MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS (EXPANDED)
VISION STATEMENT
Green County residents will experience greater access to mental health services with an expansion of behavioral health prevention, intervention services and support services.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
SHORT TERM INDICATORS (1–3 YEARS)
- Increase by 10 percent depression screening of primary care patients annually
- Increase by 75 percent trained clergy and allied health professionals with an increased knowledge of mental health resources in the community, as reported in a quarterly survey
LONG TERM INDICATORS (5+ YEARS)
- Increase by 10 percent the number of people served by professional mental health services at Green County Mental Health and Monroe Clinic
GOALS
Goal 1: Identify and define the mental health needs in Green County by June 2017
- Administer, study, and evaluate mental health assessment tools and results shown in Youth Risk Behavior Survey, BESS (Behavioral and Emotional Screening System), Better Brodhead, a physician survey, and an ER data summary
- Create a written summary report of mental health needs, and publicize and present this report to community partners
Goal 2: Improve the ability of paraprofessionals and community partners to support the mental health needs of the community by June 2019
- Explore the integration of primary care resources with behavioral health care resources
- Establish a clinical therapist within the Monroe Junior High School for grades six to eight
- Plan and offer mental health first aid trainings in Green County communities
- Explore the possibility of a satellite counseling office in the Brodhead area
- Offer mental health trainings to allied health professionals and clergy
- Implement a depression screening quality improvement initiative in 2016 that will serve as a screening process metric for Monroe Clinic
- Apply and support the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program for a Community Changemakers Behavioral Health Grant
