Stakeholder Workgroup Schedule of Meetings
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Tentative Topic |
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May 15, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
The Community Room Framingham Public Library 746 Water Street Framingham, MA |
Orientation |
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May 29, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
Rodriguez Auditorium Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA |
Continuum/Intensive In Home Service |
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June 11, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
Rodriguez Auditorium Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA |
Intensive Family partnership service |
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June 28, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
The Community Room Framingham Public Library 746 Water Street Framingham, MA |
Group Homes |
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July 12, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
The Community Room Framingham Public Library 746 Water Street Framingham, MA |
Clinical Interventions |
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July 24, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
The Community Room Framingham Public Library 746 Water Street Framingham, MA |
Young Adult programming |
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August 6, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
Rodriguez Auditorium Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA |
Best Practices |
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August 28, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
The Community Room Framingham Public Library 746 Water Street Framingham, MA |
Business Models (not rates) |
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September 13, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
Rodriguez Auditorium Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA |
Performance Measures |
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September 25, 2019 |
10am – 12noon |
Rodriguez Auditorium Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA |
Wrap up |
Additional Resources
Background on Caring Together
Caring Together currently includes a range of intensive in-home and out of home treatment services, purchased by both DMH and DCF in varying proportions. As conveyed in a joint message from DMH and DCF on December 20, 2018, DMH and DCF will issue separate but coordinated procurements for these services. DMH’s statewide IRTP and CIRT programs were included in the previous Caring Together procurement; however, we anticipate that they will be procured separately in the future.
Several factors contribute to DMH’s interest in seeking feedback from a representative group of stakeholders. These include:
- Feedback gathered over the course of Caring Together, both formal and informal, has highlighted both best practices and opportunities for improvement at all levels of the CT system.
- The impact on DMH from the decision to purchase services in a separate but coordinated manner, while also being mindful of the emerging needs and shifting resources in child welfare and the children’s behavioral health system.
- The evidence-base of effective behavioral health service models and interventions continues to grow and must be considered carefully by a range of perspectives.
- The value of utilizing a transparent process that engages diverse stakeholders through a series of meetings to provide iterative input into the development of program models and practices that is both effective and efficient.
Workgroup Membership List
DMH Stakeholder Workgroup to Inform Planning for DMH services currently under the Caring Together umbrella Membership List as of May 1, 2019
(in no particular order)
- Tina Champagne
- Andrea Joyner
- Meredith Lagoy
- Kim Ritter
- Renee Ghembaza
- Mairin Schreiber
- Matthew McCall
- Andrea Salzman
- Lynn Riley
- Betty Bragdon
- Gretchen Emond
- Oonagh Brault
- Joel Aponte
- Steve Shank
- Holly Calamese-Grazette
- Kerry Roberts
- Samantha Poutas
- Joe Forth
- Lori Montello
- Joel Goldstein
Orientation Meeting May 15, 2019
Agenda:
- Introductions
- Guiding Principles
- Workgroup Expectations and Goals
- Current Caring Together Services
- Preview of Areas for Feedback
Additional Resources
Caring Together Continuum May 29, 2019
Agenda
- Welcome Back
- Data
- Focus Group Findings
- Lessons from the Research
- Discussion and Feedback
Additional Resources
Caring Together Family-based Placement Models June 11, 2019
Agenda:
- Welcome Back
- Continuum Summary Feedback
- Family-based Models
- Discussion
Additional Resources
Caring Together Group Home Models June 28, 2019
- Welcome Back
- Feedback Summary on Intensive Tx Family Placement Models
- Data handout
- Group Home Discussion
Additional Resources
Caring Together Clinical Interventions July 12, 2019
Agenda
- Welcome Back
- Feedback Summary on Group Home Models
- Clinical Interventions Discussion
Additional Resources
Caring Together Young Adult Programming July 24, 2019
- Welcome Back
- Feedback Summary on Clinical Interventions
- Young Adult Programs and Practices Discussion
Additional Resources
Caring Together Best Practices August 6, 2019
Agenda
- Welcome Back
- Feedback Summary on Young Adult Programs
- Best Practices Discussion
Additional Resources
Caring Together Business Models August 28, 2019
Agenda
- Welcome Back
- Feedback Summary on Best Practices
- Business Models Discussion