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Human Services Advisory Commission — Minutes — October 16, 2000 — Page 2 of 3 Review of Outcomes from Each Break -Out (Strategy) Group Sharron Hinton The members discussed the points that the Forum Strategy Groups put forth. It was pointed out that all of the points of each strategy group need to be included in the Forum Report, as in past years. Sue Russell turned in her points from the group she had facilitated (Early Childhood). Also, only the five highest - scoring points of the Elderly Group had been typed up, instead of the entire list of all the points from that group. The entire list of points from the Elderly Strategy Group will be included in the Report. 45 Annual Forum Report Sharron Hinton led a discussion about the Forum Report. Ms. Russell reviewed the Executive Summary of the 1999 Forum for the members. She commented that the Commission usually recommends a specific action for the County Board of Commissioners to act upon in the Forum Report. She explained that the HSAC first has a discussion about the priorities given by the Forum strategy groups, out of which the HSAC makes a recommendation to the County Manager's office 50 to be incorporated into the Forum Report. 55 The members discussed issues raised at the Forum by the Strategy Groups, such as housing — this seemed to be important to every strategy group — and the lack of oversight and collaboration of the already - available mental health services in the County. (Proposed) Draft Recommendations to Orange County Board of Commissioners After further discussion, the members drafted a proposed recommendation to be further discussed at the November meeting. 60 1.) (Proposed) Recommendation: "Create a Mental Health Task Force to further study the broad and complex issues addressed at the Forum. The Task Force should include representatives from the Schools, Health Department, DSS, OPC Area Program, County Department Heads, Transportation Services through the Department on Aging, Housing and Community Development, and the Sheriff's Department. The Task Force will examine the mental health delivery system in Orange County for 65 children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, and recommend strategies to address the following issues that were identified at the 2000 Human Services Advisory Commission Mental Health Forum: • Equity of Access to Services • Crisis Intervention and Management and the Impact 70 that All Forms of Violence have on Mental Health 75 • Continuum of Care • Appropriate Housing and Transportation • Collaboration and Oversight of Existing Services • Inadequate and /or Inflexible Funding Streams Furthermore, the Task Force shall produce and present a report to the County Manager's office by MM /DD /YY 2.) (Proposed) Recommendation: "To create an outreach and marketing plan by December 2001 to 80 implement the education of the community about mental health issues." Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. The next regular meeting will be Monday, November 20, 2000 at 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. 'oa c' p urn q an OO [Fa mi o� @gWMr X79 AREA CODE (919) 245 -2125: 732 -8181 FAX(919)644-0246 EMAIL: npacigaagco.oran e.i C:\M Y DOCUMENTS - CLERK'S on C Drive \ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS \HumanServicesAdvCommission \MINUTES \20001016. doc; Last printed 03129101 10:39 AM