Vision: All Hennepin County families will have access to and a voice in promoting a high quality children’s mental health system. Mission: To empower Hennepin County families to become valued advocates and decision-makers at all levels of the children’s mental health system through education, outreach, and support. Primary Target Audience: Families of children with mental health concerns in Hennepin County. AccessibleCollaborative Confidential Guiding Principles: Inclusive Mission-driven Parent-led  Opportunity Sustainable Responsive Empowering Equal 2014-2015 STRATEGIES INPUTS OUTPUTS GOALS STRATEGIC ISSUES More parents feel Connect families to Continue to promote the An expanded cadre of More parents actively empowered as advocacy, participatory participation of parent skilled, knowledgeable participate in improving the system navigators opportunities and representatives on and parent advocates will children’s mental health and problem children’s mental health regional MH policy assume leadership roles system. solvers. trainings. committees. in driving change. More parents of children with mental illness are Explore different points of Meet with families to connected to Develop flow-chart to navigation, and determine barriers and knowledgeable and transition challenges for challenges. understand points of professionals in the MH families. entry and potential community Follow-up meeting with Front barriers and how they Comprehensive information Explore what families Door on realignment and relate to systems and about services and supports need to become their mental health services. funding sources. in the community is own best available to all system “case Partner with Hennepin manager/general navigators: parents as well Develop an information County Children’s Mental contractor” for their child. as case managers, social clearinghouse for families Health Collaborative and workers and care and providers. Increase recruitment and Wilder to continue to identify coordinators. information sharing gaps and share resource More parents understand through events, focus information their rights and how best to groups and other communicate with informational or opportunities. professionals to advocate networking opportunities for
Vision: All Hennepin County families will have access to and a voice in promoting a high quality children’s mental health system. Mission: To empower Hennepin County families to become valued advocates and decision-makers at all levels of the children’s mental health system through education, outreach, and support. Primary Target Audience: Families of children with mental health concerns in Hennepin County. Guiding Principles: Mission-driven Parent-led Inclusive  AccessibleCollaborative Confidential Responsive Empowering Equal Opportunity Sustainable 2014-2015 STRATEGIC ISSUES STRATEGIES INPUTS OUTPUTS GOALS More parents feel empowered as system navigators and problem solvers. Connect families to advocacy, participatory opportunities and children’s mental health trainings. Explore different points of navigation, and transition challenges for families. Explore what families need to become their own best “case manager/general contractor” for their child. Increase recruitment and information sharing through events, focus groups and other opportunities. Continue to promote the participation of parent representatives on and regional MH policy committees. Meet with families to determine barriers and challenges. Follow-up meeting with Front Door on realignment and mental health services. Partner with Hennepin County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative and Wilder to continue to identify gaps and share resource information informational or networking opportunities for An expanded cadre of skilled, knowledgeable parent advocates will assume leadership roles in driving change. Develop flow-chart to understand points of entry and potential barriers and how they relate to systems and funding sources. Develop an information clearinghouse for families and providers. More parents actively participate in improving the children’s mental health system. More parents of children with mental illness are connected to knowledgeable and professionals in the MH community Comprehensive information about services and supports in the community is available to all system navigators: parents as well as case managers, social workers and care coordinators. More parents understand their rights and how best to communicate with professionals to advocate
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