Editor’s Note: This article follows up on our July 29 News Blast article about recent discussions of mental health funding through a County sales tax. Today, Judy Buchanan and Sally Rudolph, who are actively involved and following everything, offer the promised information about how you can participate in the Behavioral Health Action Plan update efforts.
You are invited to join the conversation and engage in a facilitated discussion about what the McLean County Behavioral Health Action Plan intends to accomplish within the county and how it will be stewarded by the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council. Originally adopted in 2015, the Action Plan, formerly the McLean County Mental Health Action Plan, continues to be a “living document” and is a road map for moving forward focused on improving the behavioral health of McLean County residents.
The Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, established as an independent body, serves to improve behavioral health through greater inter-agency communication, coordination, and collaboration among both public and private entities. Among its duties is the review and update of the Behavioral Health Action Plan.
The League has a long-standing consensus on Behavioral Health which states support for “core leadership, planning, coordination and collaboration for mental health services...funding to meet the needs for a comprehensive continuum of mental health services in McLean County.”*
The League is participating with the McLean County Behavioral Health Coordinator and Heartland Community College to provide four feedback and engagement sessions. Attendees will include League members and other interested citizens. The sessions are intended to present the Plan and solicit community insight, input and observations about the plan. Scheduled for the month of September, you can choose one from the four scheduled sessions.
Each session will review the recently revised Behavioral Health Action Plan, the goals and objectives and invite conversation on community expectations, accountability, oversight, and the engagement of local elected officials.
We hope you will join this important conversation. Registration is requested. The meetings are for League members and others we know who are interested in and care about this topic. Ask a friend or colleague – and then, please register those persons using our registration system.
Register now for yourself and your guests.
Choose one of the four sessions.