SB19-195 Enhancing Children and Youth Behavioral Health Services Andrew Gabor Director of Child, Youth, and Family Behavioral Health Susanna C. Snyder Child and Youth Behavioral Health Program Manager Maternal Child Health Policy Mar-20 1
Our Mission Improving health care access and outcomes for the people we serve while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources 2
Introductions 3
Participant Poll How comfortable currently are you with the ideas and work laid out in SB19-195? 5, Very comfortable - - - - -> 1, Very uncomfortable 4
Today’s Agenda • Review the bill content • Diagram review for pathway to BH services • Departmental updates • Discuss and get feedback on • Single entry point • Standardized assessment tool • Future meeting topics discussion 5
Tasks Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing Description High Fidelity Wraparound -HCPF to implement HFW services to Medicaid eligible (HFW) as part of System of children and youth at risk of out-of-home placement or in Care out-of-home placement Integrated Funding Pilot -Develop plan to integrate funding for behavioral health (BH) intervention and treatment services across the state Dept of Human Services – Office of Behavioral Health Description Standardized Screening Tools -Select developmentally appropriate and culturally competent statewide BH screening tools for primary care providers and primary caregivers Statewide referral and entry -Develop a plan for establishing a single statewide referral point and entry point for children and youth who have positive BH screening and needs identified through assessment Standardized Assessment Tool -Select a single standardized assessment tool to identify BH issues & other related needs in children and youth 6
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Updates OBH Updates • Hiring • Screening workgroup • SEP concepts • CANS workgroup • HCPF Updates • Hiring • Concept paper and CMS • Targeted CO stakeholder and national scan meetings • Vendor procurement for integrated funding pilot • 8
Integrated Funding Project Timelines April July December Procure Vendor Submit Report = Submit Supplemental = (implementation plan) (research) + + (recommendation) (multi-dept review) April July December Procure Vendor Submit Research Submit Report = Summary (research) + (implementation plan)+ (multi-dept review) + (recommendation) 9
Single Entry Point: Purpose: increase the speed and ease of accessing care • regardless of funding Who: a family, youth, or referring party that does not • know what resources are available Colorado Crisis Services https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ • Child abuse hotline https://www.co4kids.org/ • Office of Community Living, HCPF SEPs • 10
Single Entry Point Spectrum A. Statewide hotline B. Local lines statewide C. Hotline and mobile response D. Hotline, walk-in, and mobile crisis response E. All of the above, and HCPF waiver SEPs structure 11
Which version do you think is the best fit for CO? 12
Standardized Assessment Tool Purpose: increase consistency, common language, ease • of access to care, and appropriate interventions regardless of geography and funder. Efforts throughout the system to align efforts. • Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) tool • https://sites.google.com/state.co.us/cans/compass- • cans 13
Next Meeting Ideas Capacity building • Training and monitoring structures • Concept paper • Youth aged 21-26 • Other ideas? • 14
Participant Poll How comfortable currently are you with the ideas and work laid out in SB19-195? 5, Very comfortable - - - - -> 1, Very uncomfortable 15
Comments or questions? 16
Your feedback is important! Please fill out your meeting survey before you leave ✓ Paper copies available for in person participants ✓ Webinar participants will be taken to online survey at the end of the webinar 17
Andrew Gabor Director of Child, Youth, and Family Behavioral Health Andrew.Gabor@state.co.us Susanna C. Snyder Child and Youth Behavioral Health Program Manager Maternal Child Health Policy Susanna.Snyder@state.co.us Brett Snyder Child and Youth Behavioral Health Stakeholder Specialist Brett.Snyder@state.co.us 18
Thank You! 19
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