[HealthyTribes] FW: Invitation to Town Hall Meetings on the Statewide Behavioral Health System Strategic Plan

Fri May 9 16:37:25 PDT 2014

Good afternoon,

Please see the below announcement inviting local public health, tribes and community partners to collectively develop a shared vision for Oregon's behavioral health system via a statewide town hall meeting series.

These events serve as an important opportunity to build relationships with behavioral health/community partners and to demonstrate your support for the wellbeing of Oregonians experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders.

By participating, you are also reinforcing the efforts of the Cross Agency Health Improvement Project (CAHIP), an initiative aiming to improve the health of employees, clients and consumers of the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services.  As part of the 2013-2015 CAHIP workplan, OHA Addictions and Mental Health is working to ensure successful implementation of the Tobacco Freedom policy for staff, consumers and visitors at all licensed and funded AMH residential treatment facilities.

Thank you, Beth
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May 2, 2014

TO:                         All stakeholders of Oregon's behavioral health system

FROM:                  Pamela A. Martin, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, Addictions and Mental Health Division

RE:                          Invitation to Town Hall Meetings on the Statewide Behavioral Health System Strategic Plan

Please join us for a series of town hall meetings to discuss the state's behavioral health system hosted by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Our goal is to create a shared vision for building and expanding an integrated, coordinated and culturally competent behavioral health system that provides better health, better care and lower cost for all Oregonians.

The behavioral health system, both addiction and mental health services, is an essential part of Oregon's health system transformation efforts. Addictions and Mental Health (AMH) stakeholders have already done a lot of planning around the state's behavioral health system, but a lot has changed since the last time we came together. As we continue to implement the coordinated care model, now is the perfect time for OHA to bring everyone to the table to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the statewide behavioral health care system.

Through the hall meetings, stakeholders from across the state will discuss the current state of the behavioral health system, develop a shared vision of where we want to go and establish guiding principles for how we get there. OHA will take the feedback garnered through the town hall meetings to develop a two to five-year strategic plan and present it back to stakeholders.

There will be six meetings in six locations throughout the state. Please choose the one that is most convenient for you and RSVP to amh.planning at state.or.us<mailto:amh.planning at state.or.us>.

Date

City

Time

Location

May 19, 2014

Portland

1-4 p.m.

DoubleTree By Hilton
Broadway Conference Room
1000 NE Multnomah
Portland, OR 97232
503-281-6111

May 28, 2014
Bend

Bend

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

DoubleTree By Hilton
Mt. Bachelor Conference Room
300 NW Franklin Avenue
Bend, OR 97701
541-317-9292

June 6, 2014

Seaside

1-4 p.m.

Best Western Oceanview Resort
Seaside/Sandpiper Conference Room
414 N Prom
Seaside, OR
503-738-3334

June 9, 2014

Salem

1-4 p.m.

Red Lion Hotel Salem
Jefferson I & II Conference Room
3301 Market Street NE
Salem, OR 97301

June 11, 2014

Roseburg

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Douglas County Fairgounds Complex
Cascade Hall Conference Room
2110 SW Frear
Roseburg, OR 97471

June 16, 2014

Pendleton

9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Red Lion Hotel Pendleton
Cayuse Umatilla Conference Room
304 SE Nye Avenue
Pendleton, OR 97801
541-276-6111

We are looking for participants from all stakeholder groups, including:

  *   Advocate and peer organizations
  *   Behavioral health providers and contractors, including culturally specific and faith-based providers
  *   Community mental health organizations
  *   Coordinated care organizations
  *   County and city governments
  *   County public health
  *   Criminal and juvenile justice
  *   Department of Human Services
  *   Early learning hubs
  *   Education
  *   Elected officials
  *   Housing and community action agencies
  *   Hospitals and emergency departments
  *   Law enforcement
  *   Prevention coalitions
  *   Primary care providers and health homes
  *   Tribes

We hope you will be a part of this important process as we outline the next steps for Oregon's behavioral health system.

If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager LuAnn Meulink at luann.e.meulink at state.or.us<mailto:luann.e.meulink at state.or.us> or 503-945-6289. You can also find information about the Town Hall meetings at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/Pages/strategic.aspx

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