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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMH Provider Meeting 12-8-23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 -%%4).' -).54%3 7¤«¢®¬¤  ­£ )­³±®£´¢³¨®­² This meeting was held via Google Meet. Jim Gilbert confirmed which providers were in attendance at the start of the meeting. 0±®µ¨£¤± !­­®´­¢¤¬¤­³²  ­£ 5¯£ ³¤² AHEDD AHEDD recently hired a new Employment Specialist that started a month ago. They are looking for another Employment Specialist as well. AHEDD is in a transition period and is looking for new staff. /¢¢´¯ ³¨®­ « 3¤±µ¨¢¤²Ǿ )­¢ȁ Ȩ/3)ȩ th OSI had a new admission on November 6; another admission is starting on th December 11 and another one starting in January. All new admissions are for mental health services. (¤ «³§¸ #®¬¬´­¨³¨¤² 0 ±³­¤±²§¨¯ Ȩ(#0ȩ HCP has one (1) open position. However, this will most likely not be filled until after the new year. Karen reminded everyone of the 1-8- Quit Now line for the cessation program. Individuals are available to call this line. They are able to do the cessation on their own time, in their own home, etc. There are live classes as well. Currently a live class is wrapping up so there will not be another one until January. +¤¸²³®­¤ "¤§ µ¨®± « (¤ «³§ Keystone BH is in their new building. Everything is moving along. They are always th trying to recruit new providers. Dr. Lee will be joining their team on December 28. Sierra Ackers will be joining in February. Keystone is also working to bring a therapist back to their practice, Erin Ray. She would like to contract with Keystone. As Keystone continues to fill positions, their hope is to dive into the waiting lists. 4±´¤.®±³§ 7¤««­¤²² 3¤±µ¨¢¤² Stachia sent out an email and flyer yesterday. TrueNorth is trying to reach as many providers as possible to spread awareness and information about their open access program and ongoing availability for MH therapy Services. Please see the flyer for additional information. 0! #®´­²¤«¨­¦ 3¤±µ¨¢¤² Ȩ0#3ȩ PCS has hired two (2) new therapists. One started this month and the other will be starting January. One of the therapists is a MH and Drug & Alcohol therapist. MH 1 12/8/23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 7¤««3¯ ­ "¤§ µ¨®± « (¤ «³§ WellSpan has an opening for a therapist. Andrew Kanyote, a Certified Registered th Nurse Practitioner (CRNP), is starting January 14. He will be seeing adults 18 years of age and up for all diagnosis. A new LGBTQ+ group is starting for young adults in January if referrals are in and seen for intake. The group is run by Cassie Zaleski. You can call her directly at 717- 267-7154. Individuals would need to be seen by her for an actual intake into the group. She does have some availability in her schedule to see some intakes for some group only clients. The group will focus on the transition age of 18-30 years old. If you have individuals who would fit in a group for adolescents, please give Cassie a call and let her know so she can collect that information. 3¤±µ¨¢¤ !¢¢¤²² lj - ­ ¦¤¬¤­³Ǿ )­¢ȁ Ȩ3!-ȩ SAM has 16 blended case managers (BCMs) serving Franklin and Fulton counties. SAM is currently accepting BCM referrals. 2®·¡´±¸ 4±¤ ³¬¤­³ #¤­³¤± Roxbury is making a lot of changes in their admission process. So far it has been very successful. Roxbury will soon be accepting and able to work with clients from Maryland. 3³ ­£¨­¦ !¦¤­£  )³¤¬² 4´²¢ ±®±  - ­ ¦¤£ # ±¤ !««¨ ­¢¤ "± £ #®¢¢ ¦­  There were no updates to provide. If anyone has any concerns or questions please reach out to TMCA. 0¤±¥®±¬# ±¤ 5¯£ ³¤ There was no representation from PerformCare during this meeting. #®¬¬´­¨³¸ 2¤²®´±¢¤ 3¯®³«¨¦§³ !¦±¨3 ¥¤ .¤³¶®±ª Laura Siegel, Health Communications Officer from AgriSafe Network presented. AgriSafe Network is a national nonprofit that does health and safety education for those working in agriculture as well as healthcare providers associated with them. They launched in 2003 in Iowa. AgriSafe Network was formed by rural nurses and public health professionals because they noticed a disconnect between the farming community and healthcare services being provided. AgriSafe Network has a partnership with the PA Department of Agriculture. The agriculture, they are working on extending to fishing, forestry and logging workers as they have unique health and safety concerns too. Since the 2020 Farm and Ranch MH 2 12/8/23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant funding, AgriSafe has been focusing on MH. They provide in person and virtual trainings. AgriSafe launched the AgriStress Helpline back in 2022. The number is 833-897- 2474. It is a mental health and crisis resource line for agriculture. It is available 24/7 by call or text. Translation is available for all languages for calls and available in Spanish, Vietnamese and English for text. The calls are answered by a call specialist who has over 300 hours of extensive evidence based training. The crisis call center is accredited by the American Association of Suicidology and Alliance of Information and Referral Systems. This call center also takes 988 and 211 calls for Louisiana. Those answering the calls have taken the AgriSafe training called FarmResponse which goes over mental health and behavioral health related topics for the agriculture communities. AgriStress Helpline started in four (4) states with PA being one of the originals. It is not provided in ten (10) states as they just added Colorado, Montana and Washington within the last two (2) months. The helpline is working on becoming national. This line is not to compete with 988. It is to assist farmers as there is a lot of mental health stigma and knowing that you can talk to someone who understands the stressors of agriculture that may not be encountered in other occupations or lifestyles. There is a database for mental health resources in each state and agriculture resources. Resources may include helping with filing taxes, working with AgrAbility which helps individuals get connected with equipment such as a farmer with a disability that may need help with funding to get a tractor lift. Knowing agriculture specific resources may help ease the burden of some of the stressors that may cause a mental health crisis. Click here to access materials to promote the AgriStress Helpline for Pennsylvania. FarmResponse was launched last year. It is a 3.5 hour education course for multiple disciplines. It is virtual and on-demand. It typically cost $150 but the PA Department of Agriculture is dedicated to educating healthcare professionals, especially mental health and behavioral, to understand specific mental health stressors that surround interested, please visit agrisafe.org/farm-response. There have been 847 trained across 39 states. AgriSafe Network is working on creating a digital provider database so if someone wants to find a mental health, behavioral health or healthcare professional that has taken FarmResponse and knows the agriculture stressors, they can search the database. It is in the testing phase right but is launching to the public soon. Anyone who takes FarmResponse can be added to the database for free. AgriSafe Network offers free Question, Persuade & Refer (QPR) trainings. It is a community based 1.5 hour training. It is a suicide intervention training that has three (3) steps question, persuade and refer. AgriSafe added agriculture specific stressors to the standard training as well as looked at how different components MH 3 12/8/23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 help seeking behaviors, how you can help reach them when you understand that information and persuade them to get help. Trainings are held virtually once a month but in person trainings can be provided by request. Laura reviewed the AgriSafe Network website - https://www.agrisafe.org/. o FarmResponse you can see the different topics on the website. To find the free version of the training, scroll to the map on the website, click PA then fill out the form. You will receive an email with a code to take the training for free as well as instructions on how to get into the training. o Provider Database you can search providers on the site. This is a new feature and still a work in progress. o QPR the website lists out the dates of the virtual trainings each month. If you want to request an in person training, please fill out the form or email Laura and she can pass the information onto their trainer. AgriSafe Network also offen training developed for agriculture educators specifically. The training is 45 minutes and looks at the stressors that are going on for young adults ranging from 13-23 years of age. The main focus is on decreasing stigma, improving mental health literacy and instilling positive coping skills for youth. If you are interested in having someone do this training in your area, please request the training on the website. It is free through the PA Department of Agriculture. Q: There are a lot of farmers that are self-employed. Is health insurance coverage for mental health treatment a barrier? How does AgriSafe Network support farmers in regard to that? A: The AgriStress Helpline is free so that is one way AgriSafe supports farmers. Some Departments of Agriculture will offer mental health vouchers to farmers and ranchers but AgriSafe is not a part of that. AgriSafe is more on education and outreach. If you go to the Ag Extension office in any county they will have resources or know if there are any vouchers in PA or any specific programs that could assist. 0±®µ¨£¤± 3¯®³«¨¦§³ #±¨²¨² 3¸²³¤¬² #®­²´«³ ­³ A presentation was scheduled with Recovery Innovations (RI) to be provided by Sue resentation was unable to occur during the meeting. MH staff continues to meet with RI. RI is continuing to look at January or February for an in person visit for approximately three (3) to five (5) days. They will be setting up various stakeholder meetings. More information to come! ___________________________ MH 4 12/8/23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 Any providers that would like to be in the Provider Spotlight to share information about their services please let Jim know. #®´­³¸ !­­®´­¢¤¬¤­³²ȝ)­¥®±¬ ³¨®­ 2¤¯®±³² $´¤ 3¨­¢¤ /´± , ²³ -( 0±®µ¨£¤± -¤¤³¨­¦ o Quarterly Report of Expenditures (July - September) 2¤¯®±³² $´¤ 0±¨®± 4® /´± , ²³ -( 0±®µ¨£¤± -¤¤³¨­¦ th o Audited Financial Report (for fiscal year ending June 30) o Audit Engagement/Extension Letter (for calendar year ending December st) 31 o Progress Report on Outcomes in Appendix A (if applicable) o Internal Quality of Service Survey o Quarterly Report of Expenditures (October - December) 5¯£ ³¤² ¥±®¬ -¤­³ « (¤ «³§ 3³ ¥¥ o Ashley McCartney Ashley was unable to attend the provider meeting. If anyone has any fiscal related questions, please reach out to Ashley. Her email address is almccartney@franklincountypa.gov. o Cori Seilhamer MH has purchased PESI trainings again this year! Everyone should have received the registration email. Cori has participated in two (2) of the three (3) trainings so far which have been excellent. The Grief for Children & Adolescents offers actual skills and activities that can be done. They also address grief in adults. Excellent feedback has been provided on the Personality training as well. Please encourage others to take the trainings. At this time, there are 30 registered. Of those 30, 48% are licensed. Cori tracks this information to see how much is getting back into practice/community. in clinical settings! o Jim Gilbert MH staff is still working with Cumberland/Perry for a forensic long-term structured residence (FLTSR). This would be a 16 bed facility where Franklin/Fulton would have eight (8) beds and Cumberland/Perry would have eight (8) beds. The joinders are currently working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and will soon focus on a Request for Proposals (RFP). More information to come! .¤¶ !¦¤­£  )³¤¬² !±³¨¥¨¢¨ « )­³¤««¨¦¤­¢¤ (AI) MH 5 12/8/23 Mental Health Provider Meeting Friday, December 8, 2023 Are any providers using AI and if so, how is it being used? WellSpan is getting ready to jump into AI pretty strongly. They have been doing a lot of work with electronic check in and using AI to help individuals check in and check out; especially to navigate the whole telehealth process a little easier. WellSpan has been trying to work on a virtual signature process and being able to send documents and communicate more effectively back and forth through portals. They are rolling -January. Individuals will have the ability to enable their smart phones/devices to tell the system that they have arrived for their appointment or when they get close to the facility, it would alert the front desk that they are in the building instead of them having to go up to check in at the front desk. This is a way to use AI to avoid waiting in line. nuances to be put in place. WellSpan currently does have a kiosk in their waiting rooms to check in, pay co-pays, update insurance, check out (if they would like), etc. WellSpan is also looking at enabling coaching and some recovery supports for teaching pieces to help with discharge support services and ongoing coaching needs as individuals might be in treatment. WellSpan is looking at some innovative things! Some are already in use, some are coming shortly and some are being talked about for in the near future. 4§¤ ¬¤¤³¨­¦ ¶ ²  £©®´±­¤£ȁ .¤·³ -¤¤³¨­¦Ȁ Friday, March 8, 2024 starting at 10:00 a.m. in virtual format. 2024 Meetings: thththth March 8 June 14 September 13 December 13 Minutes by Erin Nye MH 6 12/8/23