School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama Contact Information

1. School Based Mental Health Services in AlabamaContact Information •Dr. Mabrey Whetstone – Alabama Department of Education 334-300-4833| whetstone@elmore.rr.com •Kim Hammack – Director Community Programs, Alabama Department of Mental Health 334-242-3209| kim.hammack@mh.alabama.gov •Mark Lee – MI Coordinator C&A Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health 334-353-9144|mark.lee@mh.alabama.gov

2. School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama • Commissioner • Three Areas of Services (MI/SA/ID) • Adult Pre-occupied • Less than 10% of DMH dedicated dollars spent on C&A services • Why? • MI Division serves 101,000 consumers. • Of this 25,000 are C&A • C&A has partners for blended funding with DOE, DHR, DYS, etc.

3. School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama • Children 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 Services in Alabama • Early Collaboration with DOE – 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 RTC

5. School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama • Early Collaboration with DOE – 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 • Summer Programs

6. School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama • Modern Day System of Care • In last 5 years, state mental health agencies are being mandated by Federal arms to move to modern day systems of care. • DOE 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 Services in Alabama • Modern Day System of Care (cont.) • This will TRANSFORM into a system that moves into a system with a focus on: • Mental Health Prevention – training for a population • Access to Care • Transportation issues • No shows at mental health – (non-compliant) • 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 Services in Alabama • 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, this is National Outcomes Measures • Level of Functioning • School Attendance • Criminal Justice Involvement • Social Connectedness • Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) implemented in October 2010.

9. School Based Mental Health Services in Alabama • School- Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Protocol • Handout • Questions and Answers