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TRIAD-Rating the States

TRIAD-Rating the States. Presentation at the NASMHPD Winter Leadership Meeting Mike Fitzpatrick, MSW, NAMI Executive Director and Ken Duckworth, MD, NAMI Medical Director. NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill). Founded in 1979 ( 26th Anniversary ).

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TRIAD-Rating the States

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  1. TRIAD-Rating the States Presentation at the NASMHPD Winter Leadership Meeting Mike Fitzpatrick, MSW, NAMI Executive Director and Ken Duckworth, MD, NAMI Medical Director

  2. NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) • Founded in 1979 (26th Anniversary). • Dedicated to the Eradication of Mental Illnesses and Improvement of the Quality of Life of All Whose Lives are Affected by These Diseases. • Non-profit, Grassroots, Self-help, Support and Advocacy Group of Consumers, Families, Friends with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). • 52 State Offices and 1100 Affiliates. • National Office Provides Direction and Support to Affiliates and Engages in Advocacy/Education. • Largest Consumer Organization in America.

  3. Goals of the Report • Advocacy tool for next legislative session and beyond. • Baseline to evaluate mental health services in your state. • Identification of best practices. • Identification of worst practices. • Tools for working with policymakers and the media.

  4. Report Methodology • Information from state mental health authorities. • Information from other sources, e.g. reports, media accounts, justice department, etc. • Interviews with NAMI grassroots leaders. • Consumer/family “test drive”

  5. Report Methodology (cont.) • 50 questions on a variety of topics. • Each question worth two points, with a maximum score of 100. • Results displayed in report card format. • Final composite grade for each state.

  6. What Are We Looking At? • Accessibility of information for consumers and families • Evidence based practices (ACT, Supported Employment, Integrated mental health/substance abuse treatment, family education, illness self-management) • Supported housing • Jail diversion • Medicaid mental health policies • Medications (access, quality and monitoring)

  7. What Are We Looking At (cont.) • General access to services • Hospitals (access, quality of care and monitoring) • Leadership and accountability (innovation, planning, transparency of information) • Workforce development • Consumer/family inclusion • Multicultural capacity and outreach • Health promotion and mortality reduction

  8. Process and Timetable • Questionnaires have been sent to state mental health authorities • Interviews have been held with NAMI grassroots leaders. • Continue to work with external experts (Human services Research Institute and others) to ensure accuracy of data and the provide guidance. • Data Collection and report writing through 2005. • Report will be released at the end of January. • A website of supporting materials will be in place.

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