Office of Consumer Affairs: The First Year and Beyond

Structure of the OCA5 Regions

Structure of the OCA

• Todd Lange, Director• Braden Daniels, Regional Coordinator District 1• Jim Paprocki, Regional Coordinator District 2• Todd Noack, Regional Coordinator District 3• Ann Wood, Regional Coordinator District 4• Jessica Tull, Regional Coordinator District 5• 5 Regional Advisory Committees

Objectives of the OCAThe Office of Consumer Affairs offers a variety of services and supports to

persons and families with behavioral health recovery and disabilities challenges, other state agencies and providers. The Office of Consumer Affairs will:

· Referrals, education, one-on-one problem solving & system navigation

· Provide input on the development and implementation of policies and programs

· Provide an advocacy voice to stakeholder groups throughout the state

· Assist DHS with sharing information and gathering feedback

What have we done?

• Established 5 Regional Advisory Committees• Created website, ocaiowa.org• Created a Facebook Page• MHDS Redesign Advocacy• Coordinated 10 MHDS Redesign Public Forums

with over 1,000 attendees• Community Outreach

The Future

• Continued recruitment of Regional Advisory Committee members

• Continued involvement in MHDS Redesign• Community Outreach• Increase knowledge of state resources

We want to hear from you!