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MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 2OTH ANNUAL FORENSIC RIGHT AND TREATMENT CONFERENCE November 27, 2012 Jim Hudack Blair County MH/ID/EI Administrator. Blair County MHFA Timeline. Winter 2011  Began process of developing MHFA for Public Safety

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MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

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  1. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDBLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 2OTH ANNUAL FORENSIC RIGHT AND TREATMENT CONFERENCE November 27, 2012 Jim Hudack Blair County MH/ID/EI Administrator

  2. Blair County MHFA Timeline Winter 2011  Began process of developing MHFA for Public Safety  First meeting to develop MHFA in County Spring 2011  First MHFA class NAMI and local MH Providers began looking at how they could help with the development of MHFA in Blair County Summer 2011  Sequential Intercept Mapping for Blair County  Blair County CJAB made MHFA part of their strategic plan  First Public Safety MHFA class  Began marketing MHFA for a local instructor certification class Fall 2011  Developed and implemented plan for local instructor training  Developed MH Specialized Police Training Steering Committee

  3. Blair County MHFA Timeline cont. Winter 2012Began filling instructor’s class with local residents Held first meeting of MH Specialized Training Steering Committee Applied for local grant to offset costs Spring 2012Instructor’s training (March 2012) First class offered by new instructors Developed plan for training public safety, business and public Summer 2012  Set up quarterly meeting with local instructors Classes offered in community and courthouse Fall 2012Offered three Public Safety Courses Created a MHFA Steering Committee Offered 7 general public courses Began working with local Chamber of Commerce

  4. Why a Local MHFA Train the Trainer Course? • Cost - $3,000 vs. $1,150 per student • Less travel and time away from family and work • Less personal disruption of instructors • Built a stronger core of local instructors • Class cohesiveness • Offered local resource material • Created opportunity for media coverage

  5. MHFA Instructor Breakdown by Business *Lost 2 instructors due to work and moving Each instructor is required to teach at least one FREE community based course a year

  6. Barriers • Buy In from law enforcement, business and community • Keeping costs of training at a minimum • Sponsorships – Free advertisement • Keeping instructors involved • Educating the Public and Subgroups “Cultural Change” • Marketing • Sustainability • Class time of 12 hours is too long • Getting media involved

  7. RELATIONSHIPS!!!!!!!! • Relationships – Relationships – Relationships • Communications make it face to face • Written information that applies to the audience you are addressing • “What's in it for Me?” • Pre-existing relationships • Who are your stakeholders in community?

  8. Local Stakeholders • County Commissioners • President Judge • Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) • Regional hospital • Mental Health agencies • Local and state Law enforcement and public safety • Emergency Management • Chamber of Commerce • Local businesses • Media • Community “EVERYONE!”

  9. Marketing • Vinnie the Used Car Salesman – talk to everyone • Create a Steering Committee • Break population down into subcategories and even smaller groups • Public Safety (Police, Corrections, 911) • First Responders • Faith Based • Businesses • Local communities • Shotgun approach does not work • Develop material that is local and based on specific audiences • Use local media and invite them to trainings • Local calendar of events • Keep a sense of humor • Debrief after every class • Each person trained in MHFA becomes a marketer for the program

  10. MHFA Number of Persons Trained To Date in Blair County • Over 250 individuals • 50 Public Safety personnel • 45 Blair County Courthouse staff (includes some from all departments and all of Adult Parole) • 133 from the general public • 25 from Penn State Altoona Campus

  11. Moving Forward in Blair County • Beginning 2013 will be offering at least quarterly the 8-hour MHFA training to Public Safety personnel. • Offer monthly Community based MHFA trainings. • Develop a strategic plan to increase outreach to the various population subgroups. • Develop instructor certification for Children, Public Safety and Rural MHFA. • Develop additional business sponsorships to keep costs low. • Attempt to create partnerships with media, businesses and civic organizations. • Continue with quarterly instructors meetings. • Improve the Steering Committee’s ability to supply technical assistance to instructors. • Seek possible funding grants.

  12. Questions and Answers

  13. Blair County Mental Health First Aid Contact information Jim Hudack Blair County MH/ID/EI Administrator (814)693-3023 ext. 1480 jhudack@blairco.info

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