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State of the Art: Public Mental Health in Oregon, Past, Present & Future

Past A Short History of the Public Mental Health System in Oregon, Bob Nikkel MSW, February 2000 Legislative Training on the Public Mental Health System, Bob Nikkel MSW, January 2003 Present Statewide Progress Evidence-based treatment and prevention practices are the programs and methods that scientific research has proven to be effective. The Oregon Legislature directed the Oregon Department of Human Services and four other state agencies to spend increasing shares of public dollars on evidence-based services, culminating in 75 percent by the 2009-11 budget period. Operationally, for public mental health and addictions services, this means a variety of program enhancements within Oregon’s Community Mental Health Programs (CMHPs) at the county and regional levels. To review the current evidence-based practices in your community, click on the appropriate area of the map. Statewide System Accomplishments at the Addictions and Mental Health Division, 2003-2008 Community-Level Progress: Current and Emerging Best Practices and Local Innovations, Presentations to the AOCMHP Fall Conference, 2008 Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Presenter: Sharon Guidera, Mid-Columbia Center for Living (Hood River, Sherman & Wasco Counties) “Strengthening Teens & Empowering Parents (STEP) Program and eTherapy ” Presenter: Ann-Marie Bandfield, Marion County Psychiatric Crisis Center “Community Crisis Outreach Team, Progress at End of Year One: 1-Hour Response to Public Schools and On-Call Service to Community Law Enforcement” Presenter: Jennifer Yturriondobeitia, Lifeways, Inc. (Malheur & Umatilla Counties), Service Innovation in Rural and Frontier Counties: “Study: The Impact of System of Care Initiatives in Rural/Frontier Community Mental Health Programs”, “Promising Practices and Toolkits for Treatment Foster Care, Respite Care, and Mentoring Services” Thursday, September 25, 2008 Presenter: Clifford Hartman, Linn County Mental Health Department “Best Practices in Assessment & Treatment of Children in DHS Child Welfare Foster Care” Presenter: Ann Lynn, Klamath County Health Department “Creating Alternatives to Acute-Care Hospitalization” (presentation to be posted soon) Presenter: Marie Laper & Tom Eckart, Benton Health Mental Health “Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care: An overview of a model of integration, using the 4-Quadrant concept, identifying evidence-based practices and both individual and population-based services in improving health outcomes for all” Presenter: Karl Brimner, Multnomah County Mental Health and Addictions Services Division “The Future of Community-Based Mental Health and Addictions Services in Multnomah County” Presenters: Kim Miller, Jeff Krolick & Karla McCafferty, Options for Southern Oregon, Inc (Josephine County) Mental Health Treatment Study, Sponsored by the Social Security Administration: Diverting People with Mental Illness from Disability to Employment Oregon Supported Employment Center for Excellence: Research, Implementation & Outcomes Employment Works: Implementation of the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Model in Josephine County Supported Education: Implementation and Outcomes Friday, September 26, 2008 Presenter: Lauren Sproul, Coos County Mental Health "Zero to Three Court Program" Future Joint statement to the Oregon Health Fund Board, January 2008 12 Signs of a Transformed Mental Health System

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