families, especially those who for their child and/or are disadvantaged. improve the system. 2014-2015 STRATEGIES INPUTS OUTPUTS STRATEGIC ISSUES More parents in Develop partnerships with Meet with other Continue to offer a Parents are not isolated. Hennepin County other groups or organizations offering monthly support group Parents know other parents feel supported, organizations to expand support to explore for parents of children with mental especially as they and formalize the collaboration. Partner with county illness. They have a enter the children’s mentoring/support “team” Meet with parents to and/or nonprofit that provides them with mental health network. continue to learn about organization to develop support (friends, family, system for the first Explore how different and support and information gaps online support options for professionals) and feel time and during diverse families access in the system. families. empowered to find help. transitions. information, resources, Offer in-person resource and Develop or aggregate Parents have ready access services and support. networking events for easy-to-follow one-page to information that is families. handouts for families for understandable early in the Explore existing youth school success and at journey and at transition wellness and MH Meet with Silver Ribbon and time of diagnosis and into adulthood. awareness programs in Americorps/Vista staff to transitions. schools and the explore school mental health Mental illness stigma and community. awareness programs. Develop to” guide other barriers to early “how for parents to start MH are reduced. support to students or awareness program or families wanting to offer Families and youth can groups at schools. wellness/MH awareness connect to information and programming at their schools. Help create evaluation support at schools and in tool of school mental their community. health awareness programs.
families, especially those who are disadvantaged. for their child and/or improve the system. 2014-2015 STRATEGIC ISSUES STRATEGIES INPUTS OUTPUTS More parents in Hennepin County feel supported, especially as they enter the children’s mental health system for the first time and during transitions. Develop partnerships with other groups or organizations to expand and formalize the mentoring/support network. Explore how different and diverse families access information, resources, services and support. Explore existing youth wellness and MH awareness programs in schools and the community. Meet with other organizations offering support to explore collaboration. Meet with parents to continue to learn about support and information gaps in the system. Offer in-person resource and networking events for families. Meet with Silver Ribbon and Americorps/Vista staff to explore school mental health awareness programs. support to students or families wanting to offer wellness/MH awareness programming at their schools. Continue to offer a monthly support group for parents Partner with county and/or nonprofit organization to develop online support options for families. Develop or aggregate easy-to-follow one-page handouts for families for school success and at time of diagnosis and transitions. Develop “how to” guide for parents to start MH awareness program or groups at schools. Help create evaluation tool of school mental health awareness programs. Parents are not isolated. Parents know other parents of children with mental illness. They have a “team” that provides them with support (friends, family, professionals) and feel empowered to find help. Parents have ready access to information that is understandable early in the journey and at transition into adulthood. Mental illness stigma and other barriers to early are reduced. Families and youth can connect to information and support at schools and in their community.