Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc.
16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 230, Madison, WI 53703
608.267.6800 | 800.422.7145 | wifamilyties.org
Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services
Provider Competence / Fit
System
Diagnosis, eligibility & rules
• Skill / approach
• Philosophy
• Over-reliance on medication
• Family-driven perspective
• Understands idiosyncratic communication patterns
• Directive vs. collaborative
Provider Competence / Fit
Diagnosis, eligibility & rules
Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)
• Eligibility Must have “diagnosis of mental disorder” DHS 36.14(1) Cannot be denied because of “disability” DHS 36.13(4)
• Service transition • Do not have to give up ABA service, but do have to use a
psychotherapist in the CCS provider network (ForwardHealth Update 2014-42)
• Informed consent • Consumer-driven DHS 36.03(7)
• Choice • In selection of team members, services, and providers
DHS 36.19(1)(a)
System
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These are the structures we have
Child Welfare System
Juvenile Justice System
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Children 0-12 Receiving Public Mental Health Services (Per 1,000 children with SED)
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Children 0-17 Served in Community MH Programs (Per 1,000 children with SED)
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Children 0-17 Served in State Psychiatric Hospitals (Per 1,000 children with SED)
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Social Supports Clinical
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Importance of Peer Support
Peer Support & Parent Peer Support: Impact and Relative Importance as Reported by Service Recipients (Ruffalo, Davis, et al., Medical College of Wisconsin, 2016)
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REIMAGINE Human Services
REIMAGINE Human Services
Create a separate children’s mental health code in state statute that ensures:
• a comprehensive service array
• voluntary access to mental health services without having to file a CHIPS petition and enter the child-welfare system
• an expanded network of in-home and community-based services and supports
• residential treatment, when needed, specifically designed to address mental health issues
• eligibility screening for Medicaid-related services based on state-of-the-art assessment practices
REIMAGINE Human Services
Joanne Juhnke Wisconsin Family Ties’ Policy Director
(608) 261-0532