Semi-annual community engagement forum August 17, 2011

1. Black Hills Mental Health Substance Abuse Collaborative Semi-annual community engagement forumAugust 17, 2011

2. Family Advocacy Parent Training Topics Identified • Juvenile Justice • Mental Health

3. Juvenile Justice Topic • Truancy - What parents/guardians need to know if their child is referred to the State’s Attorney’s Office for Truancy. • Child in Need of Supervision (CHINS Petition) – What is this and how does it work?  Can it help my child? • How can parents/guardians advocate for their child and be involved in decision making?  • How to help your child transition home after incarceration in a juvenile justice facility. • What happens if my child is remanded to the Department of Corrections? • A parent’s guide to secure juvenile detention.  Why is it used?  What can I expect as a parent if my minor child is detained?

4. Mental Health Topic • What mental, emotional and behavioral disorders could affect my children and/or my adolescents? • What are the signs that my child needs a mental health evaluation?  Where can we get this?  What terminology do I need to know? • What treatment services are available for my child in SD? • What are different types of therapies, and how do I know what is best for my child?  • What medications are available for my child and what are their side effects? • How do I know if my child is using alcohol and/or drugs?  Where can I get help?  What treatments are available? • What is the involuntary commitment process for Minors? • How can parents/guardians advocate for their child and be involved in decision making? • How to help your child transition home from residential treatment.

5. Collaborative’s Next Priorities • Adult Service Needs • Youth and Adolescent Service Needs • Community Training Needs (Outside of Family Advocacy parent training) • Other

6. Adult Service Needs • Open ended tiered housing • Outpatient substance abuse services • Psychiatric services & medication management • Counseling services for low income • Prevention services for other than underage and binge drinking (tobacco, cannabis, inhalants, meth, other drugs, bullying) • Nursing home beds for adults with mental illness • Drop In Center for social interaction specializing in understanding issues of mental illness and substance abuse • Gambling treatment • More integrated treatment for DD clients that have MH/SA issues

7. Youth and Adolescent Service Needs • Crisis Care System • Therapeutic foster families • Truancy reduction • Alternatives to secure detention • Alternatives to residential mental health treatment • Alternatives to inpatient drug and alcohol treatment • Alternative schools for youth who don’t ‘fit in’ the public school system (charter schools) • Services to transition a juvenile to adult (example independent living center)

8. Community Training Needs (outside of Family Advocacy parent training) • Understanding poverty and it’s consequences • Mental Health First Aid • Cultural Competency • Olweus Bullying • Adult CIT (Crisis intervention training) for law enforcement, liaison officers, schools, other counties • Youth CIT (Crisis intervention training) for law enforcement liaison officers, schools, other counties

9. Other • Recruitment of more people to become qualified mental health professionals • Community Education Plan to expand awareness of CCC • Increase informal and peer supports for families • Increase capacity for community case management • Client needs assessment/feedback to identify barriers to services • Community care plan for frequent users of service