Mental Redesigning requirements for mental health direct Insufficient mental health workforce Health/ service workers State hospitals rely to large extent on locum tenens, Substance mandated and voluntary overtime, and heavy use of Abuse floating staff Children/ Direct service providers in Section 65 Home and No registry of service providers Youth Community Based Treatment required to have Bachelor’s degree Revising training curriculum including behavioral health training Quality of General Created dedicated quality improvement/assurance units Data and information technology inconsistencies persist services in OADS, OCFS, and SAMHS Families unable to obtain information about the quality Increased cross program communication and of services with a specific provider cooperation to address quality issues Person-centered planning incorporates many participant level recommendations Aging/Physical Quality review committee supports quality oversight Increase in Adult Protective Services referrals and Disabilities investigations Participating in the National Core Indicators project Intellectual Have robust quality management team for participants Disabilities/ Participating in the National Core Indicators project Autism Revised behavior regulations Developed crisis services Mental Implementing national models published and supported Insufficient staff and inadequate information Health/ by SAMHSA technology analytics to conduct quality management Substance Conduct site visits for mental health and substance Abuse abuse provider agencies Incorporating performance measures into all direct service contracts Children/ Use youth outcome questionnaire Youth Use evidence-based/informed practices throughout services Conduct quality assurance reviews of all Section 28 agencies and targeted case management programs
Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Redesigning requirements for mental health direct service workers Insufficient mental health workforce State hospitals rely to large extent on locum tenens, mandated and voluntary overtime, and heavy use of floating staff Children/ Youth Direct service providers in Section 65 Home and Community Based Treatment required to have Bachelor’s degree Revising training curriculum including behavioral health training No registry of service providers Quality of services General Created dedicated quality improvement/assurance units in OADS, OCFS, and SAMHS Increased cross program communication and cooperation to address quality issues Person-centered planning incorporates many participant level recommendations Data and information technology inconsistencies persist Families unable to obtain information about the quality of services with a specific provider Aging/Physical Disabilities Quality review committee supports quality oversight Participating in the National Core Indicators project Increase in Adult Protective Services referrals and investigations Intellectual Disabilities/ Autism Have robust quality management team for participants Participating in the National Core Indicators project Revised behavior regulations Developed crisis services Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Implementing national models published and supported by SAMHSA Conduct site visits for mental health and substance abuse provider agencies Incorporating performance measures into all direct service contracts Insufficient staff and inadequate information technology analytics to conduct quality management Children/ Youth Use youth outcome questionnaire Use evidence-based/informed practices throughout services Conduct quality assurance reviews of all Section 28 agencies and targeted case management programs