1. A Presentation By: E. Douglas Varney Commissioner, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 9/27/2013

2.  Customer Focused Government (CFG)  Goal 1: Effective and Efficient Management of RMHI Facilities  Goal 2: Strengthen and Improve Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services  Goal 3: Expand and Improve Children’s Mental Health Services  Goal 4: Reduce the Abuse of Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, & other Addictive Substances

3.  Effective and Efficient Management of RMHI Facilities  Action Steps:  1.) Complete a system summary of barriers to discharge. 2.) Review technologies required for Electronic Health Medical Records system in RMHIs. 3.) Submit budget request to secure Electronic Medical Records technology. 4.) Increase Telehealth evaluations to reduce the amount of unnecessary sheriff transports to RMHIs. 5.) Review monthly bed day report generated through the Division of Hospital Services.

4.  Strengthen and Improve Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services  Action Steps:  1.) Implement new monitoring system that is coordinated across all departmental divisions. 2.) Create a uniform data outcome assessments tool. 3.) Seek out additional federal and other non-state funding sources to expand mental health and substance abuse services. 4.) expand additional housing and treatment options for persons diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

5.  Expand and Improve Children’s Mental Health Services  Action Steps:  1.) Develop and promote implementation of Children's Best Practice Guidelines. 2.) Evaluate and improve the Children's crisis continuum services. 3.) Actively participate and support the Children's Subcabinet Working Group.

6.  Reduce the Abuse of Alcohol, Prescription Drugs, and other Addictive Substances  Action Steps:  1.) Develop and implement a statewide media campaign on prescription drugs by 1/1/2014. 2.) Increase the number of community coalitions related to prescription drug abuse. 3.) Increase the monitoring of methadone clinics. 4.) Expand treatment services for people addicted to prescription drugs. 5.) Increase by 9 the number of regional drug courts. 6.) Establish a base line of standards of practice on data regarding drug courts. 7.) Develop 10 low cost residential housing options. 8.) Establish that treatment services for certain DUI offenders are based upon evidence based clinical assessments.

7.  Contact Information  E. Douglas Varney  Commissioner, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services  601 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN, 37243  Doug.Varney@tn.gov Doug.Varney@tn.gov  615-532-6503