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Mental Health Services Overview Sandra Parks, Director Division of Children & Youth

Mental Health Services Overview Sandra Parks, Director Division of Children & Youth www.dmh.state.ms.us May 20-21, 2009.

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Mental Health Services Overview Sandra Parks, Director Division of Children & Youth

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  1. Mental Health Services Overview Sandra Parks, Director Division of Children & Youth www.dmh.state.ms.us May 20-21, 2009

  2. MISSION: Supporting a better tomorrow making a difference in the lives of Mississippians with mental illness, substance abuse problems, and intellectual or developmental disabilities one person at a time.

  3. Philosophy Preventing & reducing the unnecessary use of inpatient or institutional services when individual needs can be met with less intensive care. Services and supports are person-centered and strengths based. Services are family-guided and culturally competent.

  4. Four Service Delivery Populations Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia

  5. Mental Health Facilities East Mississippi State Hospital – Meridian, MS Mississippi State Hospital – Whitfield, MS North Mississippi State Hospital – Tupelo, MS South Mississippi State Hospital – Purvis, MS Central Mississippi Residential Center – Newton, MS Specialized Treatment Facility – Gulfport, MS

  6. Regional Psychiatric Facilities Inpatient mental health services provided by EMSH and MSH include acute psychiatric care, intermediate psychiatric care, continued treatment, child and adolescent acute psychiatric care, and nursing facilities. Medical surgical hospital services and forensic services are also provided by MSH. Both facilities also provide transitional, community based care. Acute inpatient psychiatric services are provided by two 50 bed hospitals, NMSH and SMSH and serve adult men and women with serious mental illness

  7. Regional Psychiatric Facilities CMRC provides a specialized treatment program for adults with serious mental illness. It provides psychiatric services in a community setting, minimizing the need for hospitalization and/or delaying the need for long-term placement. STF provides residential care and habilitation services for adolescents between the ages of 13 and 21 who have come before Youth Court and have been diagnosed with a mental disorder.

  8. Public Community Mental Health Services 48,493 adults (18 yrs. - older) were served in FY 2008 29,269 children (0-18 yrs.) were served in in FY 2008

  9. Public Community Mental Health Services operate under the supervision of regional commissions appointed by county boards of supervisors comprising their respective service areas. The 15 regional centers make available a range of community-based mental health, substance abuse, and in some regions, intellectual and developmental disabilities services. The governing authorities are considered regional and not state-levelentities. The Department of Mental Health is responsible for certifying, monitoring, and assisting the regional community mental health centers. These regional community mental health centers are the primary service providers with whom the Department of Mental Health contracts to community-based mental health services.

  10. Other Nonprofit Service Agencies/Organizations make up a smaller part of the service system, are certified and may also receive funding through the Department of Mental Health to provide community-based services. Programs currently provided through these nonprofit agencies include community based alcohol/drug abuse services, community services for persons with developmental disabilities and community services for children with mental illness or emotional problems.

  11. Trends for Adult Mental Health Services Psychosocial rehabilitation services for elderly persons throughout the state, including those in nursing homes. Increase evidence-based services for individuals with co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and mental illness. Piloting three Adult MAP or Making a Plan teams to divert individuals with SMI from re-entering the State Psychiatric Facilities. Application for a jail diversion grant for adults with SMI.

  12. Trends for Children/Youth Mental Health Services Increase in school – based services: day treatment, therapy, and case management Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness – Shatter the Silence Campaign Transitional Services for youth and young adults ages 16- 24 years of age Increase the use of Evidence – based Practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Focused- CBT Increase the number and utilization of Making a Plan (MAP) Teams

  13. Children and Youth MAP Teams: The Making A Plan (MAP) Teams address the needs of children with SED up to age 21 years of age with serious emotional/behavioral disorders, who require services from multiple agencies. The MAP Team must be composed of, at a minimum, one representative from the county level from each of the following major child serving agencies: a bachelor’s degree representative employed by the regional CMHC, the local school district in the county, the county office of Family and Children’s Services of the State Dept. of Human Services, the county or regional Youth Services Division of the State Dept. of Human Services, and the county or regional office of the State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services.

  14. Making A Plan (MAP) Teams 36 current teams and 5 in development In FY 2008, 1,286 children/youth were served Received traditional services plus non-traditional to include: mentoring, tutoring, medication, psychological evaluations, alcohol & drug testing and residential services, respite, behavioral incentives, summer camp fees, utility assistance, school uniforms, food assistance, transportation, training for members, personal care items, infant care items, translation services, etc.

  15. MississippiDepartment of Mental Health’s Youth Suicide Prevention Campaign

  16. Suicide is the 3rdleading cause of death in MS for young people ages 15-24. MS High School Survey for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2007) reported: 13.4% of students seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months 10.6% of students made a plan about how they would commit suicide in the past 12 months 7.9% of students reported an actual attempt (1 or more times) to commit suicide in the past 12 months Why Shatter the Silence?

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