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DBHDS Vision: A life of possibilities for all Virginians

Settlement Agreement Update

Peggy Balak DOJ Settlement Advisor Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Service

Slide 2

5th Court Reporting Period

• The Independent Reviewer’s 5th Report to the

Court is due on December 6, 2014 covering the period from April 7 – Oct 6 2014.

• Anticipate that it will be in the same format

providing a compliance/non-compliance rating

• n each provision of the Settlement Agreement.
• Judge Gibney has scheduled a second status

conference in December.

Slide 3

Plans & Reports

• Updated Housing Plan
• Comprehensive Behavioral Supports System

Transformation Plan (draft)

• Clinical/Program Case Management Review

(draft)

• DBHDS ID/DD Mortality 2013 Annual Report
• Nursing Facilities & Large ICF Plan (DDS/Health

Services)

• Post Move Monitoring Look Behind Process

(draft)

Slide 4

Incarceration of individuals with ID/DD

On 11/5 the Independent Reviewer formally requested that the Department of Justice review the services for individuals with ID/DD who need behavioral support services, and are at high risk of being, institutionalized, or have been, in psychiatric or law enforcement facilities. DBHDS initial questions/response:

• Assessment of extent of problem of individuals going to jail
• How to best track individuals going into jails in the future
• Safety Workgroup
• Increased collaboration between Divisions of Behavioral

Health and Developmental Services to address individual with co-occurring disorders in psychiatric facilities

• CIT Training with REACH participation

Slide 5

Critical & Complex Consultation Team (CCCT)

The CCCT will be convened for an emergency consultation when community resources have been exhausted and an immediate resolution to a crisis or other urgent need has not been reached. A consultation may be required after every attempt has been made to employ existing community resources, i.e., CSBs, private providers, SCs/CMs, REACH, CRCs, the RST, sister agencies and/or other agencies to include advocacy organizations, and those attempts have failed.

RST CSB

CCCT

PROV

CSM

REACH

Indi/

FAM

Slide 6

Children’s Crisis Services Update

A statewide system that addresses the crisis needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities will exist. Regional Programs:

• Region II: Fairfax Falls Church subcontracted to National

Counseling Group

• Region I-: Region 10 CSB- Gail Paysour/Barbara Shue
• Region III: New River Valley CSB –Denise Hall
• Region IV: RBHA- Cristi McClanahan
• Region V: Western Tidewater CSB

Slide 7

Current Status/Next Steps

• 4 of the 5 regional programs have hired a Program

Developer/Navigator

• Each region has developed a point of contact into the

children’s crisis service system and are working to ensure the information is widely publicized and operates from a “no wrong door” policy.

• Assessing each region’s access to mobile services and

working with regions to increase capacity, as needed. Two programs are currently providing mobile crisis services across their regions, one is providing some mobile crisis response and a 4th is scheduled to begin services in Jan.

Slide 8

Children’s Crisis Services

• Monitoring appropriate crisis stabilization out of home

placement availability for children throughout the state. Currently, each region states there are sufficient resources for short-term care that focuses on reintegration back into the home.

• The state is working with each of the 5 regions regarding

resources available through each of the CSBs/Regions and compiling a statewide resource manual around services available for children.

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