The Role of Planning Councils in the Mental Health System Transformation

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The Role of Planning Councils in the Mental
Health System Transformation

• National Advisory Council
• September 1, 2004
• Greg Carlson, Chair
• Alabama Mental Illness Planning Council
• gcarlson_at_uabmc.edu

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Background

• State Planner (retired) Alabama DMH/MR
• Block Grant Reviewer Southeast Region
• Chairperson, CMHS Western States Review Panel
• Business Officer UAB Mental Health Center
  (School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry)
• 1st Vice President, NAMI Alabama
• State Coordinator, CMHS Olmstead Project
• Chair, Alabama MI Planning Council

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Presidents Mental Health Commission Report

• The recommended transformation was defined in
  six basic goals
• Americans understand that mental health is
  essential to overall health.
• Mental health care is consumer and family driven.
• Disparities in mental health services are
  eliminated.
• Early mental health screening, assessment, and
  referral to services are common practice.
• Excellent mental health care is delivered and
  research is accelerated.
• Technology is used to access mental health care
  and information.

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• State Mental Health Planning and Advisory
  Councils should be one of the major vehicles used
  in this transformation retooling process

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Planning Council Qualifications

• Consumer and family involvement driven
• Multi-agency representation
• Longevity established PL 99-660
• Strategic Planning Involvement
• Monitoring/Evaluation Expertise

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Alabama Mental Illness Planning Council Projects

• Quarterly ACT Teams Training
• Annual Statewide Criminal Justice Conference
• CIT Type Training and pilot
• Psychiatrists Semi-annual Training
• Co-occurring Disorders Training
• Creation and Support of the Alabama Rural
  Coalition for the Homeless

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Project Continued.

• Forensic Issues Training
• Disaster Preparedness Planning
• Alabama Family Ties
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Training
• Statewide Anti-stigma Campaign
• Child and Adolescents Planning and Program
  Development and Training

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Planning Council Planning Involvement

• Members of the Planning Council also participate
  in the following committees
• DMH/MR Management Steering
• MI Coordinating Subcommittee
• State Olmstead Planning Committee
• CQI PI Committee
• State Advocacy Committee
• DMH/MR Standards Committee
• Local Mental Health/Criminal Justice Taskforces
• Co-occurring Disorders Planning Taskforce

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Active Collaborations (examples)

• Olmstead Project
• Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer
  Center (SCATTC)
• NAMI Alabama
• Wings (consumer group)
• Alabama Family Ties
• Mental Health Association
• Adult and Child SAMHSA Public Policy Academy on
  Co-occurring Disorders
• UAB CMHS Jail Diversion Grant/McArthur Foundation
  Research
• UAB African-American Schizophrenia Genetics
  Research Project
• Jefferson County Mental Health Court Project

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Performance Outcomes

• Homelessness - 4.5 million Exhibit 1 submitted
  by the ARCH
• 47 counties of 67
• 3 permanent housing projects for persons with
  serious mental illnesses totaling over 2.0
  million
• Ranked either 1 or 2 in priority

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Performance Outcomes continued..

• Assertive Community Treatment Teams (13)
• CMHS ACTION Grant
• Significant reduction in state hospitalization
• 11 smaller teams developed statewide
• 2 full fidelity PACT teams in Birmingham
• Inclusion in the Medicaid Plan
• Differential rates to allow for conversion to
  full fidelity
• State Standards patterned after the National NAMI
  Standards

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Performance Outcomes continued..

• Decriminalization Law Enforcement
• Annual Mental Illness and Criminal Justice
  Systems Conference (February)
• Creation of Local Taskforces in 8 major metro
  areas
• Creation of 3 Mental Health Courts and one
  planned for Mobile
• Planning of a CIT-Type Training Pilot for
  Montgomery
• Support of CIT training at AUM
• Advocacy for the MI Offender Act (pending in
  Congress)

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Performance Outcomes continued..

• Co-occurring Disorders
• Development of Statewide Strategic Plan CMHS
  ACTION Grant
• Adult and Child SAMHSA Public Policy Academies
• Adult and Child COSIG applications submitted
• Sponsored COD Track of Training Sessions for the
  Annual Meeting of Community Mental Health
  providers in FY 03 and FY 04 (800 attending)
• SCATTC funded 2 day training sessions for 900
  providers statewide

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Performance Outcomes continued..

• Evidenced-Based Practices Center of Excellence
  Goal
• Real Choices Grant Application
• ACT/PACT
• Co-occurring Disorders
• Medications Algorithms
• Family Psycho-education
• Consumer Peer Specialists

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Performance Outcomes continued..

• Anti-stigma Campaign
• Collaboration of the Alabama MI Planning Council,
  NBC 13, NAMI Alabama, AstraZeneca,
  Bristol-Meyers, and UAB Health System
• Prime Time Spots in the four major markets
• 15 Million Adult Impressions
• 110,000 raised
• Statewide Billboards that followed value
  270,000

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• For More Information Contact
• Greg Carlson, MBA
• UAB Community Psychiatry Program
• 908 20th Street South 4th Floor
• Birmingham, Alabama 35294
• 205.934.6411
• gcarlson_at_uabmc.edu