Office on Disability
Department of Health and Human Services

Summit:

State-Community Response to Barriers for Children with Co-occurring Developmental Disabilities and Emotional/Substance Abuse Disorders

April 27, 2005
Location: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
One Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD

AGENDA

The purpose of this Summit is to explore ways to remove barriers to appropriate, comprehensive and collaborative services for children and adolescents who have both developmental disabilities and emotional or substance abuse disorders.

8:00-8:30

Registration

8:30-8:40

Welcome�
Summit Goals and Objectives

Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P., Director
HHS Office on Disability

8:40-9:00

The Need for Federal-State Partnerships on Behalf of Children with Co-occurring Developmental and Emotional/Substance Abuse Disorders

Patricia Morrissey, Ph.D., Commissioner
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Administration for Children and Families

Gary Blau, Ph.D., Chief
Child, Adolescent and Family
Branch Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA

9:00-10:15

PANEL I:� Comprehensive and Coordinated Systems of Care:
Overview

Objective:Identify overall barriers to comprehensive systems of care and best practices for children with co-occurring disabilities.

Topics:�� Barriers and Lessons Learned

• Coordination among state and community agencies, including the role of a lead agency
• Sharing of existing federal technical assistance supports among departments
• Juvenile justice and other health and human service agencies
• Historic turf issues
• Interagency data sharing
• Family support
• Cross-training
• Custody relinquishment

Facilitator:

Sybil Goldman, M.S.W., Senior Advisor on Children
Office of the Administrator, SAMHSA

Panelists :

Geraldine Tonich, Parent
Representative
Family Resource Specialist
Family Ties
Westchester County, NY - [PPT - 78.5KB]

Myra Alfreds, C.S.W., Director
Children’s Mental Health
Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health [PPT - 144KB]

Charlie Biss, M.S.W., Director
Child, Adolescent and Family Services
Department of Mental Health�
Vermont Department of Health - [PPT - 108KB]

Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, M.D., M.B.A., Assistant Secretary
Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Mental Health
State of Louisiana - [PPT - 167KB]

10:15-11:00

Response from Federal Partners

11:00-11:15

BREAK

11:15- 12:15

PANEL II: Comprehensive and Coordinated Systems of Care:
Eligibility and Access Barriers

Objective:Identify barriers and best practices related to eligibility and access to comprehensive services:

Topics:

Prevention Access to service system Screening at entry to any system Coordinating consistent eligibility across systems Eligibility requirements Child welfare

IQ threshold Autism spectrum disorders Custody relinquishment Juvenile justice

Facilitator:

Phyllis R. Magrab, Ph.D., Director
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

Panelists:

Peggy Nikkel, Executive Director
UPLIFT -Wyoming's Federation of Families for
Children's Mental Health
Casper, Wyoming - [PPT - 49.5KB | PPT - 736KB]

Steven LaFreniere, Director
Office of Children's Services
State of Alabama Dept. of Mental Health
and Mental Retardation - [PPT - 560KB | PPT - 560KB]

Kenneth Ritchey, Director
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
[PPT - 75KB | PDF - 6.58MB | DOC - 62.5KB | DOC - 25KB]

12:15-1:00

Response from Federal Partners

1:00-1:15

WORKING LUNCH (obtain box lunch)

1:15-2:15�

PANEL III: Comprehensive and Coordinated Systems of Care:
Addressing Financial Challenges

Objective: Identify an array of funding strategies that support comprehensive, coordinated systems of care.

Topics:

• Medicaid Waivers
• Block Grants
• Coordination of funding strategies
• Cost benefit
• Federal state-based guidance

Facilitator: Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Panelists:

Sheila Pires, M.P.A. - [DOC - 177KB], [PPT - 1.48MB] Human Service Collaborative Washington, D.C.

Kathleen D. Betts, M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Children, Youth and Families Commonwealth of Massachusetts - [PPT - 338KB]

Marc Cherna, M.S.W., Director Allegheny County Department of Human Services Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - [PPT - 2.91MB | PPT - 2.93MB]

2:15-3:00

Response from Federal Partners

3:00-3:15

BREAK

3:15-4:45

Summation

Phyllis R. Magrab, Ph.D., Director
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

4:45- 5:00�

Closing Remarks: Accomplishments and Next Steps

Margaret Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P.

5:00

Adjourn

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