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7 <br /> Matthew Roberts shared related stories. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs shared some historical data on SROs in the CHCCS. She <br /> said one other element is the adults, who are involved in the lives of students: teachers, as <br /> well as parents, guardians, etc. She said sometimes the adults are the ones with the mental <br /> health needs, which can come into the school directly and indirectly. She said the staff and <br /> SROs work together closely to handle these sensitive, and often confidential situations. She <br /> said she supported SROs. <br /> Dr. Pamela Baldwin said this discussion is an excellent example of the partnerships <br /> between the schools and the County, and an opportunity to explain the SRO program so all <br /> are on the same page. <br /> Commissioner Rich said SROs are part of the schools' policies, and the Board of <br /> County Commissioners cannot tell the schools what to do. She encouraged both districts to <br /> share this information with parents. <br /> 6. Mental Health Collaboration between the Schools and the County <br /> Both School Systems and the County have provided information regarding Mental <br /> Health collaboration between the Schools and the County. <br /> Mental Health Collaboration between the Schools and the County <br /> Travis Myren said the Board of County Commissioners authorized funding for a <br /> Behavioral Health Systems of Care Analysis in the FY2017-18 Budget. The funding will be <br /> used to hire a consultant to prepare the analysis and make recommendations on system <br /> improvement and will focus on services available to residents up to 25 years old. A Request for <br /> Proposal (RFP) has been developed to solicit proposals from consultants with three primary <br /> deliverables: <br /> 1. Create an inventory of existing resources for mental health, substance abuse, and <br /> intellectual and developmental disabilities in Orange County serving ages 0-25. <br /> 2. Create a systems map of the existing mental health (including substance abuse, <br /> intellectual and development disabilities) resources for residents ages 0-25, identity <br /> areas of strength and weakness, and make recommendations for improvements to <br /> gaps in services, access to care, quality of care, ease of referral, etc. <br /> 3. Work with both the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Orange County <br /> Schools (OCS) in developing Behavioral Health Systems of Care assessments and <br /> scheduled implementation of programming as deemed necessary by the assessments <br /> over a multi-year time frame. The implementation phase could be piloted in the Family <br /> Success Alliance zones 4 and 6 in Year 1 of the program. <br /> In developing the RFP, the County engaged both school districts to review and provide input <br /> on the RFP document in early September. The proposals are due back on October 3rd and <br /> school district staff (Janet Cherry— Systems of Care Director for CHCCS and Sherita Cobb — <br /> Director of Student Support for OCS) have been invited to serve on the proposal review <br /> committee. <br /> Outside of the RFP process, the Health Department has also worked with representatives from <br /> both districts on the Cardinal Innovations Mental Health Collaborative where school based <br /> mental health has been a priority focus this year. The agencies partnered on direct mental <br /> health service provision at A.L. Stanback for children and families using Family Success <br />