RES-2002-096 Approval of OPC Area Program Local Business Plan

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Svstem of Care Grant In 1999, OPC received a federal System of Care Grant to develop community-based services for children with serious emotional disturbance and their families. Child and Family Teams and interagency collaboration are core components of the system of care approach. The existing Orange and Chatham Community Collaborative and a Person Community Collaborative serve as the local management structure for the System of Care project. Involved with OPC in this Collaborative are parents of children with serious emotional disturbance, Family Advocates, Department of Social Service staff, Juvenile Justice, local schools, Guardian ad Litem, cflmmunity agencies (including Chatham Together and the Mental Health Association) and interested community members. The Collaborative has many responsibilities including budget oversight for the grant, identifying and coordinating services and resources across child serving agencies, identifying training needs and exploring resource development rtunities. In 2001, the System of Care project for OPC initiated a resource projec ' volv' community partners, families and private foundations to explore p ling f public funds and acquisition of private funds in order to expand the onti f ervices for children with serious emotional disturbance. ~1 Deaf Services In FY 2000 the OPC Area MH/DD/SAS, Adu en coordination and livery Central Region. T e a year hired two co di at r Services. ~ s p oa h d y the S te ivision of ct o i r uest to consider taking on the to he deaf d ard of hearing for part of the North e o h' equest and at the end of that fiscal ~ ul Services and one for Child and Youth These positions se e the P~ catchment area with direct therapy and case management services. They al o vide consultative services and limited direct service to Durham, Alamance, Caswel , Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren, Rockingham and Randolph counties. In addition to individual client services, the Coordinators work collaboratively with the area programs and other service and community providers to access resource/service needs and develop therapeutic, vocational, recreational, and social services for the deaf and hard of hearing throughout the area. They also serve as advocates and educators in obtaining and enhancing access to services and improving the quality of a range of services. They do outreach case finding, coordinate specialized services, including interpreter services and provide linkage to the State Coordinator for Deaf Services. A consequence of the establishment of these coordinator positions has been a dramatic increase in the accessing of these specialized services, as consumers needing them have been identified. From an initial 5, the caseload has grown to nearly 50. Continuation of these functions will be assured by the Regional Coordinator positions, as employees of the LME. Due to the special access needs of deaf and hard of hearing consumers, the Regional Coordinators will work closely with the Triage, Assessment and 14 10