HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-12 Mental Health Provider Meeting Mental Health Provider Meeting March 12, 2010 Minutes Welcome ? Everyone introduced themselves and their agency affiliation. County Announcements ? Joan Erney, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, is leaving in May and will be going to work for CCBH. Donna Ashbridge, Danville State Hospital, is taking Aiden’s position as he retires. Psychiatric Admissions Reporting Overview ? th There are fewer people that have been admitted to psychiatric hospitals in the 4 quarter th 2009 than the 4 quarter of 2008. The goal is to keep folks out of psychiatric hospitals for more than two times per year. Review of the results from the brief Provider Survey ? The quality management team has reviewed the surveys submitted by the providers and are working on a plan for the Provider Meetings to make them more worthwhile. Review of Mental Health Quality Management Plan. ? Reviewed the quality management team’s 2010 goals. Also discussed that MH/MR Administrative Staff is working on goals for the agency. When they are finished all goals will be posted on the county website. Review of suicide-related crisis contact data ? Kelly Goshen, Franklin County Crisis, has been tracking calls to crisis for suicide. In February there were 50 people that presented with symptoms of suicide. In January and February there was a huge spike. The group felt that we should break down the age groups that crisis listed (18 – 59). They felt that they should be listed as (18 – 29), (30 – 49), and (50 – 65). They also felt that the number of people from military families should be tracked. Contract and Budget Discussion ? Ed stated that the current budget spreadsheet has revisions. He recommended that the fiscal person for each agency call him to send the updated version. We need to have all contracts in place by June 29, 2010. Cori shared with the group that Ed, Becky and/or Linda may be coming along when the county does program monitoring reviews. This will help them to become more familiar with the agencies and their programs. Provider Profile – Individual/Family Satisfaction Team ? Lynn Davis, Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties, did a presentation on how county funded providers can create a survey with the help of Mental Health Association’s I/FST team. This survey does not point out problems but gathers information that the agency would like to track. Lynn will meet with the agency and talk about what information they would like to gather. Then together they would create questions for a survey to send to individuals associated with that agency. The individuals would complete the survey and send it back. This service is free to the providers as it is funded through county dollars. The goal is to collaborate with providers to track growth and improvement within the agency and the system as a whole. Lynn explained that they will do this for any agency in Franklin and Fulton County. If the agency would like to include other counties they can do that as well. This survey can then be submitted to the county and satisfy the survey requirement. Susan Snyder, Drop-In Center at New Horizons, presented the experience of the survey process as they encounter it with the I/FST. She stated New Horizons had as much input into the survey questions and process as they wanted. They had space reserved for face to face surveys. Upon completion of the survey, the I/FST team presented the finding to New Horizons in a presentation as well as a bound copy. Provider Announcements and Updates ? ?Toby Fritz, Manito, said that Laurel Life is doing well. They will continue to introduce themselves as Manito/Laurel Life for the rest of this year. ?Nathan Sullivan, Family Care Services, said that their Respite Services are starting to pick up. These services are done in the family home. They will do what the family needs. This program supports these people so the family can keep them at home. They are looking into respite services for adults. ?Ann Bell, CHIPP Psychiatric Nurse, is doing an Elder Support Group Outreach at United Towers in Chambersburg. In order to bring peer specialist into the outreach group, she will be meeting with Lynn Davis, MHA, to create a partnership. This outreach is expected to expand to other elderly adult living/day situations. ?Dr. Liggon, CHIPP Psychiatrist, is doing treatment at four different college campuses. ?Maggie Johnson, Adams Hanover Counseling Services, will be doing certification th on Mental Health First Aid on March 25 and March 26, 2010 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Franklin Farm Lane in the Human Services Building. ?The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting for Mental Health Providers will be held on June 11, 2010. Minutes by Judy Verdier