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A Public Health Model for Mental Health
Craig McLaughlin, Executive DirectorWendy Janis, Policy AdvisorWashington State Board of HealthMental Health Transformation/TWG, Olympia, WA, 2008
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Prevention Advisory Group (PAG)• Ad hoc work group of MHTP• Diverse participants (DSHS, SBOH,
DOH, UW, providers, OSPI, FPC, Children’s Trust, nonprofits, consumers)• Debated what is meant by prevention• Identified specific populations (lifespan)• Developed multi-stage approach
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PAG Definition of Prevention Promotes mental health, intervenes early to
address emerging mental health problems, and reduces the devastating impacts of mental illness
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Multi-Step Process (to date)• TWG Presentation (April 27, 2007): TWG
agrees work is consistent with its goals• First Prevention Day (July 13, 2007):
Consumers, providers, and agency staff help frame report and begin policy discussions
• Focus Groups (Sept./Oct.): Policy discussions about specific populations--also received feedback through questionnaires
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Multi-Step Process (to date)• Partial Report Draft (Nov. 2)• Second Prevention Work Day (Nov. 9)
Synthesize material in report, look at cross-cutting themes, and set policy priorities
• Report Draft Approved by Board (Dec. 13)• Board Staff Delivered Final Report to
MHTP (Dec. 31)
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Part I: Mental Health and The Public Health Model• Prevalence of mental illness/its impact• The grant and SBOH involvement• Public health model for mental health•What is meant by prevention•Disparities in mental health•Whether mental illness preventable• Barriers to prevention
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Part II: Age-Specific Groups• Children birth to five• School-age children• Youth in transition to adulthood• Adults• Older adults
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Children Birth to Five Age-Specific Characteristics• Infants and toddlers have mental
health needs and disorders•Mental health is relationship-based• Social-emotional skills are critical •Diagnosis and treatment is possible
but requires specialization
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Children Birth to FiveSuggested Next Steps• Social marketing campaign• State-wide mental health consultation for child
care providers• Medical provider screening/referral• Collaboration between various agencies and
providers• Opt to serve and fund services to at-risk
children under Part C
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School-Age Children
Age-Specific Characteristics•Do experience mental illness--HYS•Work is being done to identify risk and
protective factors
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School-Age ChildrenSuggested Next Steps• Research risk and protective factors• Expand program evaluation and wide dispersal
of evaluation results• Educate parents and educators• Train physicians for screening and referral• Provide more support for families and youth• Coordinate/integrate mental health services
and screening with schools
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Youth in Transition to AdulthoodAge-Specific Characteristics• Neither the child nor adult mental health
system provides appropriate services• Almost no system has ownership of this
group• Lack of health coverage• Mental illness often arises during this time
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Youth in Transition to AdulthoodSuggested Next Steps• System with no wrong door for services• Drop-in center model with peer support• Social marketing campaign for stigma
From the Literature• Provide appropriate services within child and
adult systems and continuity between them• Implement transition support programs
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AdultsAge-Specific Characteristics• The mental health system appears to be
adequately focused on adults in terms of their age-specific needs
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AdultsSuggested Next Steps • Provide more transitional services• Move from diagnosis-based access to need-
based access• Continue to move the mental health system to
a recovery modelFrom the Board Staff
• Offer more intensive services at an initial crises rather than having chronic or multiple crises episodes be criteria for access
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Older AdultsAge-Specific Characteristics
• Conditions such as depression and anxiety are not a normal part of aging• Treatable mental disorders increase disability• Older adults strongly prefer to see only
primary care physicians due to stigma• Some older adults are isolated in their homes
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Older AdultsSuggested Next Steps• Social marketing campaign stigma/education• Increase outreach to get older adults into care
From the Literature• Integrate geriatric psychiatry into primary care• Increase support for family caregivers
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Part III: Integration• Cross-cutting themes• Coordination & communication• Prioritizing prevention investments
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Cross-Cutting Themes• Communication and coordination • Social marketing • Increase funding flexibility• Leverage existing funding sources• Assess risk and protective factors• Screen at multiple points of entry• Provide care based on need
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Cross-Cutting Themes (cont.)• Provide age-appropriate services • Provide culturally competent services• Meet people where they are• Support transitions across the lifespan• Provide mental health consultation• Increase and improve provider training• Create trauma-sensitive systems
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Coordination & Communication• Leadership and governance• Shared-outcomes• State-wide accountability• Local flexibility• Shared data and analysis
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Coordination & Communication (examples)• Public Health System• Family Policy Council• Children’s Trust of Washington• Division of Alcohol & Substance Abuse• Superintendent of Public Instruction• Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse
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Prioritizing Prevention Investments• Build on current successes• Transformative
-consumer input & peer-support components-multidisciplinary-science-based
• Sustainable
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Next Steps• MHTP hosts community forums (early 2008)• Policy summit (May 13, 2008)
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Washington State Board of HealthPO Box 47990Tumwater, Washington 98504-7990(360) 236-4106, Fax (360) 236-4088www.sboh.wa.gov