Domestic Various Contact Deanna Various programs – Violence/Crisis & Mallory & coalition member Sattler (e.g., CAWS) NDDoH Emergency Emergency State-wide Contact Tim – Preparedness Responder crisis Wiedrich intervention DHS contracted to Center Peer support of ND $500,000 funding for Rural Health specialists from SB 2015 to Statewide develop and certification for implement minimum standards workforce Crosswalk between development plan disciplines around behavioral health for this biennium DHS in partnership with State of ND SB2042 created boards and associations tiers in behavioral (chaired by Dr Mclean) health professions credentialing. – Added nursing, MD, APRN defined under behavioral health. What are ND’s gaps (geographic and programmatic) for this driver? Rural communities continue to experience the most difficulty in finding funding for treatment programs. What’s more, they experience greater problems than urban areas in recruiting and retaining behavioral health providers. The current budget crisis in North Dakota has led to dramatic reductions in available money for programmatic additions to existing treatment services. North Dakota does not have a credentialing process for prevention professionals, preventing that much needed service from being offered in the state…despite over 90% of surveyed North Dakotans stating that they feel it is important. Criminalization of substance abuse disorders has led to the incarceration of those who are in need of treatment services, being that the behavior conducive with their disorders earns them criminal offenses. The leading majority of inmates in North Dakota have either a diagnosed mental health condition or a diagnosed substance abuse disorder. Data sharing and collaboration are nearly non-existent in most communities. Duplicated services and referrals are abundant (ND Department of Human Services, 2016).
– Domestic Violence/Crisis Various programs & coalition member (e.g., CAWS) Various Contact Deanna & Mallory Sattler NDDoH – Emergency Preparedness Emergency Responder crisis intervention State-wide Contact Tim Wiedrich DHS contracted to Center for Rural Health Peer support specialists Statewide certification for minimum standards Crosswalk between disciplines of ND $500,000 funding from SB 2015 to develop and implement workforce development plan around behavioral health for this biennium DHS in partnership with boards and associations (chaired by Dr Mclean) State of ND SB2042 created tiers in behavioral health professions – credentialing. Added nursing, MD, APRN defined under behavioral health. What are ND’s gaps (geographic and programmatic) for this driver? Rural communities continue to experience the most difficulty in finding funding for treatment programs. What’s more, they experience greater problems than urban areas in recruiting and retaining behavioral health providers. The current budget crisis in North Dakota has led to dramatic reductions in available money for programmatic additions to existing treatment services. North Dakota does not have a credentialing process for prevention professionals, preventing that much needed service from being offered in the state…despite over 90% of surveyed North Dakotans stating that they feel it is important. Criminalization of substance abuse disorders has led to the incarceration of those who are in need of treatment services, being that the behavior conducive with their disorders earns them criminal offenses. The leading majority of inmates in North Dakota have either a diagnosed mental health condition or a diagnosed substance abuse disorder. Data sharing and collaboration are nearly non-existent in most communities. Duplicated services and referrals are abundant (ND Department of Human Services, 2016).