Ohio SAMHSA Grantee Meeting September 26, 2008 Brainstorm Activity

Purpose To gain feedback from professionals in the field on how to determine the barriers to parents following through on referrals.

What we know: Barriers Identified Wait Lists for services Cost Insurance Issues Parents don’t understand the importance Parents don’t agree the help is needed Embarrassment/Stigma Transportation

Let’s Brainstorm! What are other factors that are keeping parents from following through?

Do we know the barriers or do we need to contact more parents? Let’s Brainstorm Do we know the barriers or do we need to contact more parents?

Let’s Brainstorm What format would be the most effective to gain this information from parents?

Who is the best person to collect this information from parents? Let’s Brainstorm Who is the best person to collect this information from parents?

When is the best time to collect this information? Let’s Brainstorm When is the best time to collect this information?

What do we know has worked? Let’s Talk Strategies What do we know has worked? In school therapists to provide evaluation services More intensive case management to assist the families through barriers Other?

Next Steps Let’s identify some next steps to move towards either further evaluation of this issue or implementing strategies

Thank you for your valuable insight from the field! Thanks! Thank you for your valuable insight from the field!