The RISE-UP Grant is a collaboration between the Clinical Mental Health, School Counseling and School Psychology to train RISE-UP Fellows in providing evidence-based behavioral health services in rural populations.

Current participating counties include: Augusta County, Greene County, Harrisonburg City, Page County, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County and Shenandoah County.

Appointed RISE-UP Fellows will be awarded $10,000 over the course of their practicum/internship placement. These funds are awarded as a result of completing all program requirements identified in their respective handbooks and completion of the following activities:

• Successfully complete a practicum (School Psychology) or internship (School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling) experience at an approved site;
• Present at the Showcase of Student Scholarship & Creative Activities on their experiences with the RISE-UP Program and completed work as it relates to primary and behavioral integrated health, interprofessional team-based trauma-informed care, and rural health;
• Complete 10 additional hours of direct/indirect care at an alternative placement site (school-based students will be placed at CAPS and counseling students at a school-based program);

RISE-UP Fellows must be students in good standing in the Clinical Mental Health, School Counseling or School Psychology Programs at James Madison University. Fellows will be selected following a competitive application process.

For more information, please contact:

• Amanda M. Evans, Project Director at evans3am@jmu.edu.
• Michele Kielty, Co-Project Director at kieltyml@jmu.edu.
• Tammy Gilligan, Co-Project Director at gilligtd@jmu.edu.
• Kelly Atwood, Co-Project Director at atwoodkc@jmu.edu.