Overview
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is in the process of developing proposals to continue enhancing, investing in, and developing the community-based mental health services infrastructure to ensure that Minnesotans are able to access quality and appropriate services when they most need them. DHS is looking for the support of stakeholders to further this goal.
DHS will consult with stakeholders throughout this process to keep them apprised of DHS's vision for mental health reform, incorporate applicable, constructive feedback where appropriate, and create necessary support and buy-in across interested parties.
INternal DHS Teams
DHS will have two internal teams.
- Internal Mental Health White Paper Drafting Team- The purpose of this team is to draft the preliminary proposals and bills language and building blocks of the white paper.
- Internal DHS Core Mental Health Reform Team- The purpose of this team is to provide guidance to, coordination of, communication across, and collaboration with topics relating to mental health reform across areas of the department.
External Working Groups
External working groups will include stakeholders from the state; counties; advocacy, consumer's and families; hospitals, providers, and health plans; and professionals:
For meeting times and locations, please see the tab labeled as MEETINGS.
- Mental Health Services Improvement Workgroup- The purpose of this working group is to continue the work of the Minnesota Mental Health Action Group (MMHAG) and create a 3 to 5 year vision for necessary improvements to Minnesota's Mental Health System.
- Mental Health Service Rate Reform Workgroup- This workgroup was convened to address issues related to the legislative report on cost-based rates for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS), and Residential Crisis Services (RCS). This workgroup will organize itself and write a report suggesting recommendations to the payment rate methodology for mental health services.
- Offenders with Mental Illness Workgroup- In collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI), this workgroup was convened to address issues related to people with mental illnesses who are arrested or subject to arrest. This workgroup will be writing a report suggesting recommendations for system improvements.
- Regional Round Tables-The department will hold a series of regional round tables across the State to discuss concerns about the mental health system with Consumers, their families, and Counties.
For meeting times and locations, please see the tab labeled as MEETINGS.
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