Agenda 12-04-23; 4-a - Presentation from the Orange County Consumer and Family Advisory Committee

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 4, 2023 Action Agenda Item No. 4-a SUBJECT: Presentation from the Orange County Consumer and Family Advisory Committee DEPARTMENT: County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Alliance Health Consumer and Family Advisory Committee Annual Report for Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 FY 2023 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation from Carol Conway, Co-Chair of the Orange County Consumer and Family Advisory Council. BACKGROUND: State legislation mandates that Alliance Health and each of North Carolina's other behavioral health managed care organizations support and collaborate with an advisory group of individuals and their family members. These groups are called Consumer and Family Advisory Committees (CFAC's). Each county in Alliance Health's service area has its own CFAC. Orange County's CFAC meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. State law charges each CFAC with the following responsibilities: • Review, comment on, and monitor the implementation of the contract deliverables between area authorities and NCDHHS, • Identify service gaps and underserved populations, • Make recommendations regarding the service array and monitor the development of additional services, • Review and comment on the area authority budget, • Develop a collaborative and working relationship with the area authority's member advisory committees to obtain input related to service delivery and system change issues, and • Submit to the State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee findings and recommendations regarding ways to improve the delivery of mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use disorder, and traumatic brain injury services, including statewide issues.