Project ASPIRE: Advancing School Psychology Innovative Training to Recruit Equity-Focused Practitioners

Drs. Bryn Harris and Rachel Stein, faculty with the School Psychology program at the University of Colorado Denver, are excited to have secured a $3.15 million Mental Health Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funded project is called Project ASPIRE: Advancing School Psychology Innovative Training to Recruit Equity-Focused Practitioners. Project ASPIRE will provide support to diverse school psychology students to serve high-need schools using equity-focused mental health practices, with an emphasis on serving bilingual, early childhood, and low-income children populations in partnership with Denver Public Schools. The grant will fund two groups of students, beginning fall 2023, 2024, and 2025 and support them throughout their training trajectory. For additional information or questions please reach out to Dr. Rachel Stein.