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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 July NewsletterStaff Updates: Lori Young was hired in February as a MR Program Specialist. She is in charge of the Quality Management functions. She and her husband will be married for 25 years in August and they have 3 daughters. She also has an 8 month old granddaughter and another grandchild due in January 2012. Her family lives on a very small farm where they raise chickens, hogs and an occasion- al steer. In her spare time (of which there is very little), Lori likes to garden, read, crochet and spoil her granddaughter. And she has 5 kittens looking for a good home! Upcoming Meetings/Trainings/Dates: ** OFFICES CLOSED AUGUST 3rd for a staff retreat. ** HCQU Trainings (All at the Admin Annex from 10 am-12 pm): Autism 8/12/11; Medication Errors 9/9/11. Contact Marion Rowe (mrowe@co.franklin.pa.us) for more information. ** DD Provider Meeting: August 5th at 10 am in the Human Services Building ** DD Risk Management Meeting: August 16th at 10 am in the Human Services Building ** MHMR Advisory Board Meeting: September 1st from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Human Services Building Upcoming reports due: ** MH providers—individual psychiatric admissions reports—July 15th ** MH/EI Providers — progress reports on outcomes in Appendix A — July 30th ** Providers involved in Cost Settlement - Internal financial statements for FY ending June 30, 2011 — July 31st. ** MH/DD Providers — Quarterly report of expenditures (April—June), Salary Review (for FY ending 6/30) — August 15th ** All Providers — Property Purchase report, Property Leased report — due August 15th. ** EI Providers— Schedule of revenues/expenditures (cumulative for the year) — August 15th Check us out on the web: http://www.co.franklin.pa.us/Pages/FrankFulMHMRAdmin.aspx July 18, 2011, Issue 16 Program Updates: With the help of our grants department, ()Pgmwscwdd$30,000gfmOfficfCdDpmd Lg(OCDL)mpmdcdbsdPmdMd.gsfdp- gm-wddpfmddwpwgsppsccmpcdb- dpmfgcd.wwpspsppfsg.Opsp- dpdgmbsdPmdMdpspwdcscpdsdscdscss- mmdpgwpscgdcdcsg.Mdwbmpmdwbm- bsdscpdsffdfddcssms.sdsgdmpssfsffs cddfms.Rgwps,LU-dUCP.Osmpm smdgssmdCs. Just a reminder to all: The Pennsylvania Adult/Older Adult Suicide Prevention Coalition is collecting shoes for its Empty shoe Memorial to be displayed at the Fall 2011 Suicide Prevention Capitol Awareness Day. MH/MR is a collection site if you would like to participate. All shoes will be donated to needy individuals after the event. From the Desk of the Administrator: As promised, this section will focus on our strategic plan goals— our plans as well as our progress. The first goal in our plan is: “Franklin/Fulton County MH/MR will create a 12 month timeline and framework for an ongoing public awareness campaign by December 2011.” To accomplish this goal, we are in the process of completing the following action steps: 1) Create an event/activity calendar to include celebratory months with input from all relevant MH/MR/EI staff. 2) Identify a list of community organizations and activities that we should participate in. 3) Participate in community organizations and activities at least monthly. 4) Create a Speaker’s Bureau . 5) Update the Network of Care. 6) At least quarterly utilize newspaper or radio for press release, public service announcement . 7) Develop consistency in all marketing materials (including pamphlets). This group has made signifi- cant progress on most of these action steps. We are creating a calendar to assist us with event planning next year (i.e. celebratory months, etc). We are also creating a speaker’s bureau to include areas of staff knowledge/expertise that we can share when people are looking for speakers on various topics. We are beginning the process of updating our Net- work of Care site and will attach that to our Website when that project is completed. We do have staff going out to vari- ous community events and meetings in order to increase awareness of who we are. We have also done one radio presentation. Monthly Topics: • Mental Health • Developmental Disa- bilities • Early Intervention • New job positions Franklin/Fulton County MH/MR/EIFranklin/Fulton County MH/MR/EIFranklin/Fulton County MH/MR/EIFranklin/Fulton County MH/MR/EI 425 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202425 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202425 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202425 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA 17202 “Heard Across Two Counties”