Butte County COE
Receives
$4M SAMHSA Grant
To Build Out SWIM

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — The Butte County Office of Education has been awarded approximately $3.82 million in federal funding to expand trauma-informed mental health services for students across Butte County.

BCOE was one of six organizations nationwide selected for the grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Trauma-Informed Services in Schools program.

The four-year grant will fund the Butte Resilience Initiative, a countywide effort to bring behavioral health services directly to school campuses. BCOE plans to expand the program to 30 schools across nine local educational agencies by September 2030.


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The Deep Dive: 24 Minute Podcast

Watch our podcast interview with Mathew Reddan from Butte County Office of Education as we explore how they worked with Innovative Strategies Group to write for and receive a $4M grant to build out School Wellness Integration Model into 28 Butte County schools over 4 years.

What Makes SWIM Different?

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What Does Implementation Look Like?

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The Partnership Between Butte County & ISG

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The 4 Year Rollout of the SAMSHA Grant

Run Time: 3:50

What Does Success Look Like in 4 Years?

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Our Team

We are every parent, educator, and clinician who has thought there might be a better way to address our young people’s mental health concerns. We are strategic innovators, inspired experimenters, decorated professionals, and compassionate caregivers.

ISG was co-founded by Dr. Chris Williams, MSW, and Jaspreet Sodhi, MPH. Together, these leaders bring decades of health care expertise in educational, nonprofit, and clinical settings.

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Dr. Chris Williams

Founder & CEO
Education Lead
Innovative Strategies Group

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Jaspreet Sodhi, MPH


Healthcare Lead
Innovative Strategies Group

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We look forward to hearing from you about how we can partner to build sustainable mental health supports into your schools.