment centers.

Vision
To increase awareness and diagnosis of mental health illness in high
school aged students, expanding throughout Michigan by 2020.
Philosophy
WeCare values the mental health of adolescents and believe
education and identification of mental health illnesses are vital steps
towards rehabilitation and healing.
Identify mental
health illnesses
in high school
Nurses will perform mental health assessments on
two individuals per visit with a total of twenty
screenings per semester

Provide
comprehensive
mental health
education
Education to the student and family who would benefit
from treatment

Connect with
students in need
with mental
health services
Set up support groups for families and students and
collaborate with mental health services for treatment
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
President
Nursing
Service
Manager
RN RN
Nursing
Student
Volunteer
Finance
Service
Manager
Fundraising
and Grants
Fundraising
and Grants
MARKETING
Grand Rapids Press
Journal of Holistic Nursing
Facebook & Twitter
Brochures & Flyers



STRATEGIES
Nursing Case Management Delivery Care Model

Planning, facilitating, and evaluating interventions

Maintains quality care

Active involvement of patient, family, and health care
professionals


FINANCES
Wages ($) Nurses (2) Service manager (2) President Finance (2) Total
Hourly rate 23.00 $ 30.00 $ 35.00 $ 23.00 $ 111.00 $
monthly rate 2,944.00 $ 3,840.00 $ 4,480.00 $ 2,944.00 $ 14,208.00 $
Yearly 29,440.00 $ 46,080.00 $ 53,760.00 $ 35,328.00 $ 164,608.00 $
Yearly Total per Department 58,880.00 $ 92,160.00 $ 53,760.00 $ 70,656.00 $ 275,456.00 $
Supplies Yearly Total
Office supplies 3,000.00 $
Office space/rent 8,400.00 $
Training expenses 2,000.00 $
Total 13,400.00 $
FUNDING
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Administration Grant (SAMHSA)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
Now is the Time Healthy Transitions (HT):
Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young
Adults with, or at Risk for, Serious Mental Health
Conditions (NITT-HT)
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
www.michigan.grantwatch.com


REFERNCES
Grants | SAMHSA Beta. (2014). Retrieved April 21,
2014, from http://beta.samhsa.gov/grants
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2013). Mental
illness facts and numbers. Retrieved from
www.nami.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2001). What We
Fund - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Retrieved April 21, 2014, from
http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/what-we-fund.html
Yoder-Wise, P. (2014). Leading and managing in
nursing. (5 ed., p. 261-262). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
Inc.