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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170207M MHSA1 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL February 7, 2017 3:30-5:00 PM I. Call to Order/ Introductions – Called to Order by Kathleen Kler Board Members: X Kathleen Kler ABSENT Jill Buhler X Anne Dean ABSENT Mike Evans X Ruth Gordon ABSENT Catharine Robinson X Sheila Westerman Staff: Anna Mc Enery and Veronica Shaw Guests: Bill Corrigan, Barbara Carr, Sophie Nordstrom, Tracie Bick, Jill Landes, Yuko Umeda, Denise Banker, Dott Kelly, Kitty Knapp, Kris Becker, Adam Marquis, Chris Ashcraft, Kristina Whipple, Maureen, Samantha and Corrina II. Approval of the Agenda – Sheila (M)/ Anne (S)/Approved. III. Review and adoption of the minutes of January 3, 2017 – Sheila (M)/ Anne (S)/Approved. IV. Public Comments –No public comments. V. Discussion about meeting behind locked doors- MH/SA Advisory Committee meetings end at 5pm, but Public Health doors are locked @ 4:30pm which is an issue because of the public meetings act. Ruth made a motion that the meeting begin at 3pm and end at 4:30pm. A discussion ensued about not hearing from committee members who were absent. The committee decided to move forward with a vote. Sheila seconded the motion and it was approved. VI. Budget Tracking Spreadsheet– The Budget Tracking Spreadsheet was handed out. Veronica Shaw said the budget is projected to end with an additional $242,599 in revenue and that is in addition to the reserve of $49,049. The reserve amount is based on the revenue. The Committee discussed the need for some funding to be in reserve for an emergency. Sheila suggested the amount of $50,000. No vote was taken on the amount. VII. Protocols, Policies and a Process for Providers to request additional funding in between the RFP cycle Anne said we should not accept unsolicited requests as it’s not fair to the community. The committee discussed the need for a public process and decided to create a supplemental RFP with some of the additional funds. Ruth said we need to consider housing, it’s a huge issue and the cabins are overburdened. Sheila, made a motion that the committee put out a supplemental RFP and that it be ready to go out by next MH/SA Advisory Committee MTG scheduled for March 7th . Ruth seconded the motion and it was approved. A discussion ensued about the amount to attach to the RFP. Anne made a motion that $100,000 be made available for the supplemental RFP. Ruth seconded the motion and it was approved. Anna asked if we could create a sub-committee to give feedback on the supplemental RFP. Ruth and Anne volunteered to be on the sub-committee. Anna will contact them about meeting dates. The committee would like to come up with a protocol/process for supplemental RFPs. Kathleen mentioned the Jefferson County lodging tax policy as a template and said she would email it to Anna. Anne asked if we know the committee’s priorities. Sheila said the committee has set priorities that have been developed over the years. 2 VIII. Therapeutic Courts Presentation-Barb Carr introduced herself and said the group who worked on this presentation thought it would be wonderful if the committee could hear from the participants in the Therapeutic Court programs, but first she gave us a brief overview of how the Therapeutic Courts in Jefferson County came to exist. Senator Hargrove created the legislation that enabled Counties to access 1/10th of 1% of sales. Drug Court was created in 2003, Family Therapeutic Court and Topside in 2007 and Mental Health Court in 2013. Right now there are 14 participants in Mental Health Court, with four new clients coming in. Drug Court has 29 participants and there are three in Family Therapeutic Court. Chris Ashcraft shared that Therapeutic Courts are best for the individual, protects the community and saves the tax payer money. It’s like a pebble in the pond. Justine from OlyCAP said the court teams are a collective effort of wrap around services. She spoke about the streets being such a hostile place and that OlyCAP has programs to help pay back rent and utilities. Chris shared that OlyCAP’s involvement has changed the Therapeutic Court programs. It has made the difference between an individual succeeding or washing out. Tracie Bick shared that Mental Health Court is no longer paying for a Case Manager. The funding will now pay for incentives, housing, UA’s, and training. Officer Corrigan was asked how he felt about the program. He said Therapeutic Courts have supported people to make some amazing and rewarding changes. For some participants it takes a while, but it’s an opportunity to take charge of their lives, to see what happens when services are provided. Participants respect law enforcement again. A participant spoke about being in Mental Health Court for 24 months. When she entered the Court program she had no self-worth, now she loves herself and no one will abuse her again. A turning point for her was attending in-patient treatment for a co-occurring disorder. She has learned accountability and honesty, the program has taught her how to live. She said Judge Landis has a big heart and sees us through. Another participant spoke about Family Therapeutic Court. She spoke about shoplifting food for her two kids, being on drugs and being too ashamed to reach out to family. She is happy where she is at now. At first she was not sure what to expect, but has given it her all, learned to be honest, is 8 months clean and sober and loves that this court is small. A participant in Drug Court spoke about living in the cabins for the last two years and finding the right women to be friends with. She had to let go of old friends, has changed her life and is giving back. Miracles happen every day in Drug Court. IX. DBH request for additional funding for CODIT from 1/2017 to 6/2017 & u pdated request for School Based Mental Health Services for 1/2017 to 12/2017/Adam Marquis shared that CODIT does not have access to any funding from January to June 2017. DBH is taking a new approach and working with 12 individuals who are the most vulnerable. These individuals have severe and persistent mental illness. Adam shared that because they have twenty kids who need counseling in the middle school and would like to shift the funding from the Chemical Dependency Professional, (CDP) to additional hours of service for counseling. Anne made a motion to move the funding from the CDP to Mental Health counseling. Sheila seconded the motion and it was approved. X. Jumping Mouse request for additional funding for Mental Health Services from 1/2017 to 12/2017/Kris Becker shared that they recently found out that a major foundation has discontinued funding to Jumping Mouse, effective immediately. Jumping Mouse is requesting $53,208 in order to continue therapy services for 23 children. They are determined to pursue all other funding streams. Kathleen asked Jumping Mouse and DBH to watch for the upcoming supplemental RFP that will be coming out shortly. XI. Draft-2017 MH/SA Advisory Committee Calendar/Anna passed out an updated calendar. Future Agenda Items:  Vendor Presentation from DBH School based Mental Health Services, the Jail Liaison, CODIT Program, Public Health, Nurse Family Partnership & Jumping Mouse  Next meeting – March 7, 2017