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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: January 25, 2017 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: FY 2016-2017 Mental Health Gap <br />Analysis Update <br /> <br />Attachment(s): Mental Health Gap Analysis <br />Presentation (powerpoint) <br /> <br />Orange County Access to Mental Health <br />Services Assessment <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Sabrina Willard, UNC MPA Intern <br /> Rebecca Crawford, FAS Director <br /> <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> _ X Information only <br /> ___ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br /> <br />The 2016-2018 Board of Health Strategic Plan requests advocacy for and the pursuit of <br />policies, practices, and partnerships that improve substance abuse and mental health <br />services in Orange County, especially to vulnerable populations such as the homeless <br />and those connected with the criminal justice system. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the <br />Health Department engaged a Master of Public Administration intern from UNC to <br />undertake an analysis of the barriers to mental health care in Orange County for <br />residents 0-25 years old. Sabrina Willard, the intern, reviewed UNC Emergency <br />Department data, interviewed key stakeholders, surveyed providers and community <br />advocates, and held focus groups to determine the barriers and then create an action <br />plan for prioritizing needs and meeting them. This presentation will include a summary <br />of her findings and next steps for preparing a budget request for the FY 17-18 Budget <br />process. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _X_Accept as information