1. Family Voices Health Summit
March 14, 2016

2. Barbara Sheehy CCS Mental Health Initiative Coordinator
Alameda County California Children’s Services(CCS) Mental Health Initiative
Barbara Sheehy
CCS Mental Health Initiative Coordinator

3. Impetus for the Project
CCS Outpatient Mental Health Service Benefit
Concern about Alameda County CCS client & family access to Mental Health Services
Insufficient Care Coordination
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health California Community Care Coordination Collaborative (5Cs)

4. Mental Health Initiative Goals & Progress
Organize multidisciplinary coalition of stakeholders, including CCS client & family representatives
Map the Mental Health service system, identify gaps & barriers
Develop system improvement recommendations
Identify Mental Health providers’ experience with & interest in serving CCS clients and their families, provide needed training, build capacity
Identify & address Mental Health provider billing & reimbursement issues specific to CCS

5. What We’ve Learned
CCS clients aren’t consistently asked about/screened for Mental Health needs
CCS families aren’t asked about/screened for Mental Health needs
CCS children & youth & their families’ Mental Health needs are individual, varied, may be complex, & call for a continuum of services

6. What We’ve Learned (continued)
CCS clients who successfully accessed Mental Health services generally had CCS, Family Resource Navigators and/or other navigational assistance
The Medi-Cal Mental Health system directs clients with “mild to moderate” needs to Managed Care Plans – clients generally are not able to access care, providers aren’t available
The Medi-Cal Mental Health system directs clients with “moderate to severe” needs to Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services – clients generally are able to access care, at various settings

7. Next Steps
Sustain and build on the momentum and progress of the Mental Health Initiative
Join in statewide convening regarding children with medical complexity and Mental Health needs

8. Barbara.Sheehy@acgov.org (510) 267-3272
Contact
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March 4, 2016 | BS/whh