MCHWB Vice Chair Summary of Recommendations - September 14, 2022Edits as of October 12, 2022 MCHWB meeting
Topic-Specific Summary of the MCHWB September 14, 2022 Meeting The Main Topic: Mental Wellbeing The Presenters: Hannah Hackworth, Executive Director of “Here Tomorrow: A Mental Health Collaborative.” Abrielle Genest, City Planner. The Theme of the Presentation: “It’s OK to not be OK; It’s also OK to
ask for help!” The Takeaways (a few):
1. Mental health help requires family, early and effective intervention, and time.
2. There are three components for an effective mental health response system: Someone to talk. Someone to respond. A place to
go. 3. There are no patients or clients—just “Friends.”
4. There is a need to improve crisis response. In Duval County alone, approximately 2/3 of 9-1-1 calls deal with mental health. 5. Here Tomorrow provides services cost-free to the “Friends.” 6. After 365 days the Friends become Here Tomorrow alumni. 7. The MCHWB can help normalize the conversation about mental health. 8. Abrielle Genest presented a brief overview of the COAB Comprehensive Plan. The Recommendations (and the Council member making the recommendation): 1. Consider how the Here Tomorrow model can fit in with
Opioid/Overdose awareness. [Lisa Herrold] 2. Encourage the COAB Commission to dialogue about how to secure
more funding for mental health services. [Tracy Marko] 3. Ask COAB departments to offer Mental Health CPR to all staff. [Joyce Freeman] 4. Ask the COAB Commission to advocate (throughout the state) for the Here Tomorrow model. [Jessica Ring] 5. Make sure the Florida Legislators are aware of “Here Tomorrow.” [Jessica Ring] 6. Provide a focus on K-12 and college-aged student suicide prevention and opioid addiction awareness. [Ellen Golombek and
Lisa Herrold]
Submitted to the MCHWB on October 12, 2022 Steve Piscitelli, Vice Chair