MHAS Strategic Plan

SFY 2023 – SFY 2025

Strategic Plan

 

 

MISSION

 

Ensure access to mental health and addiction services and resources for prevention, treatment, and recovery supports while educating and advocating for all community members. 

 

VISION

 

For Huron County to be a community where all individuals are mentally and emotionally healthy and free from dependence on harmful substances and/or addictive behaviors.

 

VALUES

 

• Accountability

• Collaboration

• Empowerment

• Hope

• Integrity

• Respect

• Responsiveness

• Service

• Transparency

 

TARGETED OUTCOMES

 

• Increase public awareness and education related to Board funded services and behavioral health

• Increase prevention services capacity and availability

• Increase funding to address identified needs

• Increase recovery supports

• Increase and improve access to services and supports

• Increase Board member engagement

• Improve Board functionality

• Improve behavioral health workforce attraction and retention

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Outreach & Engagement

Goal 1: To increase public awareness and education related to Board funded services and behavioral health. 

Objective 1a:  Promote sliding fee scale via social media posts, press releases, and marketing materials at minimum once per quarter.

Objective 1b: Share information daily regarding available supports and services via social media, including sharing posts from contracted providers.

Objective 1c:  Implement targeted outreach and education initiatives monthly focused on the following: MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment), Naloxone, LGBTQ+ Community, Spanish speaking/reading population, elderly, lower income population, importance of prevention, trauma informed care, ACES (adverse childhood experiences), and any other identified priority areas.

Objective 1d:  Attend trainings to identify best practices for marketing and outreach at least two times per year.

Objective 1e: Develop and utilize consistent and appropriate messaging and track analytics monthly.

Objective 1f:  Increased promotion of contracted providers via monthly sharing of marketing materials including brochures and social media posts.​

Goal 2: Identify and implement educational strategies and trainings to reduce stigma around behavioral health.

Objective 2a:  Offer Mental Health First Aid Trainings at least once per quarter.

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Prevention 

Goal 3: To increase prevention services capacity and availability.

Objective 3a:  Identify and apply for funding opportunities at least one time per year to increase prevention staff in Huron County.

Objective 3b:  Implement evidence-based prevention programs in Huron County with the goal of implementing at least one evidence-based prevention program annually.

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Treatment

Goal 4: Identify and apply for funding opportunities for the following services: intensive home-based treatment, mobile crisis, crisis stabilization, mental health services for youth and families.

Objective 4a: Advocate for additional funding to support these services through interactions with elected officials, OhioMHAS staff, and other leaders at least biannually.

Objective 4b: Explore available grants weekly for funding opportunities. 

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Recovery Supports

Goal 5: Identify and apply for funding opportunities for housing for individuals with mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

Objective 5a: Explore available grants weekly for funding opportunities.    

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Goal 6: Expansion of peer recovery support services.

Objective 6a:  Partner with current peer recovery organization on implementation of mental health peer support services by end of SFY 2023.

Objective 6b:  Implement peer recovery support linkage for individuals on waitlist for treatment services by end of SFY 2024.

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Goal 7: Expansion of mental health support services throughout the county.

Objective 7a:  Identify mental health support organizations by end of SFY 2023.

Objective 7b:  Implement new mental health support organization(s) in Huron County by end of SFY 2024.

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Goal 8: Identify and implement strategies to attract and retain qualified behavioral health professionals.

Objective 8a: Host quarterly meetings with treatment providers to discuss workforce issues and brainstorm solutions.

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Goal 9: Identify and implement strategies to address barriers to services including waitlists, evening and weekend availability, internet/technology, accessibility to services and information for Spanish-speaking and/or writing individuals, and transportation.

Objective 9a: Host quarterly meetings with treatment providers to discuss barriers and brainstorm solutions.

Objective 9b: Gather waitlist data from providers on quarterly basis.

Objective 9c: Identify and apply for funding opportunities to reduce barriers by searching for grant opportunities weekly.

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Board & Board Initiatives

Goal 10: Improve functionality of the Board.

Objective 10a:  Review policies and procedures annually and update as needed.

Objective 10b:  Obtain Culture of Quality certification.

Objective 10c:  Run a successful Levy campaign for 2024.

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Goal 11: Increase Board member participation and engagement.

Objective 11a:  Board members to participate in a minimum of two community events with MHAS annually.

Objective 11b:  Schedule Board retreat during which Board members will visit contracted providers to increase awareness and understanding of services in the community.

Objective 11c:  Current Board members to complete annual Roles & Responsibilities training; new Board members to complete training within first month of being on the Board.