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Monterey County Behavioral Health is engaging in a strategic planning process to review current services and consider possible improvements. The main objectives for the strategic plan
1. Recognize what is done well;
2. Understand what improvements are needed;
3. Identify issues and trends impacting service delivery; and,
4. Collect recommendations to be used for the Fiscal Year 2014-15 Budget Process and Mental Health Service Act/Quality Improvement planning.
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Service Area |
Services |
Date of Strategic planning Session |
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Juvenile Justice |
County Behavioral Health staff provide outpatient services to youth at risk, prior to involvement with the Juvenile Justice System Click here to view the Juvenile Justice System information packet |
March 11, 2013 |
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Student Mental Health |
County Behavioral Health staff serve children who are in special education and are referred by a school psychologist. Contract agencies provide school-based mental health services. Click here to view the Student Mental Health Services Packet |
April 17, 2013 |
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Adults/Criminal Justice System |
County Behavioral Health staff collaborate with the Superior Court, Law Enforcement and a supportive housing service provider to address the significant challenges of un-served or underserved mentally ill individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Click here to view the Adults involved in Criminal Justice System |
April 24, 2013 |
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Access to Treatment |
These programs are primary entry points for eligible county residents seeking behavioral health services. After an initial assessment, treatment services are typically provided in group settings that focus upon skill-building and support. Click here to view the Access to Treatment information packet |
August 12, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Children's Early Intervention Services |
County Behavioral Health staff and a contract agency provide developmental and mental health assessments, therapy and case management to children age 0-8 and their families. Click here to view the Early Childhood Intervention Services packet |
June 3, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Adults in Residential Placement |
These services provide wellness/recovery oriented services in a supervised and supportive residential setting Click here to view the Adults in Residential Placement information packet. |
May 30, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Prevention Services |
County Behavioral Health contracts with community based agencies to provide services according to the Strategic Prevention Framework Plan for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. |
August 7, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Adoption Preservation |
Adoption Preservation services are designed to improve the child’s overall functioning, support the child’s parent/caregiver, reduce parental stress, and improve the family’s well-being. |
August 8, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Children At Risk/In Out of Home Placement |
The goal of these residential treatment services is to return the youth to living at home or a lower level of care by reducing emotional/behavioral symptoms and to assist youth to develop age appropriate potential and functionality, |
June 5, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment |
Services include medically supervised detoxification, replacement therapy, counseling, introduction to 12-step recovery programs and peer support groups, relapse prevention, discharge planning and aftercare for adults with primary addiction to alcohol/other drugs. |
August 7, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Adult System of Care |
County Behavioral Health staff collaborates with local agencies to provide a range of services for adults age of 18 years and older with serious and persistent mental illness. |
June 4, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Transition Age Youth |
County Behavioral Health staff provide a continuum of services ranging from outreach and engagement to post-hospitalization services to youth ages 16 through 25 with a mental health diagnosis or who are at risk of developing a diagnosis, and who are experiencing difficulties transitioning to adulthood. Click here To view the Transition Age Youth information packet |
May 29, 2013 2:00 - 6:00 |
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Homeless |
Behavioral Health staff collaborates with local homeless service providers to provide outreach, assessments, intensive case management services, and psychiatry services for adults with a psychiatric disability who are homeless or at high risk of homelessness. |
June 7, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Dual Diagnosis |
Transitional residential services for seriously mentally ill adults, who also have a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, include an array of mental health and substance abuse treatment services. |
August 19, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Hospital/Crisis Services |
Monterey County Behavioral Health (MCBH) provides an array of crisis and emergency psychiatric services to address the needs of the varied clients. These services include emergency room based crisis assessments and discharge planning provided by the MCBH Crisis Team at Natividad Medical Center hospital. Click here to view the Crisis, Hospitalization and Other Information packet |
May 31, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
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Supported Housing |
Local supported housing providers offer community-based independent living for Transitional Age Youth and adults with psychiatric disabilities. These placements are provided in individual apartments and/or cooperative group housing units |
May 30, 2013 11:00 - 2:00 |
Strategic planning will include examination of the system(s) of service delivery ranging from prevention and early intervention to treatment and aftercare.
Staff, community partners and clients are invited to attend strategic planning sessions for any of the areas above.
Can’t attend a Strategic Planning session?
Can't attend a strategic planning session? Provide your feedback here and we will incorporate your feedback into the meeting. If your feedback is submitted to us after the session, it can still be incorporated into the final report.
For each Service Area group, we are forming a workgroup to review data and conduct a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is an extremely useful tool for understanding and decision-making for all sorts of situations in organizations. SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.
Would you like to participate in a Strategic Planning Session?
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Click here to see an outline of our strategic planning process.
