NAME: Children’s Practice DATE: Time: Presiding: Recorded By: March 15, 2016 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Brian Hancock Mary Abrams PRESENT: Lisa Aragon, Kathy Collins, Lynn Santilli Connor, Mitchell Douglas, Brian Hancock, Denise Massey, Bonny Price, Taylor Snyder, Deb Wolff, John Zukauskus PRESENT BY Mary Jo Buchanan, Ron Defeo, Nicole Digiore, Barbara Dunn, Karen Langefeld, Nina Stolzenberg Staff: Mary Abrams Guests: Denise Massey, Jessica Trombetta AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ TIME WHO’S OUTCOME RESPONSIBLE ITEMS/ISSUE FRAME Approval of N/A The minutes were N/A N/A January 19, 2016 m/s/p. Minutes Presentation on Jessica Trombetta, Executive Director of N/A N/A N/A Youth At-Risk of Adolescent Services, Department of Homelessness Children and Families (DCF), stated that 60 (YARH) of the 100 housing vouchers DCF recently Overview and awarded are dedicated to the Youth At-Risk Update, Denise of Homelessness (YARH) program (20 to Massey and each of three participating counties – Jessica Trombetta, Burlington, Mercer and Union). Denise Office of Massey, Connecting YOUth Project Adolescent Coordinator, DCF, went on to explain that Services, DCF Connecting YOUth is the state’s name for the YARH grant program. DCF compiled at risk and other data for all 21 counties, some of which Jessica and Denise covered in their presentation on the goals, structure and implementation of Connecting YOUth (see here). Report Card on Kathy Collins kicked off her discussion N/A N/A N/A Children’s speaking about the Pediatric Psychiatry Services: What’s Collaborative pilot program, noting that 77 Working, What’s pediatricians are participating in Monmouth Not, What’s County. Behavioral health problems were Needed: identified for 25 percent of children Discussion Led by screened. These youth have been served Kathy Collins, with community resources (none have been Executive referred to PerformCare and many are Director, managed by their pediatrician in Monmouth Cares consultation with a psychiatrist). The CMO program is currently being evaluated. Kathy went on to discuss issues surrounding Children’s Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS), substance use services, and decreased residential admissions. It was
NAME: Children’s Practice DATE: March 15, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presiding: Brian Hancock Recorded By: Mary Abrams PRESENT: Lisa Aragon, Kathy Collins, Lynn Santilli Connor, Mitchell Douglas, Brian Hancock, Denise Massey, Bonny Price, Taylor Snyder, Deb Wolff, John Zukauskus PRESENT BY Mary Jo Buchanan, Ron Defeo, Nicole Digiore, Barbara Dunn, Karen Langefeld, Nina Stolzenberg Staff: Mary Abrams Guests: Denise Massey, Jessica Trombetta AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ OUTCOME TIME FRAME WHO’S RESPONSIBLE Approval of January 19, 2016 Minutes N/A The minutes were m/s/p. N/A N/A Presentation on Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH) Overview and Update, Denise Massey and Jessica Trombetta, Office of Adolescent Services, DCF Jessica Trombetta, Executive Director of Adolescent Services, Department of Children and Families (DCF), stated that 60 of the 100 housing vouchers DCF recently awarded are dedicated to the Youth At-Risk of Homelessness (YARH) program (20 to each of three participating counties – Burlington, Mercer and Union). Denise Massey, Connecting YOUth Project Coordinator, DCF, went on to explain that Connecting YOUth is the state’s name for the YARH grant program. DCF compiled at risk and other data for all 21 counties, some of which Jessica and Denise covered in their presentation on the goals, structure and implementation of Connecting YOUth (see here). N/A N/A N/A Report Card on Children’s Services: What’s Working, What’s Not, What’s Needed: Discussion Led by Kathy Collins, Executive Director, Monmouth Cares CMO Kathy Collins kicked off her discussion speaking about the Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative pilot program, noting that 77 pediatricians are participating in Monmouth County. Behavioral health problems were identified for 25 percent of children screened. These youth have been served with community resources (none have been referred to PerformCare and many are managed by their pediatrician in consultation with a psychiatrist). The program is currently being evaluated. Kathy went on to discuss issues surrounding Children’s Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS), substance use services, and decreased residential admissions. It was N/A N/A N/A
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