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Mental Health as a Public Health Issue

Mental Health as a Public Health Issue. Daniel Reimer, MPH, Principal Investigator Sherwin Daryani, MPH, Project Director. Vision: T o be the healthiest community in Texas Mission: To promote and protect the health of our diverse population. Public Health Process. ASSESSMENT.

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Mental Health as a Public Health Issue

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  1. Mental Health as a Public Health Issue Daniel Reimer, MPH, Principal Investigator Sherwin Daryani, MPH, Project Director

  2. Vision: To be the healthiest community in TexasMission:To promote and protect the health of our diverse population

  3. Public Health Process ASSESSMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT ASSURANCE

  4. Core elements of a Public Health Approach • Conducting surveillance (Assessment) • Selecting and implementing the appropriate evidence-based program (Policy Development) • Monitoring and evaluatingboth the process and outcomes of the program (Assurance) • Educating professionals and the general public (Clauss-Ehlers, C. & Weist, M, Resilience-Building Prevention Programs that Work, p.2)

  5. Promoting protective factors • Good intellectual functioning • (Individual) • Close relationships with caring adults (Family) • Attendance at effective schools (Community)

  6. Organizational Intervention • Project Director to Management Team • Epidemiology provided Assessment Data • Outreach connected program to community • Entire Staff trained in Cultural Competence • Project Director Aided Strategic Planning • Collaborated with Mental Health and Primary Care Center

  7. Community Solutions and the Mental Health Connection A Partnership: Mental Health and Public Health

  8. Community Solutions System of Care Fort Worth Independent School District Student Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG) Tarrant County Juvenile Services Family Resource Center Site Coordinator Community Solutions Clinical Director Public Health Dept Contracted Wraparound Facilitator Community Agencies Contact w/ Family

  9. System Level Goals • Systems Integration • MIS, Web Resource Database • No Wrong Door Training • Interagency Collaboration • Wraparound contracts • Mental Health Connection • Services Integration • Wraparound Process • Training and Infusion • Sustainability plan • Family Driven • Case Review Process • Barrier tracking/removal • Fidelity

  10. Service Level Goals • Wraparound Fidelity • Family Driven • Culturally Competent • Cost/Benefit Analysis • Informal/Formal Resource Pool • Flexible Funding

  11. Child Level Goals • No out of home placement • Function in the least restrictive educational setting • Recovery, not just maintenance

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