ON CARE FULL STAKEHOLDER MEETING

March 5, 2012

UPDATES

1.Families Together NYS Legislative Awareness Day

2. Media Unit presentations of “Severely Normal”

3. Is there a resource or event happening that the OnCare stakeholders might be interested in? Let us know using the Calendar Submission form (on the Resources page) and we’ll post the information on the OnCare website.

Charles Schutz Lindsay Ryan Fil Larosa Amber Bourgoin  

AND THE SURVEY SAYS…

54 responses

23% identified themselves as youth or family member

Overall, participants seem to like what goes on at Full Stakeholder meetings

Format (monthly meeting, monthly work groups will stay the same)

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Information on changes in state and national policies

Work group progress reports More cross-system planning and problem-solving More outside training Access to the process for families who can’t

participate in a daytime meeting

CHANGE STRATEGIES

Add resource information on changes in state and national policies to every packet, and to web site

Rotating schedule of work group updates (1-2 per meeting)

Insert Stakeholder meeting input formally into our system redesign projects

Build in opportunities for outside training (quarterly) Host an evening version of the Full Stakeholder

meeting to allow more families to participate (beginning in April)

QUICK FEEDBACK

What training topics would you like to see covered at Full Stakeholder meeting?

5 minute brainstorm One person take notes for the group on the index card

Leave card in the middle of the table

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING FEEDBACK

Full survey results are posted on the OnCare website (www.oncaresoc.org; Evaluation and Results page

Participant Reaction forms available at each meeting and on the web site for suggestions.

Call, write, email, meet with any of us!

WORK GROUP UPDATES

Current projects for each group Chance to sign up and join on

Commitment can be:

Ongoing participation on a regular basis

Short-term participation to work on a specific project

One-time, “Try it”

FAMILY-DRIVEN CAREKim Kromer-Murphy

1. Develop family outreach strategies and increase family engagement.

2. Develop a process to make it easier for families to participate in OnCare opportunities.

YOUTH INVOLVEMENTBruce Brumfield

1. Develop and implement Got Art?

2. Support “Severely Normal” performances with audience talk-back sessions.

CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCETashia Thomas

1. Develop a community CLC training plan.

2. Link cultural brokers from targeted cultural groups with mainstream services to increase engagement, understanding and cultural awareness.

CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENTK Vest

1. Monitor, analyze and present data from the community dashboard

2. Increase family involvement in CQI process (ie access to MIS service plans, training families to use the rapid cycle change process)

SOCIAL MARKETINGLinda Lopez

1. Develop and implement Got Art?

2. Develop a fall community awareness campaign on a specific children’s mental health topic (ie emotional well-being, anti-bullying, trauma)

COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS

Marett Seymour

1. Develop standard protocols to support successful transitions from out of home care back to school.

2. Help develop a community education series to increase parents’ knowledge and skills in educational advocacy.

CRISIS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Michael Lee

1. Complete and distribute the Family Crisis brochure.

2. Improve and expand existing Crisis Intervention Services.

MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REFUGEE CHILDREN

Tashia Thomas

Learning Community focused on learning more about specific refugee communities and their perspectives on mental health and treatment.

March 19: Burmese representatives

April 16: Iraqi representatives

GOT ART? 2012

In recognition of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

Art by children, youth and young adults (ages 5-21) with an emotional or behavioral challenge (all types of art are welcome)

Exhibit and Celebration Event: Tuesday, May 15 from 4-6 p.m. at the MOST

GOT ART? 2012Theme: Heroes of Hope

Who helps you get through tough times? Who helps you reach for your dreams?

Information and applications will be posted on the web page.

Send agency contacts to tthomas@ccsi.org

NEW THIS YEARWorkshops with Local Artists

4-6 workshops in March and April Give children and youth an

opportunity to experiment with new art forms

Participate in any or all

FIRST ARTIST WORKSHOPJackie Warren Moore

Author and Poet

Using Written Words to

Express Yourself

Monday, March 19 from 4-6 p.m. at Park Central Presbyterian Church (504 E. Fayette St.)

Contact Bruce Brumfield @ 422-5638 x 257 or bbrumfield@communityalrernatives.org for more information

WRAP UP Families Together in NYS: Annual Conference,

May 6-7

(New Strategies for Navigating a Changing System)

New Book Group: March 19 from 6-8 p.m.

Next Meeting: April 2, 3-5 p.m.

THANK YOU FOR COMING!