Agenda - 12-05-2016-13-6 - Information Item - Access to Mental Health Services Assessment

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Orange County Mental Health Gap Analysis Survey 47 Better coordination of various providers;updated resource book of providers;facilitate having more practitioners 10/17/2016 7:18 PM provide"in kind"care to at least one person in need. 48 Promote the services with the schools,religion base organizations,Community Health centers, 10/17/2016 5:23 PM 49 We need more services for non-insured individuals.Reduce the wait time from when a call is made to see someone to 10/17/2016 4:17 PM when a person is actually seen by someone. 50 More outreach assessment and prevention.More providers and free options for mental health care. 10/17/2016 4:14 PM 51 We need more mental health providers period.We need more therapist who speak Spanish and other languages,we 10/17/2016 3:32 PM need more therapists that take Medicaid and health choice and sliding scale.We need mental health services embedded in all our schools and community health centers.We need more alternate therapies,such as art,music and equine therapy.We need more to support our fantastically diverse community who often come from war torn parts of the world and have PTSD and trauma as a result of that. 52 Mental health services for undocumented immigrants continues to be a huge gap in services.In addition,the lack of 10/17/2016 3:17 PM Medicaid reimbursement for interpreters services provides a serious barrier to care for refugee populations. 53 more Spanish speaking services for folks with medicaid or those with no insurance.get Cardinal replaced. 10/17/2016 3:02 PM 54 Not sure 10/17/2016 2:16 PM 55 Affordability.Accessibility.Acceptability. 10/17/2016 11:19 AM 56 Advocate for$for services for undocumented individuals and families.Advocate for additional quality in patient child 10/17/2016 11:05 AM and adolescent in patient beds.Too many young people spending 4-5 days or more in UNC Psychiatric ER waiting for beds and still being sent as far away as Greensboro or Wilmington. 57 Use a consistent screening tool for individuals under 5 and encourage all providers to screen and discuss MH issues 10/17/2016 10:41 AM with parents as options.For those over 5,the need to reduce stigma is essential. 58 better screenings and that patients are screened often/early 10/17/2016 9:11 AM 59 Follow up with them more often. 10/16/2016 6:40 AM 60 We miss El Futuro in the county. 10/15/2016 4:14 PM 61 education 10/15/2016 3:54 AM 62 N/A 10/14/2016 7:30 PM 63 task forces on the street made up of EMS,social worker and LEO.making 24 hr referral easier.facilitating follow-up 10/14/2016 6:51 PM (see task force) 64 more available services in timely manner 10/14/2016 6:16 PM 65 Unknown how to deal with substance abuse since patients rarely accept help when presented. 10/14/2016 4:32 PM 66 Cardinal could help professionals and all navigate the mental health system instead of trying NOT to serve clients. 10/14/2016 2:50 PM They are an insurance company worried about saving money and not serving youth. 67 setting up better agreements with DSS and other community partnerships 10/14/2016 2:48 PM 68 lack of services for autism/MH,especially for teens people turning 18 and losing their Medicaid are dropping out of 10/14/2016 2:37 PM care and becoming unstable there are just not enough Spanish-speaking therapist and there will probably never be enough to keep up with the demand;there needs to be a consideration of better interpreter services this needs to be considered for Spanish-speaking,Burmese and Karen as well 48 /48