FY2006/2007 Mental Health Block Grant: An informational meeting

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FY2006/2007 Mental Health Block Grant An
informational meeting

• May 25, 2006
• Capitol View
• Michigan Department of Community Health

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Introduction

• Irene Kazieczko
• Director
• Bureau of Community Mental Health Services

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Mental Health Block Grant - Overview

• SAMHSA directives
• Mental Health System Transformation
• Eliminate barriers to recovery
• Development of new high quality and culturally
  relevant initiatives
• Working in conjunction with consumers and other
  stakeholders

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Mental Health Block Grant - Purpose

• Look at the current system of care
• Identify barriers in achieving and maintaining
  recovery
• Describe how these gaps were identified
• How consumers are involved in identifying these
  gaps
• Proposals should identify how this will fill the
  identified gaps

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Block Grant ProposalsFunding and other
requirements

• Patricia Degnan
• Manager
• Service Innovation and Consultation

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Block Grant Proposals Funding and Requirements

• Starting FY 2007
• Direct Services Proposals must be two years
• Maximum of 100,000 for the first year
• Maximum of 50,000 with an equal contribution
  from CMHSPs
• Training only and one time purchases Maximum of
  75,000
• Clubhouse training - 75,000
• Evidence-Based Practice use May 2005 RFP

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Block Grant Proposals Funding and Requirements

• No limit as to the number of proposals
• Second year funding will be based on satisfactory
  progress achieved during the first year
• Each CMHSP must complete Attachment C.1 for the
  entire system
• Attachment C.2 must accompany each proposal

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Block Grant Proposals Funding and Requirements

• Workplans must be very specific
• Each proposal must address how other local
  pertinent community agencies will be involved
• Continuation plan including funding
  availability
• Face sheet list program areas and target
  population
• Proposal reviews
• Target population

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Block Grant Proposal - Submission

• Use of Block Grant funds
• Proposal requirements
• Proposal reviews, review criteria
• Submit electronically to Karen Cashen at
  cashenk_at_michigan.gov no later than 500 p.m. on
  June 26, 2006
• Proposal face sheet must be signed by the CMHSP
  Director and received no later than 500 p.m. on
  June 26, 2006

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Co-Occurring DisordersIntegrated Dual Disorder
Treatment (IDDT)

• Tison Thomas
• Thomasti_at_michigan.gov

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IDDT Program Enhancement

• Evidence-Based Practice
• Resource kit
• May 2005 RFA
• System change initiatives
• IDDT program development
• Right to access effective services
• Same team, same location, same time
• Competitive grant and is for CMHSPs

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IDDT Program Enhancement

• Those who initiated the system change process and
  has an identified IDDT team
• Funding is for certain Treatment Characteristics
• Must be supported by IPLT
• Work closely with the IDDT team and coordinate
  the project activities with the team

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IDDT Program Enhancement

• Must screen for Co-occurring disorders
• Assess the level of severity of COD and stages of
  recovery
• IPOS must address both MH and SA goals and match
  stage of recovery
• Work with the State CODIDDT subcommittee

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IDDT Program Enhancement

• Multidisciplinary Team
• Stage-wise Interventions
• Access to Comprehensive Services
• Assertive Outreach
• Motivational Interviewing
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Group Treatment
• Self-Help Group
• Peer Support Specialist

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EBPCODIDDT

• PIHPs only
• Non-competitive
• May 2005 RFA requirements
• 20 steps
• 140,000 total for two years
• IPLT membership
• CA membership
• State IDDT Subcommittee membership

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Family Psychoeducation

• Judy Webb
• Webb_at_michigan.gov

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Family Psycho-Education

• Funding available to PIHPs that did not receive
  MHBG funding for 2005-07 for FPE (Nine are
  currently being funded)
• Proposals are non-competitive
• Use May 2005 Request for Application Requirements
  posted on MDCH web site

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Family Psycho-Education

• 140,000 for two years
• Expectations
• Clinicians will participate in 3-day training
  with Dr. Bill McFarlane (Cost of training
  includes the provision of supervision from one of
  his colleagues)
• Site will send participants to quarterly
  Learning Collaboratives
• Site will participate in University of Michigans
  evaluation

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Family Psycho-Education

• Additional expectations
• FPE Program Leader will attend the state FPE
  subcommittee meetings
• FPE Program Leader will be part of the local
  Improving Practices Leadership Team

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Family Psycho-Education

• RFA
• Work plan
• Check list
• Budget
• 5,000 for 2 year evaluation (voluntary)
• Approximately 500/per clinician for training
  supervision (travel expenses are additional)
• Approximately 180/year/participant in Learning
  Collaboratives (travel expenses are additional)

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Family Psycho-Education Resources

• MDCH web site
• www.michigan.gov/mdch click on Mental Health and
  Substance Abuse, then Evidence Based Practice,
  then Family Psycho-Education
• www.michigan.gov/mdch click on Mental Health and
  Substance Abuse, then Mental Health, then Reports
  and Proposals, and scroll to Evidence Based
  Practice Request for Proposals Q A and FY 2006
  Request for Proposals
• www.samhsa.gov Click on Evidence-Based Practices
  Implementation Resource Kits/Family
  Psycho-Education

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RECOVERY TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS

• Colleen Jasper
• jasper_at_michigan.gov

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The Recovery Vision

• People can and do recover
• Personal journey for each person
• Belief in recovery for everyone with mental
  health problems is essential
• Barriers to recovery needs to be addressed

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Applicants for Grants

• How to support recovery in your system
• Education of staff and consumers on recovery
• Various different models of recovery can be
  utilized (Mary Ellen Copeland) (WRAP)
• Proposed plan needs to have 80 participation of
  consumers with 20 staff
• Several documents can help
• a. Consensus Statement
• b. 101 Ways to Facilitate Recovery
• c. Recovery Council Mission Statement

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Advance Directives

• Colleen Jasper
• Jasper_at_michigan.gov

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Advance Directives (AD)

• In Michigan Statute
• Designee of patient advocate
• Forms and documents website notice to be sent
  to all CMHSPs
• Assist in filling out forms, etc.

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AD Consumer Involvement

• Training, education and support of AD
• Consumers involved distribution of training of AD
• Consumers to consumer training
• Other forms of AD can be used

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Anti-Stigma

• Colleen Jasper
• Jasper_at_michigan.gov

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Anti-Stigma

• Stigma is the major barrier to recovery
• Exists widely in both community and systems
• Best way to fight interpersonal connections
• Hearing consumers stories
• Realistic viewpoint of mental illness

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Anti-Stigma

• Involve both systems and community by primary
  consumers
• Support groups, plays, publications, artwork,
  open forums, open gatherings, etc.
• Sustainability of projects.

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Anti-Stigma (continued)

• How to fight stigma
• a. Involve consumers
• b. Creative
• c. Helps consumer with leaderships, self
  esteem and recovery

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Trauma

• Colleen Jasper
• Jasper_at_michigan.gov

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Trauma Informed System

• 80 percent of consumers experience trauma in
  their lifetime
• Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) is a main
  factor
• Trauma affects many of lifes domains
• Emerging practice

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Responses

• Written position paper on PTSD
• Screening and assessment of individuals coming
  into the system
• Clinical practice, guidelines and treatment
  approaches
• Collaborative approach integrating substance
  abuse and mental illness
• Trauma awareness for staff and consumers
• Reduction or elimination of seclusion and
  restraints
• Continuation of funding
• Consumers need to be involved in aspects in a
  trauma-informed system

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Assertive Community Treatment

• Alyson Rush
• Rusha_at_michigan.gov

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Population characteristics

• 1) adults with SMI who have difficulty managing
  medications without on-going support, or with
  psychotic/affective symptoms despite medication
  compliance
• 2) adults with SMI who also have a co-occurring
  substance use disorder
• 3) adults with SMI exhibiting socially disruptive
  behavior that puts them at high risk for arrest
  and inappropriate incarceration or those exiting
  a county jail or prison
• 4) adults with SMI who are frequent users of
  inpatient psychiatric hospital services, crisis
  services, crisis residential or homeless shelters
• 5) adults over 65 years with SMI with complex
  medical/medication conditions

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Population needs enhanced

• 1)     supported employment activities
• 2)     educational supports
• 3)     community integration
• 4)     leisure activities
• 5)     consumer involvement on teams
• 6)     team/staff/program fidelity

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Guidance

• 1)  consider exploring other successful
  projects/practices/services for replication
• 2)  explain how need identification occurred in
  the existing service system to find gaps
  effecting ACT consumers
• 3)  identify how the service gaps will be
  addressed (supports, services, staff training,
  etc.)
• 4)  describe consumer involvement in
  identification of gaps, planning and creating the
  proposal
• 5)  provide a clear description of the proposed
  outcomes to address the service gaps pin the
  current system
• 6)  describe methods that will evaluate the
  success of the proposal
• 7)  tie the workplan, outcomes, evaluation and
  budget all together
• describe how the proposal will be integrated
  into the current mental health system after the
  grant funding ends

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Older Adults

• Alyson Rush
• Rusha_at_michigan.gov

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Population characteristics

• 1) are over 65 years of age diagnosed with a
  serious mental illness
• 2) may be at risk of suicide
• 3) have depression or another serious mental
  illness due to co-occurring medical conditions,
  chronic diseases or a substance use disorder
• 4) have Alzheimers or another dementia disorder
  with delusions, depressed mood, behavioral
  disturbances or another mental illness
• 5) are family caregivers of isolated older adults
  with mental illness or progressive disabling
  medical conditions

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Population needs

• 1) committed outreach into the community to
  identify and serve older adults with SMI
• 2) prompt and easy access to mental health
  services
• 3) service penetration rates equal to or above
  the representation in the service area population
• 4) improved availability of quality mental health
  supports-including staff with training in
  geriatrics
• 5) improved availability of quality mental health
  supports and services for family caregivers and
  awareness of it
• 6) improved knowledge and skills of PIHP, CMHSP
  and providers

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Guidance

• 1)  consider exploring other successful
  projects/practices/services for replication
• 2)  explain how identification occurred in the
  existing service system to find gaps effecting
  the population and their caregivers
• 3)  identify how the identified service gaps will
  be addressed
• 4)  describe how consumers or their caregivers
  were involved in planning and creating the
  proposal
• 5)  provide a clear description of the proposed
  outcomes to address the service gaps in the
  current system
• 6)  describe methods that will evaluate success
  of the proposal
• 7)  tie the workplan, outcomes, evaluation and
  budget all together!
• 8)  describe how the proposal will be integrated
  into the current mental health system after the
  grant funding ends.
•  

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Rural Initiatives

• Alyson Rush
• Rusha_at_michigan.gov

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Population characteristics in adults

• 1)     experiencing Schizophrenia
• 2)     Affective disorders
• 3)     Anxiety disorders
• 4)     Suicidal ideation

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Population needs

• 1) The knowledge to recognize serious mental
• illness
• 2) ability or willingness to access treatment
• 3) to have barriers such as (transportation, age,
  isolation, substance misuse or unemployment)
  accessibility and availability addressed
• 4) knowledgeable and trained staff to provide
  service
• 5) access to services that have proven to be
  effective and efficient

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Guidance

• 1)  Consider exploring other successful
  projects/practices/services for
• replication
• 2)  explain how the need was identified as a gap
  in service in the existing
• system
• 3)  identify how the service gaps will be
  addressed (supports, services,
• staff training, etc.)
• 4)  describe the consumer involvement in
  identification of gaps, planning
• and creating the proposal
• 5)  provide a clear description of the proposed
  outcomes to
• address the service gaps in the
  current system
• 6)  describe the methods that will evaluate
  success of the proposal
• 7)  tie the workplan, outcomes, evaluation and
  budget all together
• 8)  describe how the proposal will be integrated
  into the
• current mental health system after
  the grant funding ends

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Other Types of Projects

• Alyson Rush

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Other Types of Projects

• Not all needs or service gaps related to System
  Transformation will be addressed in the previous
  sections.
• Proposals that fit no other category may be
  submitted under this category.
• Identify Other on the Face Sheet.
• Proposals in this category may be submitted by
  both CMHSPs and PIHPs

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Other Types of Projects (cont.,)

• Proposals may include other initiatives that have
  a strong base of evidence for both effectiveness
  and efficiency
• Explain clearly how the need was discovered and
  how the gap impacts the ability of people
  experiencing Serious Mental Illness to move
  toward Recovery
• Describe the consumer involvement in the process

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Other Types of Projects (cont.,)

• Explain how this need will be addressed for
  individuals, the program, the agency, the system,
  etc.
• Clearly tie the identified need with the
  workplan, the anticipated outcomes, the
  evaluation , the budget and the system
  integration plan.
• Describe clearly how this project/service, etc.
  will be integrated into the current mental health
  system after the grant funding ends.

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Case Management

• Pam Werner
• Wernerp_at_michigan.gov

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Case Management

• MDCH will support projects that improve the
  ability and capacity for case managers to assist
  consumers in attaining goals as identified in the
  person-centered planning process

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Peer Support Specialists

• Pam Werner
• Wernerp_at_michigan.gov

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Peer Support Specialists

• Expanded as a b(3) additional service and
  required as a choice in the PCP process.
• Promote community inclusion, participation,
  independence, and productivity.
• Successful proposals will be given priority to
  attend MDCH peer training at Ralph MacMullen
  Center

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Proposals for Peer Support Specialists must
include

• Information on recruitment, training, support and
  matching with case managers
• Determination of work hours and schedules
• Direct hire or subcontract
• If subcontract, why?
• Supports that will be provided for successful
  employment
• Team member training
• Supervision and mentoring
• Sustainability

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Person-Centered Planning

• Pam Werner

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Person-Centered Planning

• Strengthening the practices and processes
• Partnership with beneficiaries in writing the
  proposal
• Look at the relationship of person-centered
  processes and recovery, natural supports,
  independent facilitation, carrying out goals,
  dreams and desires in the plan

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Self-Determination for People with Mental Illness

• Pam Werner

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Self-Determination for Persons with Mental Illness

• Proposals must contain
• Documentation that over 50 of stakeholders
  involved in the proposal process were consumers
• How SD principles will be implemented
• Knowledge, networking and advocacy will occur
• Systems change to support recovery

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Self-Determination for Persons with Mental
Illness Proposals Must Contain (cont.,)

• Support from Program Directors, Management and
  leadership in implementation efforts
• How consumers will be involved in development,
  implementation and evaluation of the grant.
• Sustainability of consumer positions if hired

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Consumer Run, Delivered, or Directed Initiatives

• Michael Jennings
• Jennings_at_michigan.gov

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Drop-in Program Development or Enhancement

• Identify and explain how gaps in the system of
  care are preventing consumers with serious mental
  illness from achieving their goal of recovery.
• For proposals that seek the development of
  transportation supports and maintenance or the
  provision of support of current consumer programs
  in the area of equipment purchases, computer
  training, furniture/supplies that will enhance
  the facility, the proposal must address how
  these services, activities or items will fill
  identified gaps and what specific outcomes can be
  expected.
• Proposals must be a partnership between the CMHSP
  and the consumer-run drop-in
• The partnership must reflect the collaborative
  development of the proposal, sharing of budget
  information, narrative program implementation,
  quarterly narrative progress report format, and
  by supplying a sub-agreement or sharing the grant
  award contract when the award is made.

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Drop-in Program Development or Enhancement
Continuation

• Proposals should demonstrate how both the CMHSP
  and the consumer groups are equally involved in
  the total preparation and implementation of any
  grant initiatives submitted.
• Proposals should be address the values of the
  public mental health systems to reduce stigma,
  promote recovery, facilitate independence,,
  personal responsibility and allow for full
  participation in community life.
• Promote consumer choice
• Maximize the opportunities for consumer autonomy
  and peer directed and run service alternatives.

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Drop-in Program Development or Enhancement
Continuation (cont.,)

• Block grant support in these areas should
  demonstrate outcomes which support system
  transformation and consumer recovery which is the
  goal of the block grant effort.

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CONSUMER Run, Delivered or Directed Innovations
and Replications

• Proposals should target the development of
  innovative, new consumer-run, delivered or
  directed initiatives.
• Examples such as Project STAY, Person Centered
  Planning within a drop-in center setting, Peer
  Case Management Support and Statewide Resource
  Development are encouraged.

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CONSUMER Run, Delivered or Directed Innovations
and Replications (cont.,)

• It is expected that all proposals in this area
  address all of the review criteria contained in
  the FRP.
• Equipment purchases, supplies, furnishing,
  computer training etc., require addressing each
  of the review criteria for funding along with
  the primary criteria of identifying gaps and
  specific outcomes related to systems
  transformation and assisting consumer to achieve
  and maintain recovery

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Jail Diversion

• Michael Jennings
• Jennings_at_michigan.gov

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Jail Diversion

• Please note Section 207 of the Michigan Mental
  Health Code requirement for all CMHSP to provide
  services designed to divert persons with serious
  mental illness, serious, emotional disturbance or
  developmental disability from possible jail
  incarceration when appropriate.
• Proposals in the jail diversion area must utilize
  The Council of State Governments Criminal
  Justice/Mental health Consensus Project report as
  the basis for systems transformation and consumer
  recovery.
• Proposals must go beyond the basic MDCH
  requirements related to jail diversion and
  implement aspects of the forty six (46) policy
  statements contained in the Consensus Report.
  Reference material can be found at
  http//consensusproject.org/pvt/home

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Special Populations

• Michael Jennings

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Special Populations

• Innovative ideas for any special population of
  people with serious mental illness such as women,
  ethnic minorities, individuals with co-occurring
  disorders/mental health/criminal justice needs
  are encouraged.
• Special populations who may require unique
  services and supports based on cultural
  diversity, ethnic diversity, unique barriers or
  differences not mentioned in any of the other
  targeted areas.
• Special population proposals can address any of
  the aforementioned categories with the emphasis
  placed on a special population.
• Submit proposals in this area and not any other
  specialty areas focus.
• All proposals must demonstrate an effort and
  direction towards system transformation and
  consumer recovery.

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IMPORTANT NOTE

• MDCH contracts require that any service, or
  activity funded in whole or in part with this
  funding be delivered in a smoke free facility or
  environment.
• This RFP emphasizes that the following
  restrictions include NO VEHICLE PURCHASES,
  LEASES OR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
• NO ADMININISTRATIVE OR INDIRECT expenses
  
• All quarterly narrative progress reports must
  utilize and conform to the contract outline
  provided in attachment C of the signed contract.

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Supported Housing and Homeless

• Sue Eby
• Ebys_at_michigan.gov

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Collaboration is the key

• To ending homelessness and expanding independent
  living options for people with disabilities

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Principles of collaboration

• Develop and agree on a set of common goals and
  principles
• Share leadership and responsibility for attaining
  those goals
• Use expertise of each group member
• Acknowledge that working this way takes time
• Embrace consensus building, shared decision
  making and resolving conflict

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Advantages of Collaboration

• Stimulates excitement at local level
• Collaboration has more credibility, influence,
  and ability to accomplish objectives than a
  single entity
• Encourages a comprehensive approach, reduces
  duplication
• Ensures all voices are heard
• Creates sustained change

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Local Housing and Service Collaborations are
producing Supportive Housing

• Human Service Agencies
• Co-led by social services, include Area Agencies
  on Aging, MI Choice Waiver Agents, Centers for
  Independent Living, mental health, substance
  abuse, jobs, and other service providers
• Local Governments
• Co-led by largest city or county
• Include other local jurisdictions
• Nonprofit sponsors and advocates
• Some with housing experience
• Some service providers

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Design your Community Mental Health Block Grant
Proposal to build on local collaborations

• Local supportive housing consortium (Allegan,
  Genesee, Grand Traverse/Benzie, Kalamazoo, Kent,
  Livingston, Oakland, Ottawa, Washtenaw, Wayne
  (Out-County) john.peterson_at_csh.org
• Local Continuum of Care process and homeless
  initiatives. http//www.michigan.gov/documents/msh
  da_Continuum_of_Care_Contact_List_81043_7.xlsLocal
  housing authority Https//pic.hud.gov/pic/haprofi
  les/haprofilelist.asp
• City and county government, non-profit housing

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Collaboration can produce
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The joy of it

• Homeless for over 10 years, now has completed
  college and has his own web design business

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Charles at home
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Model projects

• Southwest Solutions at http//www.swsol.org/
• Washtenaw County
• http//whalliance.ewashtenaw.org/blueprint

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What is a Housing Choice Voucher?

• Formerly called Section 8s
• Rental assistance
• Tenant Pays 30-40 of their income for rent plus
  utilities, HUD subsidy pays the rest
• Less than 50 of median income Housing Quality
  Standards must be met
• Limits on price of unit

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Accessing available Housing Choice Vouchers

• Housing Choice project based vouchers
  (http//www.mshda.info/housing/)
• MSHDA Housing Choice Vouchers tenant-based
  voucher(http//www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141
  -5555_23634-22085--,00.html)
• PHA Housing Choice tenant-based vouchers
• PHA housing (Https//pic.hud.gov/pic/haprofiles/ha
  profilelist.asp

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Other sources of assistance with housing

• Dept. of Human Services (www.michigan.gov/dhs)
  County office locations http//www.michigan.gov/d
  hs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
• Community Action Agency (www.mcaaa.org)
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS
  (ebys_at_michigan.gov)
• MSU Extension Services, Local Housing
  Non-profits,Local Service Agencies, Churches

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Mortgage options

• MSHDA Single Family Mortgages Information at
  http//www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141-5485_54
  86---,00.html. Find a lenders at
  http//136.181.109.11/lenders/index.jsp?lender_typ
  eSF
• MSHDA Counselors at http//136.181.109.11/counselo
  rs
• Rural Development
• http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi/Office20List.htm
• http//www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi/mapsmain.htm

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City and County Resources

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  provides Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  and Home dollars to states, cities and counties.
• A Consolidated Plan Process is available to plan
  for the expenditure of these funds. Public
  hearing are held each year to take input from
  citizens.
• Contact your city or county and find out how
  these funds are currently being spent.

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Clubhouse

• Su Min Oh
• Ohs_at_michigan.gov

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Statewide Clubhouse Training

• One project for one year
• Work with all the clubhouses
• Support recovery, promote and secure employment,
  member leadership

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Other areas for clubhouse

• Employment outcomes
• Long-term housing supports
• ICCD clubhouse training

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Supported Employment

• Su Min Oh
• Ohs_at_michigan.gov

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Supported Employment as EBP

• Implement core principles of the SE
• Supported Employment Implementation Resource Kit
  at www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysup
  port/toolkits

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Cultural Competence

• Tison Thomas
• Thomasti_at_michigan.gov

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Cultural Competence

• Improving access to quality care that are
  culturally competent
• Culturally competent services
• Culturally competent agencies

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Cultural Competence

• Engaging minority consumers and families in
  workforce development, training and advocacy
• Recruiting and retaining racial/ethnic
  minorities/bilingual professionals
• Developing assessment mechanisms and training
  curricula

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Cultural Competence

• Identify gaps
• Address possible barriers of care
• Must assess consumers cultural diversity
• Training in communication/interviewing skills
• Provide staffing that reflects the composition of
  the community being served
• Resources

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Mental Health Clinical Skills Development

• Tison Thomas

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Mental Health Clinical Skills Development

• Mental Health Workers in Developing Clinical
  Skills
• Substance Abuse Treatment Skills
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

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Tips for Preparing Your Budget Proposal

• Karen Cashen
• Cashenk_at_michigan.gov

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Budget Forms DCH-0385 DCH-0386

• Two Budget Forms Required
• DCH-0385 Program Budget Summary
• DCH-0386 Program Budget - Cost Detail
• Formats available in Excel or Word
• Instructions for completing budget forms are
  available at www.michigan.gov/mdch, click on
  Mental Health Substance Abuse, click on Mental
  Health, click on Reports Proposals, click on
  FY2006/2007 Mental Health Block Grant Request for
  Proposals (RFP).

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Budget Points to Remember

• 1. Build the Cost Detail first if using Excel.
• 2. The contractors name at the top of each form
  is the CMHSP or PIHP, not the name of whatever
  subcontractor you may be using.
• 3. The budget period for year one will be October
  1, 2006 thru September 30, 2007 and for year two,
  if applicable, will be October 1, 2007 thru
  September 30, 2008.

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Budget Points to Remember

• 4. Please remember to calculate the composite
  rate for fringe benefits (Total Fringe
  Benefits/Total Salaries Wages).
• 5. The Travel line item is only to be used when
  you have positions listed under Salaries Wages.
  If you do not have positions listed under
  Salaries Wages, any travel costs for the
  project should be listed under Other Expenses.

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Budget Points to Remember

• 6. Supplies vs. Equipment
• - Supplies all consumable and short-term items
  with a value of less than 5,000.
• - Equipment a single item purchase with a
  useful life of more than 1 year and a value of
  5,000 or greater.

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Budget Points to Remember

• 7. Subcontractors - must have name, complete
  address, and dollar amount listed. If you do not
  know who you will be subcontracting with, you can
  put To be determined on this line but you must
  notify me of the person or company name and
  address after they have been hired. If a
  significant amount of the grant dollars will be
  subcontracted out, please submit a subcontractor
  budget as well, so that we know how the dollars
  are being spent. The subcontractor budget will
  not be part of the contract, but is for our
  information only.

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• 8. State Agreement This is the amount of
  funding requested from MDCH.
• 9. Local This is where you would list the 50
  required match for the 2nd year of a 2 year
  project or any voluntary funds the CMHSP is
  contributing to the project.
• 10. The State Agreement amount and the Local
  amount (if applicable) should add up to what is
  listed on the Total Funding line.

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• 11. Be sure that all information listed on the
  Program Budget Summary matches what is on the
  Cost Detail.
• 12. Check math for accuracy
• 13. Check to make sure all applicable box have
  been completed.

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• 14. Make sure budget expenditure categories
  requiring explanations/detail/documentation are
  complete.
• 15. Make sure the Program Budget Summary, the
  Cost Detail, the project Face Sheet, and the
  Budget Narrative totals all match.