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A presentation for families and mental health providers to understand and prioritize data to improve our youth mental health system of care.Date and Time: Tuesday, June 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N Main St, Rockford, IL 61103
Light refreshments will be provided.
Details: Familes and caregivers of youth with mental health support needs and professionals serving youth or providing mental health treatment services in Winnebago and/or Boone County are invited to a critical community conversation focused on youth mental health services.
Over the past eighteen months, the Youth Mental Health Systems of Care (YMHSOC) planning group has led conversations with mental health providers, families with lived experience, and youth to identify the strengths and challenges of our current youth mental health system, and to develop a shared vision of an optimal youth mental health treatment services in our community.
You are invited to hear a summary of what we have learned from that data, which will be presented by Region 1 Planning Council. You will also be asked to share your thoughts and questions about the data presented, and to help prioritize which issues identified within the data should be addressed first, and which solutions should be prioritized to ensure all families and youth have access to affordable, equitable, and high-quality mental health services.
Stipends for parents and caregivers of youth with mental health support needs: You will be given a $25 stipend to thank you for your time and participation in the form of an electronic Amazon gift card. Gift cards will be emailed after your attend the event.
Goals of this work: The goal of this work is to establish area best practices with a focus on improving the mental health treatment system as a whole for all area youth and their families or caretakers. The Youth Mental Health System of Care (YMHSOC) planning group is implementing data collected from community members and mental health providers to develop and implement solutions to create an optimal system that works better for all.
Please join us, and please share this invitation with peers and other mental health providers. Visit www.ymhsoc.org to learn more about the work of the Youth Mental Health System of Care. Email the event organizer, NICNE, at [email protected] with questions.
About the Youth Mental Health System of Care (YMHSOC): Visit www.ymhsoc.org to learn more. In 2018, a community planning team worked in collaboration to submit a grant proposal to the Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation to improve the youth mental health system of care in Winnebago and Boone Counties. This team included representatives from Rosecrance, Youth Services Network, Children's Home and Aid, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Winnebago County Health Department, Rockford Regional Health Council, Crusader Community Health, MercyHealth, Carrie Lynn Children's Center, Rockford Public Schools, Easterseals Metropolitan Chicago, and the 17th Judicial Circuit Court. The team was one of eight finalists but did not receive this grant. The team continued to meet, engage in preplanning work, and pursue future funding opportunities. In 2020, the group received a 4-year planning and implementation grant from the Children's Mental Health Foundation with a targeted focus on deep engagement of people with lived experience, heighted collaboration and coordinated care among partners, and community-based organizations through the creation of a professionals Community of Practice, and capacity building for mental health service providers through workforce development and training. Our mission is to create a coordinated and comprehensive system of care addressing the mental health needs of children and adolescents in Winnebago and Boone Counties. Our vision is to see a comprehensive, coordinated, equitable, and evidence-based youth mental health system of care affordable and accessible for all children, youth, and adults ages 0-21 in Winnebago and Boone Counties.
About NICNE: The Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) has been strengthening nonprofits since August 2004 by providing capacity building, training, technical assistance, resource support and initiative leadership to nonprofit organizations in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. NICNE believes in investing in people and organizations that make communities in our area safer, healthier and more vibrant. We do so by providing training opportunities, which help nonprofits successfully achieve their missions. As the region’s primary resource for nonprofit capacity and movement building, NICNE encourages collaboration and best practices that result in a strong, vibrant nonprofit sector to demonstrating significant social impact. NICNE Mission: Promote, model and grow innovation, excellence and social impact.
Please email questions to Associate Director Billie Callahan at [email protected].
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711 North Main Street,Rockford,61103,US, United States
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