IMHPAC: Child and Adolescent Subcommittee Approved Minutes: 06/13/2024

Meeting Minutes - June 13, 2024 - 2:00 pm via WebEx

Approved by member on August 8, 2024

Members-Michelle Churchey-Mims, Chris O'Hara, Ray Connor, Michael Davis, Shirley Davis, Amy Starin

Public- Tracy Cooper, Matt Fishback, DeeAnn Ryan, Deslynne Roberts

DMH staff-Lisa Betz

  • Attendance, call to order-12:32
  • Review and approval of minutes -unanimous approval
  • Overview of committee goals, mission & time frames Raise up children's issues and advise DMH and IMHPAC committee.
  • Updates from Outside Meetings related to Children's Mental Health, updates from other IMHPAC committee meetings-Shared information about BEACON rollout timeframe. Soft launch with state agency partners and then hopes to have school and public by September.
  • New Business-
  • Old Business/Updates-Lisa gave updates on recommendations.
    • Increase awareness of and access to PracticeWise and support PracticeWise training. -BH Workforce is building out supervisory training.
    • Provide mechanisms to fund behavioral parent training interventions in traditional and non-traditional child serving settings. -Looking at other evidence-based practices.
    • Increase access to flex funds. -DMH won't be pursuing.
    • Support access to web and app based SEL resources. -DMH not working on these-focused on BEACON
    • Support outcomes measurement using change sensitive client focused measures that can be electronically/automatically scored-MAP training opportunity
    • Create mechanisms to fund outreach & engagement expenses-No grants currently available. Potential to work with ISBE. Lisa to review.
    • Provide mechanisms to fund dedicated supervision time for the purpose of enhancing the confidence and competence of the CMH workforce. -Amy asked about how rates are determined. Section 201
  • Vote on previously proposed measures-
  • Review of next steps-Future discussion about how DMH is leveraging their position as MH authority to focus on CMH build out.
  • Public comments-N/A
  • The committee meets virtually on the second Thursday of even months from 12:30-1:30p. Next meeting 8/8/24