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DHS MCAH/Office of Family Planning Unserved/Underserved Training and Technical Assistance Project

DHS MCAH/Office of Family Planning Unserved/Underserved Training and Technical Assistance Project. Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse. Needs Assessment - Statewide. Took place from November 2006 thru February 2007

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DHS MCAH/Office of Family Planning Unserved/Underserved Training and Technical Assistance Project

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  1. DHS MCAH/Office of Family Planning Unserved/Underserved Training and Technical Assistance Project Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse

  2. Needs Assessment - Statewide • Took place from November 2006 thru February 2007 • Consisted of a web-based survey, interviews with the Executive Director, Clinical Director or Shelter Manager and, where possible, a staff focus group. • All agencies completed at least some of the assessment • 97% web surveys • 98% of the EDs • 95% of CD or SM • 71% focus groups

  3. Estimates of Clients with Mental Health Needs (Web Survey)

  4. Types of Mental Health Issues

  5. Schizophrenia Adults molested as children (AMAC) Paranoid personality disorders Borderline personality disorder Trauma Bi-polar disorder Eating disorders OCD ADHD/ADD Meth-induced psychosis Learning disabilities Associative identity disorder Phobias Axis 2 disorders Anti-social Multiple personalities Self-mutilation In order of mentions Other Mental Health Conditions Seen in Shelter

  6. Estimates of Clients with Substance Abuse Needs (Web Survey)

  7. Types of Substance Abuse Issues

  8. DV Agencies’ Mental Health Services

  9. DV Agencies’ Substance Abuse Services

  10. Complicating challenges

  11. TAT areas most wanted

  12. Trauma-informed Curricula

  13. Cross-Training Needs

  14. The MH/SA county providers have been in the community since 1901. They don’t do anything new and different; they don’t see that domestic violence victims need help and think it is their fault if they are staying in the relationship. They carry a lot of myth and misinformation. – Executive Director

  15. Prioritized TAT Recommendations • Training on integrated trauma-informed services and treatment • Staff training on mental health signs and symptoms • Staff training on substance abuse signs and symptoms • Development of model policies and procedures for screening, admitting and tracking MH/SA women. • Updated regional inventories of MH/SA resources available for women with or without children. • Cross training with county mental/behavioral health departments • Specialized training for crisis hotline workers • Onsite and customized cultural competency training and technical assistance

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