Slide 1Legislative Forum On Mental Health and School Success Creating A Shared Agenda In Ohio October 9, 2003Slide 3Slide 4Infrastructure for Ohio’s Shared Agenda InitiativeSlide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Slide 23Slide 24Slide 25Slide 26Mental Health, Schools and Families Working Together for Ohio’s Children: Shared Agenda Policymakers’ Forum Columbus, Ohio - March 3, 2003Southeast Ohio Forum—Finding New Ways to Collaborate:Breaking Down the Barriers to Learning Athens, Ohio April 15, 2003North Central Ohio Forum—Addressing Barriers to Learning: Frameworks for Schools & Communities Working Together to Close the Achievement Gap Wooster, Ohio April 28, 2003Central Ohio Forum—The Child We Have in Common: Families, Schools and Mental Health Columbus, Ohio April 29, 2003Northwest Ohio Forum—Strengthening the Partnership: Mental Health and Education Helping Kids Succeed in Schools Bowling Green, Ohio April 29, 2003Northeast Ohio Forum—Mental Health, Schools and Families Working Together for All Children & Youth Toward a Shared Agenda Cleveland, Ohio May 5, 2003Southwest Ohio Forum—Mental Health, Schools & Families Working Together for All Children & Youth: Toward a Shared Agenda Hamilton, Ohio May 5, 2003Slide 34Selected Participant Evaluation Findings (mean/modal ratings) from Statewide and Regional ForumsParticipant Perspective (mean/modal ratings) on Extent of Barriers to Implementing a Mental Health, Schools, Families Shared AgendaSlide 37Slide 38Slide 39Slide 40Slide 41Slide 42Slide 43Slide 44Slide 45Slide 46Slide 47Pre-Forum Dinner and Celebration October 8, 2003Slide 49Slide 50Slide 51Slide 52Slide 53Slide 54Slide 55Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessEnhancing Collaborations to Promote a Enhancing Collaborations to Promote a Mental Health—Schools—Families Shared Mental Health—Schools—Families Shared Agenda for Children’s Mental Health: Agenda for Children’s Mental Health: Ohio's ExperienceOhio's ExperienceCarl E. Paternite, Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs (Miami University)Kay Rietz, Ohio Department of Mental Health (Columbus)Terri Johnston, Positive Education Program (Cleveland)Terre Garner, Ohio Federation for Children’s Mental Health (Cincinnati)Diana Leigh, Center for Learning Excellence (Ohio State University)Presentation at the 8th National Conference On Advancing School-Based Mental HealthPortland, OregonOctober 24th, 2003Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessLegislative Forum On Mental Health and School SuccessCreating A Shared Agenda In OhioOctober 9, 2003Legislative Forum On Mental Health and School SuccessCreating A Shared Agenda In OhioOctober 9, 2003Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessInfrastructure for Ohio’s SharedAgenda InitiativeHearing on Mental Health and School Success (February 8, 2001)Presided over by Ohio’s First Lady Hope Taft and convened by:Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH)Center for Learning ExcellenceOhio Department of Education (ODE)Governor’s OfficeOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessInfrastructure for Ohio’s SharedAgenda InitiativePublication of Mental Health and SchoolSuccess: Hearing Summary and ResourceGuide (Spring, 2001)Testimony summaryFacts, resources, and ideas highlighting the inter-dependency of good mental health and success in schoolOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessInfrastructure for Ohio’s SharedAgenda InitiativeFollow-up Publication ofMental Health and School Success: What We are Learning (Spring, 2003)Chronicles the growing success ofmental health — education —family partnershipsHighlights innovative school-based mental health programs and servicesResource guideOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessInfrastructure for Ohio’s SharedAgenda InitiativeFormation in 2001 of the Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success (OMHNSS)Action Networks spearheaded by affiliate organizations in six regions of the StateOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessThe Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessMissionTo help Ohio’s school districts, community-based agencies, and families work together to achieve improved educational and developmental outcomes for all children — especially those at emotional or behavioral risk and those with mental health problems.Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessThe Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessAction AgendaCreate awareness about the gap between children’s mental health needs and “treatment” resources, and encourage improved and expanded services (including new anti-stigma campaign).Encourage mental health agencies and school districts to adopt mission statements that address the importance of partnerships.Conduct surveys of mental health agencies and school districts to better define the mental health needs of children and to gather information about promising practices.Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessThe Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessAction Agenda (continued)Provide technical assistance to mental health agencies and school districts, to support adoption of evidence-based and promising practices, including improvement and expansion of school-based mental health services.Develop a guide for education and mental health professionals and families, for the development of productive partnerships.Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessThe Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessAction Agenda (continued)Assist in identification of sources of financial support for school-based mental health initiatives.Assist university-based professional preparation programs in psychology, social work, public health, and education, in developing inter-professional strategies and practices for addressing the mental health needs of school-age children.Ohio Mental Health Network for School SuccessOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessMental Health, Schools and Families Working Together for All Children and YouthOhio’s Shared Agenda InitiativeOhio Mental Health Network for School SuccessPolicy Maker Partnership (PMP) at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)Concept Paper:Mental Health, Schools and Families Working Together for All Children and Youth:Toward A Shared Agenda (2002)Ohio