School Based Mental Health Collaboration Contact Information:

1. School Based Mental Health Collaboration Contact Information: • Mark Lee – MI Children’s Services Coordinator, Alabama Department of Mental Health (334) 353-9144 --- mark.lee@mh.alabama.gov • Dr. Mabrey Whetstone – Alabama Department of Education (334) 300-4833 --- mwhetstone@elmore.rr.com

2. School Based Mental Health Collaboration Dept. of Mental Health Overview . • Commissioner (Governor’s Cabinet) • Three Areas of Services (MI/SA/DD) • Adult Pre-occupied • Less than 10% of DMH dedicated dollars spent on C&A services • Why? • MI Division serves 100,000+ consumers. • Of this 25,000+ are Children & Adolescents • C&A has partners for blended funding with ALSDE, DHR, DYS, etc.

3. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Children’s Services • Started in the 1980s through a Federal Planning Grant. • Mandated other State Agencies participate with planning and this planning body still exists today – Child and Adolescent Task Force.

4. School Based Mental Health Collaboration Early Collaboration with ALSDE – State Level • Development and funding for first 10 Day Treatments in State of Alabama • Multineeds Legislation developed and continues to be a strong relationship. • Policy Development – i.e. educational programs within Residential Treatment Centers (RTC’s)

5. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Early Collaboration with ALSDE – Local Level • Limited Co-location of mental health services in school systems • Limited Co-location of mental health services in Alternative Schools • Limited access provided to mental health to come into the school – i.e. IHI and CM services • Summer Programs

6. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Modern Day System of Care • In last 5 years, state mental health agencies are being mandated by Federal arms to move to modern daysystems of care. • ALSDE and DMH met and discussed how to move to a modern day system of care that will focus on: • Evidenced-based Practices • Data Driven and Performance Based • Youth Directed and Family Guided

7. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Modern Day System of Care (cont.) • How to TRANSFORM into a system that focuses on: • Mental Health Prevention – training for a population, and • Improving Access to Care • Transportation issues • No shows at mental health – “non-compliance” • Missing class to go to mental health appointments • Stigma – not having to go to the “CRAZY HOUSE” • Access to other mental health services such as psychiatrist, nurses, case management, etc.

8. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Modern Day System of Care (cont.) • Integration • Different from Co-Location • Integrated Team Approach • Results Driven • No New Data Collection • Use Existing Data Reported • For Mental Health, these are National Outcome Measures • Level of Functioning • School Attendance • Criminal Justice Involvement • Social Connectedness • Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment tool implemented in October 2010

9. School Based Mental Health Collaboration ModelDr. Mabrey Whetstone • Answering an Undeniable Need • A Deliberate Strategy in Fiscally Tough Times • Improving Access through Integration • Familiarity Breeds Effectiveness! • Importance of the Gatekeeper • Starting Where the Kids Are and Growing • Accountability is Key • A “Win-Win” Proposition!

10. School Based Mental Health Collaboration Model “Nuts & Bolts” Initial Orientation Formalized Agreement between MH & LEA Data Collection & Reporting Standardized Referral Process “Gatekeeper” Bridges MH & Ed Functions Regular Accountability Meetings School provides space, MH provides Therapist Separation of School Records & MH Records Annual Review of SBMH Commitment

11. School Based Mental Health Collaboration • Riverbend MHC Video • Q & A

12. School Based Mental Health Collaboration Contact Information: • Mark Lee – MI Children’s Services Coordinator, Alabama Department of Mental Health (334) 353-9144 --- mark.lee@mh.alabama.gov • Dr. Mabrey Whetstone – Alabama Department of Education (334) 300-4833 --- mwhetstone@elmore.rr.com