Meetings

Meetings are typically held from 9 a.m. until 11:30 on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health in Austin. Map to Hogg Foundation. Meetings are free and open to all interested persons.

To receive copies of resources shared at prior meetings, please use the links below or contact Josette Saxton.

10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Thompson Auditorium -Texas Medical Association

401 W. 15th St., Austin, TX

parking is located on the upper-level guest area of the garage

Revenue and the State Budget in the 2011 Legislative Session

presentation by the Center for Public Policy Priorities

SAVE THE DATE - Oct. 19th Summit Event at the Texas Capitol: Promising Practices in Serving Children with Complex Behavioral Health Needs and Their Families: System of Care in Texas. Keynote Speaker: Gary M. Blau, Ph.D., Chief of the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA. Click here for more information and to register.

MEETING NOTES
Systems of Care - presented by Sherri Hammack, Office of Program Coordination for Children and Youth, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
The Children's Partnership: Austin/Travis County - presented by Laura Peveto, Prevention & Intervention Manager, Travis Co. HHS & Veteran Services; & Christy Kuehn, Quality Assurance Coordinator, The Children's Partnership
Hand in Hand Project: Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, and Tarrant Counties - presented by Sean Allen, Project Director; and Jamie Souders, Lead Family Contact.
Border Children's Mental Health Collaborative: El Paso - presented by Rita Ruelas, Project Director
Policy Priorities to Advance Children's Mental Health in the 82nd Texas Legislative Session - Opportunity to Sign On - presented by Josette Saxton, Texans Care for Children
October Summit Event at the Capitol - Promising Practices in Serving Children with Complex Behavioral Health Needs and Their Families: System of Care in Texas

Additional Resources:

MEETING NOTES
Policy Priorities to Advance Children's Mental Health in Texas - presented by Josette Saxton, Texans Care For Children
Social Emotional Learning Collaborative - presented by Mary Sondgeroth, United Way Capital Area; Melanie Walter-Mahoney, Austin Child Guidance Center; Pamela Schott, YWCA; and Cindy Rojas-Rodriguez, Raising Austin
Establishing a Social and Emotional Wellness Center for Children and Families in Texas - presented by Molly Lopez, UT School of Social Work Research and member of the Texas Mental Health Transformation Project's Child and Adolescent Action Team

Additional Resources

May 2010 - Increasing Children's Access to Mental Health Services

MEETING NOTES
National Health Reform: Overview and Issues for Texas - presented by Stacey Pogue, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Public Policy Priorities
Health Care Reform: The Road Ahead - Opportunities to Improve Children's Mental Health Services - presented by Ardas Khalsa, Medicaid Coordinator, TX Dept. of State Health Services
Coverage for Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children - presented by Christine Bryan, Legislative Liaison, Clarity Child Guidance Center and Bianca Briseno, Legislative Aide, State Representative Joaquin Castro

Additional Resources

April 2010 - Improving the Workforce that Serves Children and Youth with Mental Health Concerns

MEETING NOTES
The Mental Health Workforce in Texas: A Snapshot of the Issues - presented by Debbie Berndt, report author
Resiliency and Disease Management Overview - presented by Mike Thompson, Program Specialist, DSHS-MH/SA Division, Child & Adolescent Services Unit
Child Protective Services Training Handout - presented by Cyndi Reed, Dept. of Family and Protective Services, CPS Training Manager
Children's Crisis Intervention Training - presented by Terri Mabrito, Children's CIT Training Coordinator, Center for Health Care Services, San Antonio

Additional Resources:

Models for Change: Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network Overview - mental health training, education, and workforce enhancement for juvenile probation workforce
ECI Library Matters - list of resources on various early childhood intervention subjects, including infant mental health and behavioral issues.
Child Care Licensing Technical Assistance Library - collection of resources commonly used by DFPS Child Care Licensing staff to provide technical assistance.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network - resources related to trauma-informed care
Texas Suicide Prevention Project - online interactive suicide prevention training for educators

March 2010 - Mental Health Services for Children and Youth Involved with Child Protective Services

Joint meeting with Partners in Child Protection Reform group

MEETING NOTES
Mental Health Services for Children in the Child Welfare System - presented by Frank Vega, Lutheran Social Services
Presentation on Senate Charge 13, relating to mental health services available to abused & neglected children - presented by Liz Kromrei, Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services

Additional Resources

February 2010 - Addressing the Issue of Parental Relinquishment

Refusal to Accept Parental Responsiblity - background paper prepared by Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services

Presentation on Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver - presented by Jodi Christianson, Texas Dept. of State Health Services

Overview of the Texas Mental Health Transformation Project's Texas School-Based Behavioral Health Survey, presented by Michelle Rosales, Texas Education Agency, Chair of the School-Based Behavioral Health Action Team of the MHT Project

Results and Recommendations of the Texas School-Based Behavioral Health Survey, presented by Michele Murphy-Smith, Center for Social Work Research, UT Austin

Interconnected Systems graphic from the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools

MEETING NOTES � Forum participants learned about and discussed disciplinary practices in public schools, using the positive behavior support (PBS) approach in responding to student behavior, and ways schools can partner with community resources and supports to help students succeed.

Texas' School-to-Prison Pipeline Presentation- Erica Terrazas, Texas Appleseed

AISD Positive Behavior Support: Organizing Campuses for Effort Presentation- Jane Nethercut and Kemal Taskin, Austin Independent School District

Youth Service Mapping Website designed to help youth service professionals, educators, policy-makers and funders understand what services for children and youth are available, and where they are offered, in Austin/Travis County.

Texas Children's Mental Health Forum Legislative Priorities � Josette Saxton, Texans Care for Children

Summaries of New Laws Related to Children's Mental Health-Josette Saxton, Texans Care for Children

Children's Hospital Association of Texas � Enacted Bills - prepared by the Children's Hospital Association of Texas

Statewide Mental Health Consumer and Family Training and Technical Assistance Center - presented by Mental Health America of Texas and NAMI Texas

Family Involvement � presented by the Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services

Family Liaison Services - presented by the Texas Youth Commission

Parents & Family Handbook - presented by the Texas Youth Commission

Family Partner Position - presented by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services

DSHS Family Partners - Contact Information

Unclaimed Children Revisited: The Status of Mental Health Policy in the United States - presentation by Dr. Janice Cooper, National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

Unclaimed Children Revisited: Full Report - National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

Background on Children in Military Families � prepared by Texans Care for Children

Needs of Children in Military Families - Dr. Michelle Sherman, Director, Family Mental Health Program Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Military Child Education Coalition - Presentation by - Dr. David Splitek, Lackland ISD Superintendent

Resources for Military Families � prepared by Dr. Michelle Sherman

Comments from Military Children � compiled by Texans Care for Children

Overview of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health - presented by Dr. Sarah Hinshaw-Fuselier, University of Texas School of Social Work

Texas Early Childhood Intervention - Kim Wedel, Assistant Commissioner Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilatative Services (DARS)

Court Teams For Maltreated Infants & Toddlers - Judge Ron Pope and Dr. Connie Almeida

Parents of Newborns Project and Post-Partum Support - Laura Koenig, Family Connections

Parents as Teachers - Mary Ellen Nudd, Mental Health America of Texas

Home Visitation Services in Travis County - Ellen Balthazar, Any Baby Can

Texas Association of Infant Mental Health and TAIMH Endorsement - Susan Craven, Texas Association of Infant Mental Health (TAIMH) and Margaret McNeil, Central Texas Chapter of TAIMH

Infants and Toddlers in Texas - Statistics compiled by Texans Care for Children

Overview of Integrated Health Care - presented by Laurie Alexander , Hogg Foundation

Troy Alexander, Senior Policy Analyst for Health and Human Services for the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, provided his perspective on health and human services policy and budget issues for the upcoming 81^st Legislative Session. No presentation or handouts provided.

Brief History of Children's Mental Health - Presented by Debbie Berndt, Hogg Foundation

Behavioral Health - Juvenile Probation System - Presented by Steve Spenser, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, Behavioral Health Unit

Systems of Care - Presented by Sherri Hammack, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Program Coordination for Children & Youth