Mr. Phillips, I just have a comment. I'm gonna repeat what we said in the committee which is to continue alcohol after Situ had making sure that our finances are conditioned that they are in today. So thank you for all your efforts and thank you to the entire team is a team effort, but safely, but say reflects leadership. Good job. Anybody have questions? I'm Mr. Phillips.
Okay. Let the record reflect madam chair that Dr. Carter is in attendance. Thank you. Item D program Compliance Committee meeting after tat. Yes. The program Compliance Committee meeting was held on April the 12th. We had a quorum and we just want to point out a few highlights from the meeting. We did consider first of all two board actions that are we recommended for approval and those are on our agenda for later today. recording in progress
Good afternoon, everyone.
in the Members section.
It was a very comprehensive
one and really provide some background as well as a direction for what we're doing with our adult initiatives. over gavel here to the new chair from the past year and welcome. program was transitioned in house at the time it was
transition. There were 433.
It's heavy.
I really love this show.
I guess it's only fitting that this is my birthday twin Thank you Mr. Glavine. those. Also, they
hired all the two of the staff and so they're going full steam ahead. So that transition
occurred without any major problems. We also received a report from the crisis services coordinator report. I'm excited to be the chair. We have so much work to do. You all know my my mission my was resumes my heart have given mental health a swag. I look forward to working with Miss Janelle And our Youth Ambassadors. I'm excited. We have a lot of work to do. Our children are a future. And I say this all the time watching Oprah the aha moment that as a parent, I am responsible for all children, because at some point of time, all children paths will cross. We would like for them to uncross peacefully. So thank you all for your time. Welcome fellow board members as well. As the public. Today is Wednesday, April 19 2023. May I have a roll? Call please. Mr. Secretary.
There's been tansy. Miss Brown. Dr. Clark Carter.
Mr. Glen Mr. Kinloch resident, Mr. Parker here. Miss Ruth.
Here.
Dr. Tag president and William Phillips is here.
Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Item number three, approval of the agenda. Boy, it was a pleasure. Move
approval, Madam Chair.
Brown support. It's been properly moved in support it. Do we have any discussion? Yes. That's
your policy board bylaws.
attended to actual virtual class and 445 passed the training and 390 were were no show. program
as addressed under the 301 report.
ensure their employees are trained within 30 days of their hire to remain in
compliance of the Michigan mental health code citation of Michigan law 1755.
and then what items other words
team conducted 53 site reviews for the month of February and for the month of March, they conducted 32 site review.
okay
Okay madam chair you do have one.
Thank you, sir.
That the motion has been made. Do we have a second report? It's been properly moved in support it all those in favor please say aye. oversight Policy Board Report. Is Mr. Time on the line. Motion carries. Thank you. Item number 4am. I have a moment of silence please.
Thank you. Item number five approval of the board meeting minutes for approval. Madam Chair. Support. It's been properly moved and supported. Do we have any discussion? All those in favor please say aye. Aye. We have any nays? Any abstentions? Thank you Motion carried. Item number six. I would like to receive a file approved program Compliance Committee minutes from March 8 2023. Item number seven announcement. Network announcement.
presented him with a plaque earlier or a a an award earlier this month. So in recognition of their his leadership with this collaboration, we also had a presentation from the commissioner Kintla who presented Mr. Tom Addison at Mr. Tom Adams, with an award for his leadership in addition, we had two action items during the meeting which covered are Sud annual conferences, as well as the updated bylaws that that went into effect this month, which we added a new member which is Mr. Antoine Jackson. And then we have information or reports from the staff. That concludes my report. Thank you so much, Miss Davis. Do anyone have any questions? I'm sure. Yes, Mr. Parker. Yeah. Two questions in your bylaws. My assumption is and being submitted to us for approval. First of all, Madam Chair, if I may. which is at the Detroit VA Medical Center. And the last one is on March may 20. It's called tied together and this is a male mentoring and mental health symposium for young men and athletes, which I think that you'd be very interested in Ms. Ruth, it's at Durfee from 11 to three and that's all I have.
Does anyone have any
questions for Ms. Bevan?
I do miss Devin.
Random. You ran away too fast. It said that it was something I'd be interested in student athletes. I missed that part.
Yes, this is an event that we sent last week. It's called tied together. It's sponsored by Caleb's kids and it's a male mentoring and mental health symposium for young men and athletes at its at Durfee from 11 to three
is right next to Central. So do we invite any specific teams that we just open it to the community do we do an invitation
do we have an old copy here that we're looking to approve through the Chair if I may, the only change that's before you right now is the exhibit we can even have a table because there are three different organizations that are planning it. So we're trying to get in there but it's been a little bit difficult. Okay, but I knew you'd be interested in it. All
right.
Thank you. We have any board member announcements?
Yes. I'm sure Yes,
sir. to the attachment with the members listed in the respective terms. Okay, so you will be able to get back to us and let us know about that particular provision and number 15 Our meeting remotely because if that is in there, I would be wanting to amend that. Certainly we will review the last set of bylaws approved by your body and ensure that that if that provision was not updated, it'll be submitted to su D and then submitted to you. You're saying exhibit a page nine is the only thing that we're considering today. I was very excited to see that by magazine. So that's all I have to say.
That's nice, Mr. Graham.
respective terms. Item number eight Public Affairs Association, Pa a presentation
mean we made a motion before to approve people to be on board to assist people that we appoint. that no sir
We could not not vote for through the Chair if I may. The only thing you're doing is approving that change to that exhibit. You are correct. You're not approving the member you're not disapproving the member but but certainly because it's attached to
the bylaws, and their bylaws indicate that any change made to them must come before you in order for them to be effective. essentially we've worked a great
or a new list. But if you say that we need to do it I'll have a problem with it just doesn't seem to be necessary in the bylaws that members change. bylaw
foreign minister was saying and we didn't have that relationship.
to us because there seems to be an error in it. We can just
approve. I would like to move that we approve the addendum to the bylaws. As presented to us today. Madam Chair, that would be appropriate. That's all that was supposed to come to this body today. Okay. So the more so Would you repeat the motion? I move that we approve the addendum to the STD bylaws as presented to us today. That's Appendix C on page nine I don't know defendants.
Exhibit A is if we have a we have a second
support it's been properly moved and support it. We have any additional discussion? Madam Chair, if I may. Yes, I've just received confirmation that those bylaws were updated effective March 2022. With language that indicates that they can attend virtually to the extent allowed by the OMA which would be appropriate. I think, as it relates to that proposal, I think it's there.
back to 10. But we don't need to re approve the bylaws. We're just approving the agenda again. That's correct. So that's consistent with the motion has been moved in support. Okay. It's been properly moved into supportive we've had extensive discussion, any more discussion as the Phillips No. Okay. All those in favor, please say aye. Do we have any? We have any nays Any abstentions? Thank you. Motion carries. Item number 11 Ad Hoc Committee Report Number one, the policy bylaw committee, Madam Chair. There has been no meeting of the policy bylaw committee. Thank you item number b Strategic Planning Committee. There is no report for today. Thank you, Dr. Carter, item number c or building committee. Thank you, Mr. Parker. We did have a meeting of the Board committee based on our full board meeting where we did not approve of certain items. And so there's presented to us and we had a thorough explanation of the options that we have in regards to doing something outside the building. We agree with the administration that the staining of the Breck there would be the most appropriate thing is up to $1.1 million. They also requested $400,000 additional and contingency funds which would be leave us 8% Of the remaining budget. So that if anything comes up. The other thing is even though we had approved that they did present to us detailed explanation of the change orders and why certain things had to be done based on discovering it as they were doing the construction. So we appreciate it in that type of information. And going forward. That's the kind of information we want presented to the committee so we can fully understand what is happening that three buildings that we're going to be involved in. You heard that we are going to have a visitation on May 17. That is the board day board meeting. So after the meeting, that we will have a air conditioned bus here or you're driving your car. It's not out there. We'll go there individually and take a tour of the two sites. I'm not sure we're gonna get a seven mile an hour drive because it's just a vacant land right now. Anyway, I hope all board members are calm to see exactly what is how much work has been done. And then see what we may want some things that we want to consider as we move forward. That concludes the report. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Parker. I am curious about do we have adequate parking. Who wants to say that we're which location or any of them were board members from both sides to we should be fine. Man Sure. Like buy a ski Yeah, we'll have it Milwaukee we've got the surrounding parking lots will be empty. So when you guys show up the crews will actually be done for the day. So you'll have all their parking which is 50 spots or so. And then over at Woodward. Depending on the weather, it's going to dictate where we park but either way, we either have the grassy area to park or we may have to park on the street. So just a slight suggestion, especially for us ladies that wear heels except for me, I wear tennis shoes. It would be great if we had some form of transportation for us to travel at once as a group, and maybe I might be over speaking if frowning if I if I if I can't Madam Chair. These are active construction sites. Mr. Doe. Sorry, madam chair. I didn't hear your request. My microphone can we get a buster
so Mr. Parker had made a suggestion of a bus and I it just sparked an interest eyes because we my boys play travel sports so I'm always on the bus. I was like well you know, that might be a good idea. We get curved service. And so I'm looking at Mr. Deutsch, the request I was just echoing Mr. Parker. I guess Madam Chair. You're talking about touring either Woodward. Or 707. i We got to be cognizant. we're continuing to continue to invest in those relationships as well because there'll be needed later on down the line.
Everything on my list. I'm open to questions.
it's not as to he was just making a suggestion and then when he said the grassy area and you know, I'm looking at Miss bend to the hills. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want her heels to sink in the grass that's all that's all right, sir. Chair if I can, okay, I'm okay guys. I just want to make one comment. I can assure all board members that our heating system
will be such that we won't be in a room like this freezing. We will be able to adjust the weather. over budget. I'll put it that way. And so what I'm wondering is,
where will that impact fall as the legislature is going over it? Based on your conversations, what are you hearing potential impacts that might affect us? Are you hearing any or are those solid enough a priority? All around that we should be safe? shoes.
But flat bottom part soled shoes. You will be given hard hats. It is an active construction site at both locations. I mean, obviously the Milwaukee building is just two blocks away and then our water building is just about six feet away. So all right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mica. Mr. Phillips. Donnelly.
What is the time
delay was as of
right now, because the generators are our biggest concerns for both sites. As of right now we've we've presented a September 30 date for Milwaukee and then we are at a November date
for Woodward as
of right now. Don't have any other questions for Mr. Mike. All right. Thank you everyone. Item number 12. President and CEO monthly report Mr. Dola. Thank you Madam Chair. Regards to the report here. There'll be one or two matters that will be handled by staff in regards to some of the items. Just briefly, I know that we had the legislative breakfast last Friday there which was very well attended not only by Wayne County, folks in terms of County Commissioners but also folks in Lansing
as well, who represent us in Lansing. We're also present. Mr. backer. as Tyrone, Mr. Sanders
spoke about in terms of the budget there there certainly concern as to some ideas that we have here in Wayne County as far as addressing long term care. And for some of you have already received some correspondence in regards to that. started committee meetings on behavioral health and things of that nature. But in previous discussions, have you seen that Republicans legislators are supportive of behavioral health since they use that as their this biggest excuse? A lot? I don't want to change gun laws.
I would, I would say, yes, the chief architects of the integration proposal last session were both Republicans. One of them was the Senate Majority Leader. And so the answer is yes, both of them have been term limited. So neither one of them are no longer in the lead or are longer in the legislature. And so what it's going to take is some other people to kind of pick up the banner to move for for with any policy. But right now committees are at the educational phase at the beginning of every new session committees because we have 56 new lawmakers that just start on January one and so many of them, you know, don't have the knowledge base about the committee that they sit on. And so the committee chairs use the first several months of any legislative session in order to help educate those members on issues that are going to be before them during the course of the two year, two year session. So that's the that's where they are right now. Most committee some committees are handling bills, but most are not at this point. All right. Thank you.
Oops. I mean, you can supply to each other Mr. Brown.
So having the support of the county the city and other municipalities will be very helpful as we make this incredible ask please bear with me. I'm trying not to put so much out here at the moment because there's still you know, some stuff to work on in the backdrop there but I rest assured that information will be communicated to you before anything is unveil or you read in the paper. What have you seen that she's presented that that is focused on behavioral health?
This $325 million psychiatric hospital would be one.
I got that
General General Fund. Our general fund appropriation that that all CMH is getting in the state of Michigan. There was nothing in in her budget specific to D when if at the end of the day, I'm I assume that's what you were asking. Wow. Period. Yeah. Yeah, I can I can get you nothing
different. Are you saying there's nothing in addition outside of this $325 million northborough hospital or facility? You said there was the general funds or your general plan is typically about the same, I'm assuming?
Yeah. I mean, sometimes they increase it, did they? Not to my knowledge. Yeah. I can get you through Brooke. I can get you a list of every appropriation or suggested appropriation that was made in the executive budget that impacts behavioral health. If that was helpful. Yes,
that's fine, because they don't have the what you're saying is they've just been in the house haven't presented theirs yet.
Not yet. Right. So we will see something in the next few weeks,
where her amendment was Yeah. Yeah, I'll get that to Brooke. In the next 24 hours. Thank you.
Mr. Phillips.
Good question about the new committee. Any of the members from Detroit Wayne County and how they established the chair yet.
we serve. So that is just one of the amazing work that's taking place there amongst our clinical team as well as our IT folks who are just some brilliant people working together there to make things happen. on behalf of the Democrats during negotiations on integration last last session. She is a great friend of DEA when and she went around the state last year listening to different constituencies about what was important to their respective communities up to and including Detroit and Wayne County. So we spend a lot of time helping to educate her and she's she's taken all that knowledge that she secured over the course of the last year and she's serving in that in that new capacity and she's the right person to do it. But hurt but but how she thinks about the process is very similar to how we think about the process. And she's actually a clinician in the area.
Any other any other committee members from Wayne County.
I can look real quick I don't know off the top of my head.
this happen.
Hey, Ty,
she's talking about appropriations. Yes, I'm have the ability to do so. It will be important. okay.
Well, Mom, we had a question. Will you have a follow up question
is do you have a follow up question?
As I'm looking at, and I'll be happy to take another question as I'm looking at it.
Okay. Mr. Doe, you got a comment, sir.
I guess I was just wondering whether the question was specific as to behavioral health because I mean, Ty you're well aware. It's Senator Santana, for example. It's on subcommittee for a probe stare. So are attending
that. As you all know I serve on the Board of that so certainly going to be much involved in all things net con and excited to have that representation for our region. but you were asking more specifically about the behavioral health subcommittee.
Mr. Problem, I was only going to ask
maybe we can get that in writing this into almost even if we look at that right now. We're not sure
we have any other follow up questions or what you guys like. Okay,
questions.
Thank you very much.
could go directly to the update there for some of you. item
for committee reports, the chair report or committee appointments. I know all appointments have been done.
I'm sorry. My voice is the worst that ever my time. working on you're talking about working on the CCBHC
certification. Yes. Oh, yes. application process. Yes. That's it. I just want to add
Blackwell, would you like to comment on that? Yes, Madam Chair. We are awaiting the city sending paperwork over to county commission. We are anticipating that to take place next month.
that to say, what are we doing in a concentrated effort to try to help our young people we all know that there's a real great need for mental health services and not just services that we can provide in the school. But some way to really make them understand that there is someone that they can reach out to I know we have the the number that they can call but as our chair always say we need some what some labs swag swag, that would attract them. That maybe that they will use more often to try to get services if they knew about it or even to advise their friends that they may be See, see exhibiting some tendencies that need some services structure of wonder what are we doing as a comprehensive effort to reach out to young people to the chair, I'm not sure whether it was last month or the month before there was a comprehensive presentation put forth by a number of staff persons on services that are being provided in terms of children. metro region meeting which would be hosted by us D when that is Thursday, June 29. I'm going to skip over miss. Oh, thank you Miss bread item number c Finance Committee. Our CFO Mr. Grant.
access line that's available for young people there as well, enabling them to tax. We've done the social media pieces. There is a report that's coming forth by Mr. Levin to talk more about sort of the social media which again was another comprehensive report that was given. So I please forgive me if I'm missing something here in terms of the services that have been put forth to this body as far as the work that's been done. Okay, I do remember the presentations that were done. And we are doing some things. I think the one thing is some campaign that we were going to initiate that was more targeted for young people. I don't remember if they had a campaign that was going to be if I'm the Chair, if I miss Mr. Door. I know that last year for example, we've launched a putting children first. That campaign has been very well received and we've received several awards for the work that we've done. I know that Miss Cassandra fobs and Miss Reynolds as well, and even down to the department has recognized the work that we are doing on behalf of children. So again, I'm trying to figure out where I'm missing something because if we're not doing something I want us you
know you know for us all all of us staff board to work together to make that happen. So
I am truly just asking perhaps I may have missed something. million for fiscal year 2022. I
want you to repeat that one because that was very important that executive committee so please reiterate
would be attracted towards. Or a number of reasons but I'm not criticizing them just saying we need to keep that in the forefront and maybe start to present some type of results and what's happening as a result of those campaigns to the program committee. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Parker. Mr. Phillips? Yeah, I'm gonna just gonna echo the last comments that Mr. Parker made, which was going to be my question. What are we doing to track our efforts? You know, we've had various prior meetings that spoke about this campaign is focused on on the kids. What are we doing to track the results of this campaign? Where we track athletes know what are we doing to to track children know, what are we doing to track the results or to track the results? So the campaign will share everything that we're doing, you know, cause effect what are what has been the effect? What are we doing? How are we tracking that effect? an hour for specific codes. And any remaining funds have to return back. So not a lapse in funding or return of funds
that is required. to the chair, many Singler to bring up so I just It goes on multiple fronts. So I'll just take a minute to kind of talk through that. We do have a process within our access center where we seek the point of referral in terms of how the outreach has happened. And a lot of time, it's from the community a lot of time it's from our DPD folks, in terms of partnerships that we have built so a referral point is used to track where the membership is coming from, especially when it comes to the new membership. The second aspect is we do track over analytics. When it comes to the assessments tool that we have put forth at the division app that talks about how many new intakes in terms of self assessment that have been done, those get referred and monitored through outreach, and then our various department including customer service and access to outreach to that membership.
Sure, Madam Chair,
I just want to add for Mr. Singler to focus more specifically on children's services besides the Lebbon providers that we have, who we have on a specific platform in terms of tracking that can you speak specifically to that or miss Phelps can do so? Sure.
So there are multiple
pieces to that as well. I'm sorry, I didn't quite understand the question. I thought it was broader. On the Children's Services we actually incorporated we used to be on a state sponsored platform which was harder to track we brought all that information pertaining to children's provider in MHN. So that we have a single source to track not only outreach efforts, but also the treatment efforts in a singular location. That gives us both a penetration effect in terms of knowing the outreach to the membership as a whole at the same time. Folks who are actually receiving services.
Does that satisfy you Mr. Phillips? Okay.
So we know the people that we're we're actually becoming members or that we're actually attracting are we tracking the progress of the outcome or the results of that new membership? What are we what are we doing to do the
Hello, this this is if I may, I'm sorry. One moment,
please be recognized by the Chair. Mr. Doe was next. Thank you, Madam Chair.
If I may you I believe that is Miss Reynolds who's trying to respond
directly to one moment misfits
I didn't I'm sorry. I was listening to his lecture. You know him his black shirt is talking to me. I am completely filled in. I'm sorry, Mr. Doar. Please repeat yourself. I'm sorry, Madam Chair, if I may just
yield my time to miss Phelps so she can respond. Okay. Absolutely. Miss Phelps.
Yes. Good afternoon, everyone.
Cassandra Pitts, Director of children's initiatives. I would like to respond to Mr. Phillips and Mr. Parker's information regarding outcomes. Number one, we we did launch the pendant children's first initiatives last year and we continue to meet on a monthly basis to be able to continue to push out regarding the putting children's first so this is the ongoing work that we're doing. Secondly, regarding the outcomes, we have been receiving and hearing feedback from the board regarding the need for wanting to know more about outcomes. And so we've actually been working with our IT department to request additional dashboards to be able to monitor that more. One of the outcomes that we're focusing on is called the campus impact assessments, which is an assessment that is done on intake whenever a youth start services and it's done quarterly. Another one is our pH QA, which is the patient health questionnaire that is also done on intake and quarterly and then monitors depression screening and suicidality screening. And so I actually am meeting with it today right after this board meeting with a representative from the IT department to continue to work on that. And there's some other dashboards that we're working on but we are in the process of building that to be able to better track outcomes for you all.
Mr. Phillips, as I
satisfy you, sir. Well, I would just come in
I don't know where Bernard is on this. But I would not only want to see you know how many people were were actually attracted because of these efforts and have a clearer understanding of what it is we're doing that is is turning over these results, but I will also once we get them in the system would like to know what type of outcomes are happening because, you know, just getting them in the system is one thing but actually having, you know, some progress on their cure, or help or helping them is something totally different. So I would like for us to be aware of both of those issues, and to track both of those issues. Sure. Our next
quarterly report is actually in June, if you will allow us to, to allow us to be able to present there we can definitely do sooner, but we will be doing our next chosen initiative quarterly report in June. Thank you. Thank you. Madam Chair.
Mr. Clue,
then Miss Brown.
To turn the mic on sir.
Please, to raise awareness Excuse me. Trent. Are we like get some sabotage in the microphones here for our boys.
Yeah. So
I know that there's a lot of movement going on throughout the state as it relates to mental health and things of that nature. Um, I haven't heard anything lately as it relates to the Shirky view and and what's his stance as relates to what's going on throughout the state with the with the changes and across the state and the changes that we're making here and, you know, Detroit, nine, which is a fair question,
Madam Chair, if I may respond. So, as Mr. Sanders spoke about, Senator surfy was one of those folks who were turned out so he's no longer in Lansing. And so now that the Democrats do have control of both houses, they can set the agenda. There has been some conversations as to Senator VanderWaal. Perhaps taken up, Senator, I'm sorry, he was Senator VanderWaal. Now he's representative VanderWaal. Taking up a bill to the House there but because Joe Tate is the chair. That bill isn't going to make its way to the floor. So it's probably going to for all intents purposes, as they say, die in committee. So you will not be hearing anything about the Shirky, Bill. I mean, that's related.
It's just the truth. I
mean, I don't envision that the general the Democrats are going to put up something that they were not in support of. So we say for now.
Yes. But we should set an agenda though that is ever relates to our
going back to what Mr. Phillips and Mr. Park was talking about, and not necessarily just kids in particular, but I know we had discussed or talked about awareness of the win and advertisement and those type of things or marketing. Do we have any kind of results as it relates to the organization at large, and it's it's
heightening the awareness of
the organization and in the services that we provide at large, I'm sure
to the chair. And again, I'm sorry, Miss Brown, and perhaps the folks in communication, you know, just need to work a little better with the board to put those that information for because I really thought we had discussed that perhaps a month or two ago and maybe it wasn't in detail, but I thought we we did. We
did. Oh, yeah, excuse me,
excuse me. We
did have some discussion when they did the presentation about the different areas but I was just wondering based, like, how has it, you know, taken off have been taken up? Is it being affected or how you know what, like, sort of like what Mr. Phillip Phillips was saying, Were you know, how is it working is do we have any kind of update or measuring tool to kind of see if we're going in the right direction? Do we need to pivot to something else? Or, you know, that kind of thing? Sure, um,
to the chair asking how these initiatives had have trended throughout their launching. I know that in speaking with the folks in communication, we are trending in the right direction. Now, I also know that there was a sort of a quarterly report that should be given to this to this body here. Perhaps I can work with Ms. Blackwell to see where we are in terms of that data in the media. If I can add there is a
communications report immediately. In here, man, please be recognized by the chair.
One moment. I'm sorry,
Madam Chair. I
was just referring back to that. yield some time to Miss Blackwell to respond. Okay. You were yielding to Miss Blackwell?
Yes, but of course it's black. Well, please do the chair there is a communications
report as part of the CEO report. It's about 10 pages long. If you'd like Miss Miss Devon to answer any questions that are part of the communications report. There is some stats and graphs in here that do address Miss Brown's questions. Okay, Mr. Parr.
Oh, I'm sorry. Mr. Phillips was next. No, nothing.
Are you saying the report is
in our package? Okay, yeah, there's
a communications report in your packet. Okay, Miss Devon.
I'm pretty sure to have a question for you.
Madam Chair,
yes, ma'am. I may. The communications report was sent electronically in the full board agenda packet. It's not before you as a hardcopy so it's still within our
computer. Yes, ma'am. Yes, and I'm ready to
present it on the screen when you're ready. Okay.
Madam Chair, if
I may, we'll stop it. Oh, just for the record. I wanted to let
the board know that you are actually in possession of the most current su D bylaws and if you take a look at the very beginning of section 3.5, the language that I referenced this president only allowing remote attendance as allowable under the Open Meetings Act.
Okay, Mr. Evans issue here
don't lead Mr. Parker, not to a word you
indicate it. These are the most current ones, except for that provision.
Through the Chair, if I may, yes,
these are the current bylaws and the language that I referenced indicating that remote attendance is allowable if it's allowed under the OMA is present in Section 3.52 bylaws before you if you'd like I can show it to you once the meeting is over.
Okay. I mean, it was something other than what I read was it says very clearly, and remote. Read it says right here on page nine people that are can participate by virtually or by telephone and can be empowered to make a vote. In the Chair, if
I may, yes, section 3.5 telephonic or electronic participation board meetings is permissible only if all applicable requirements of the Open Meetings Act as amended had been met. That's the beginning of section 3.5. This further language throughout it. So I just want you to know that I didn't want you to be looking for an updated copy of the bylaws as these are current.
Okay, last paragraph needs to be taken out. It does say participants that can be virtually or
empowered to form do the Chair if I may. Yes,
that's contingent. Upon language that comes before it.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Yes, sir. Mr. Parker.
Mr. Phillips? Yeah, follow up question. So I'm
looking at the communication support. And it speaks to the growth of social media presence, but it does not speak to growth or actual engagement with individuals and you are always there somewhere that talks about, you know, the additional percentage of people that are actually signing up or being engaged and we have anything any report on that. I'm sorry, I couldn't really hear what you were saying.
Okay.
So I'm looking at the communications
report here. And it speaks to social media. It speaks to the there's been growth in Facebook followers, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. The question is also what type of growth there then overall, as relates to people signing up or become more getting services as a result of these new initiatives, and we're doing our this outreach that we're doing? I have
Tiffany, Devon, Director of Communications. I have information on impressions and engagements. And in the March report that we presented last month, there was an overall 70 17% increase across all platforms. However, that doesn't translate to how many people are calling the access number or reach us. detroit.org. If that's what you're asking, I would not have that information. If you do need it. Then I can talk with the Access Center and talk with some of the clinicians to get that would be a clinical question. Okay.
Would you like good? Yes, back to 10. I did report and
I know what the PCC meeting last week. The crisis services report indicate a 6% increase in requests for children's services. Now, that's only one aspect. I think this is something that has to be researched. And it can be brought back to perhaps the PCC, but it is of concern and I agree with Mr. Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Parker, but I don't know that we'll get a full answer. today.
Yes,
Miss Miss Mentos.
Got a reading
the outreach program.
I think the standard is looking at engagements and impressions and all of that. I think some of that data was shared with us last time, which indicates that the program is successful, but I also understand the request of knowing how many people have been engaged or seeking care. And I think the report that
you mentioned,
actually, we'll be tracking where that person actually heard about the organization that seeking care. So I think your program we've we've seen some of the data which again indicated successful from an outreach perspective, but whether the people engaged in seeking care or not, I think the report dimensioned earlier that they're working on will be able to give us that data.
We have any other questions or comments?
We're gonna continue to ask for.
Yes, Dr. Tag. So once again, I would just
like us to notice an action item that we can refer this to the PCC, as we know that any increase in requests for services go either to crisis or they go to our providers. So that's something that we can ask them to research and provide that information to the PCC which can then be valuated and shared with the board I believe, Mr. Parker and Mr. Phillips are both on PC.
Thank you. tag to tag this ugliness so you
know, okay. Okay. I just have one question about our student athlete campaign. You all know that resonates the muscle, and I just got on here and said a shout out to Cass tech Ahmed CTLR.
Um, I'm for winning
their first state basketball championship. I'm very proud of Steve Hall. He's a family friends, and I'm just excited for him and his son is an incoming freshman next year. So go seats, go feet t he was so humbled when he accepted his award I was able to witness it. I was so excited and elated I call Mr. Doe like oh my god, we should be here is like Miss Ruth. We're not coming all the way to Lance and I'm like, okay, but CT just did it. You know, I was so excited and the lady and I said, Oh, I gotta go, I'm gonna go but, um, it was a very moving moment for like our students, our parents, the alumni, because it was the first time so how wonderful it was that not only did they graduate from Cass tech, but he used to be a basketball player. He was one of the stars. So I was happy for him. And then it said it's on our Instagram. I looked for it. I didn't see it. I didn't see it wasn't on a story, or was it? It was okay, I'm looking at Janelle So I noticed a difference. Okay, Mister now coming up, please.
I keep telling y'all I'm cool. My son's
that I'm not but I really am. So, um, I know there's a difference when you do a post boasts versus a story. So when you do a story, my sunset is temporary, and it only lasts. So this being just a suggestion. I'm not communication. So that should be a post. So that way is permanent. And that way is a continuance acknowledgement of congratulations, versus a story because it's temporary. And do we add music? Would that make us cool? Because I'm trying to like I watch my boys thing. And when they do something, they add music. I learned how to do that. I did a post. I did music what? So I had the post and I added music and then I know it's like three seconds to 18 seconds. I'm learning for you though three seconds to 18 seconds and then you tag the person. So if we could have it even though we did a story we could have did the story, put the music and the attack hashtag and then they would have reposted it to all day alumni me being one. And then that way if you a part of that, then they could it can repost it and as getting traction and getting more followers because kids when they do that, they'll go oh, that's kind of cool. And then so that's the swag seen them I'm learning swag. Okay, so that's my only suggestion. So thank you. Yes.
So in the midst of all of that, because you also that music background could you add a local rapper so easy or somebody like no big shot
does your deed Sean is a cast? No, here's the cast check along. I wish we could but because of the kind
of account we have, because we're an organization, it doesn't allow us to use licensed music. So a lot of times you'll just hear like an instrumental or something like that. But we will definitely do more reels and more posts that are permanent. So when one more question because
I learned this so when you do a post, you said because because I know there's music, when you add the music, you can type in the song and it'll come available so because we're organization it won't. Okay, so then what would be so then can we make this suggestion and then as the students are reposting it, we're saying feel free because Big Sean has given Instagram permission. It's a lot of music on there. That's how they're getting record sales is no more the I'm see I'm swag see I'm teaching you some. So there's no more that they're going to the record stores. You can buy individual albums on iTunes. So if we posted something that got swag, and then we're telling the kids to attach your favorite song, then we're building a partnership with music artists, so then they'll repost it because it's trending about mental health awareness. I'm giving your swag See, they I'm interviewing my sons all the time. And they're still I mean, they're friends. So I'm learning swag. So I keep telling you I bite me and then our way I can help you. And I've spoken to some of the basketball teams and they're excited about doing something and creating a peer culture experience. Our student athletes are the leaders of our school they draw the largest attendance to their events is just the fact. Okay, I won't beat this horse. Anybody chair will speak Ms. Blackshear. Yes, ma'am. Can I take this opportunity?
Our communications department is growing a little bit. If I could ask Mr. Tate to come up and introduce himself to the board. Are you the new swag campaign leader?
That's the swag. You can introduce yourself and tell
the board a little bit about yourself and your background.
Hi, yes, my name is Marlon Tade.
I'm a new social media strategist here at BU When originally I came from Oh USA which was a trade association which I pretty much at the same exact thing was just kind of handle our social media strategy come up with different like reels videos, graphic design, I did. Pretty much all of that. And I had my BA from Western Michigan University where also played basketball I have for a year and I also play basketball, football, baseball track and cross country growing up. So let me ask you the question.
Do you consider yourself a leader?
Absolutely. Okay, so now that
my husband is here it always resonates to when he's hiring employees. He'll tell me that he'll take a student athlete with a GPA two he said I'll take a 2.0 2.2 versus someone that graduated from Harbor and I always ask the question, why is that one because they have a different work ethic, but to their great team players, right? They learn that she first must follow before you leave. And then they are eagerly to be great leaders. So thank you for your time and welcome to the team. You have a follow up. Good, good. Follow up actually, I was part of
DECA and the chess club and as possible, also part of my debate club as part of being a high school as well. So I wasn't just a student athlete. I was multiple different groups. And it wasn't just leaders that was like that. We were in many different groups at high school in high school. I went to soccer later, okay. Southfield, later.
Yeah, pro charger. Okay. So my youngest son is here. He plays golf. He's a basketball player is a part of the National Junior Honor Society. He's a historian and he's Mr. Doe a BFF. But Miss Black Shire is really his favorite because he follows out there his mom. All right, so I'm proud of you. He plays chess too. So you probably want to play him online. Thank you for your time. Sure. Yes, sir. Question. Um, first of
all, congratulations to the team. And now the question I have when you interview did they always wanted to interview questions of X? Did you have swag? Requirements?
No, it was not.
You said you were your swag, right.
Yeah. I like to say yes. Me. No. That's right. What Larry Fishburne say either, you know that you don't. All right. I love it. Congratulations.
Thank you guys. Oh, my Can you
you might want to assist at the St. Regis with the heat we are freezing.
All right, next item. Unfinished business
my agenda
item number 13. Unfinished Business
staff. A nation board action 2261 revision to Milwaukee crisis center renovation, Move approval or is probably moved in support. Any discussion? All those in favor please say aye. Aye. Do we have any nays? Any abstentions? Thank you. Motion carries. Item number b board action 23 07 Revision three D WAM provider network system fiscal year 20 to 23 servant's heart and the ball home Move approval manager. Support is being properly moved and supported. Do we have any discussion? All those in favor please say aye. Do we have any nays? Any abstentions? Thank you. Motion carries. Item number 5014 new business staff recommendation board action 2362 Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD permanent supportive housing. This has been properly vetted to program compliance board what is your pleasure? Chair Move to approve.
It's been properly moved and supported.
Do we have any discussion? All those in favor please say aye. Do we have any nays? Thank you. Motion carries. Item number 15 communications media report Madam Chair. Oh sorry. Ask for Any abstentions. Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you. Lego. Do you have any abstentions? Thank you. Motion carries. Item number 15 communications social media report. who's presenting the count of one over a little bit? Okay. Do you want to just come and say yeah, just come at you want to say
it is in your on your computer? Correct. So and we usually present an oral presentation once a month, once a quarter so the next one will be in June. I don't know if you have questions from your report. Or if you wanted me to go through the whole thing.
Madam Chair, yes, Mr. Barber.
I don't think we need to go to
court. But is there anything in there that you want to better stand out that you want us to know about?
I really do want you all to
come to the Children's Mental Health Awareness Day event on May 6. It's a really important important event. And our youth united team would love to see the board members there
is a Delphi de Detroit play. Definitely right.
That's an eye dirty. No, it's funny for me. Leeson Maybe Black Shark you have you have them have.
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where is that? It's, uh, it? I know. Exactly. Okay. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Is may 6, may 6 Saturday. Yes.
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Okay. All right. I'll be there.
If I don't. Yeah, I'll be there now volunteer. Okay, that's it. Thank you guys. Thank you. Item number 16 provide a presentation us connection.
Thank you so much, Madam
Chair, and to all the board members that I know and love um, my name is Dr. Brene. Dudley, and I am the president and CEO of the Youth Connection. I am also the chair of the love Detroit Prevention Coalition in Detroit. And I'm also the chair of the Michigan County Social Services Association. That is a statewide organization mandated by law for all of the mental health boards are for the DHH at sports across the state. So I get a lot of swag and all kinds of so our presentation I think that is in your packet we did I brought video I had all kinds of swag but it didn't upload but we'll see what we can do. People are the next slide please. Um, mission is that we are the Youth Connection. We're committed to connecting all youth and families in Metro Detroit to a brighter future by providing quality programs and supportive services. My ce o 's in Lansing now as part of the Michigan prevention Association, and his name is Jeff Griffith and he has been with me for a little bit. Next slide please. Um, one of the things that we wanted to talk about are some of our program accomplishments. We're going to be talking about our collaborations and partnerships, our communication, our changing consequences, our youth engagement as well as some rewards and recognitions that the Youth Connection has received.
And one and you
asked for outcomes and data. We do we were we are required as a provider for D win, to provide evidence based programming. And so we are we provide Strengthening Families. During the pandemic. It was very difficult to get families to come in obviously we were shut down and many families no one was meeting in person. And so in order for us to then continue to create this program with fidelity, we contacted the developer the program at Iowa State University. We worked with her over the summer so that we would then have a program that we could then provide to our families and to make sure that we were true to the fidelity of the program. We were the first in the nation to be certified by Iowa State to present Strengthening Families 10 to 14 on a virtual platform. We have been asked our staff has been asked over and over then to provide how we're doing it. How do we retained our number of participants? We did not drop in terms of the number of services and we're really very excited about that program. outcome data. We are we have always exceeded requirements that are written in our contract. And in 2022 we were we were supposed to have 80 families we had 82 But we're talking about families that resulted in 323 participants in the program, including their kids 10 to 14, we hosted what were called listening sessions when you talk about outcomes and data to find out what did the parents see what was some of the concerns that they had? How could we improve the program? And so three of the listening sessions were conducted by the Department of Health as well by the city of Detroit health department. So we weren't there talking to the parents and saying hey, what do you like and what didn't you like? The other thing that was really exciting is that the developer of the program also came down here from Iowa State to that listening session. We also do a pre and post test and we submit that that pre and post test to Iowa State University that does the evaluations and one of the things that we found is that the program resulted in significant improvement with families. And that was independent of us doing the evaluation even though we could have but we did send it off to Iowa State. That's fine foods. Other funding that we also get from D when it's for our life skills. We are in 16 schools and we have a waiting list of four or five more schools. We provide Bob and life skill which is also an evidence based program. And so we do pre and post test with that. One of the things that we did do in order for us to determine are we having an impact with regard to substance use prevention is that we work with Katka communities, anti drug Coalitions of America. To say because my Fi is a
evaluation tool that's used in the
schools. If the schools do not participate, we don't get the type of data that we need. Detroit schools do not participate regularly in the MiFi. So one of the things that we were able to do is to take the specific questions around substance use that we have targeted in the metropolitan Detroit area, and then to put it in a survey and that was vetted for us by Katka. And that we do when we're in the schools, we then distribute that that survey. We are also a drug free communities Coalition, which means we have targeted zip codes in the city of Detroit afford 205 For 234 and 42 or three, or a 205 is a targeted zip code for for crime for drugs. The cartels have targeted that zip code with regard to distribution of fentanyl, and it's just been a nightmare. But we're in that community we're community based so that we can have an impact on what's going on in our schools. Our next one that is well well.
But you have I
don't know if you have it is our Youth Connection obesity prevention. This is also funded by our by D when, as part of in substance use. One of the things that you know we're dealing with all the time is stigma. And part of a way to deal with that is to look at and to work with kids that may have issues of substance of substance use their families of substance use but also the issues of obesity. We worked with Johnson Johnson, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to develop our obesity prevention program. It's called the you connection fitting fund family clubs. And we have a waiting list and we usually kick that off typically in the summer. When we talk about okay, go to the next page, our community engagement, our social media campaign, worked with DEA when with regard to our social media campaign. Yeah. I'll make sure I can send some of that to you because we just have a campaign with regard to Narcan. We are one of your providers to do Narcan training. And I'll talk a little bit more about that. But our social media campaign we have it's a really sort of provocative video that we have. We were anticipating that we would have 100 impressions and when it was delivered, we had over 124,000 and 100,000 impressions we had over 124,000 impressions. We thought that we would have 1000 views that people would click through and view the video we had over 15,000 So it was extremely successful campaign and then my tell my staff it ain't written it didn't happen. And what I do want to have this those metrics, those outcomes, I want to know is it something that we need to continue to use to invest our time and resources in? Is it having an impact? We also did what was called, I guess, part of our social media. We did geofencing our kids that would go in front of or inside or in the parking lot of a marijuana dispensary in our three zip codes. We were able to target their phones, if they had their phones on, you know, waiting for whoever to download or drop. We dropped in and then we gave them a prevention message. And so we were able to see the number of kids that click through to some of the prevention messages. And that was another extremely successful campaign. We just had a meeting this week that we are going to promote a statewide campaign around the DEA takeback and that's also something that's coming up. The next slide, unfortunately is a video it is where our kids put together a video that depicted a Skittles party where everybody knows what the Skittles party is where kids go dumping a bunch of pills and even adults I'm not gonna just put down on my kids dumping a bunch of pills that they get from home down. Whatever the effects is. The challenge with that now is the issue of fentanyl is absolutely deadly. So they did a campaign and during COVID This was one of the campaigns that the DEA said yes you can air and we were able to do so the next slide is our Narcan training. The thing I'm really excited about that in 2012 2018 Dewayne sent us to a training to be trained to provide Narcan trainings across you know in Wayne County and since 2018 as of late I did this presentation we have trained over 5700 individuals. We train every Detroit police precinct from 530 in the morning until nine o'clock at night. I'm not saying it because I'm doing it I'm just saying we have trained Wayne State University we have trained who is Detroit public schools, community health district nurses, we train them every year and we have trained a number of we trained in the academy excetera all of those 5000 individuals as of this writing we had saved 71 lives. But as of today we have saved 82 lives. Now one of the challenges is is that the live slides say typically are coming from EMS and their adult and folks who may overdose on an opioid that death is reported through our medical examiner. So one of the things that we did we give our officers they liked them better because they have a carabiner and they can hook them to their belts and they make sure that they carry them with them. As you see that as a scan code at the top inside every kit. So the police have a different scan code in the community. If someone used our Narcan to save a life, they click on that scan code and let us and we collect data where did it happen who did it happen with race, approximate age, gender, etc. So one we can pinpoint location of where we're doing it to we get the feedback that our training is having an effect and then three we replace it. If it if they use it. We will replace it if it expires we will replace it so this is our way of being able to track that information is not part of the information that is with EMS so are at some live save are not part of the overall report because it's a community based reporting.
Okay, I'm gone. Okay.
All right, here we go. Here we go. All right. That's five. That's yeah, that one that's the one I want. The DA takeback is this Saturday? I need every single one of you to go to your closets clear out your medicine cabinets, any pills over the counter or prescription you can take it to any DEA takeback site. Every Detroit police precinct is a site. I am going to give you a packet that will have all the sites and a scan code to the nearest site near issue. We were We were asked by the DEA to partner to include to increase Detroit and engagement with the DEA tag back. Since we have been doing that again since 2018. We have been instrumental in taking back over 2000 pounds of pills. So my math, you know got really excited you're talking about data and outcome that translated in over two over 3 million pills. Our goal now is to expand the number of sites we are now in 23 sites in the city of Detroit that we are staffing with volunteers and folks in the community. Please get the drugs out of your house because that one there accessible to kids etc. Our awards and recognitions and 2019 We are the community anti drug coalition of America we received the Chairman's Award for the efforts that our kids did to close a marijuana dispensary in the city of Detroit that was operating in our communities without permission. I we were received the preventionist of the year the site got the award. D when Lifesaver I got last year. I DEA has DEA we pack the boxes for the takeback for Michigan and Indiana and we have received recognition from the DEA twice and we also have out several recognitions from the Detroit Police Department. Our youth are getting recognized we have taken them to national conferences where they have presented and they have presented to standing room and to Ovation it is just absolutely amazing. They were they presented at the national conferences. They have been they received the community activist award from Councilman Benson in the spirit of shorter war and they were recognized twice by youth united and with that
everyone wants
and I got pride. Okay, so
first and foremost, I want to thank you for being here. I love the work that you do the very first CMHA M conference attended. You taught me about the Skittle party. So yeah, I think that was maybe four or five years ago. This is my fifth year on a board I believe but I was You taught me something and I, I share. I shared that with my teachers. So I want to thank you for your work. Thank you for being here. Unfortunately this Saturday I will not be here. I'm raising the student athlete. I'm leaving for Arizona tonight. So yeah, but I will if I take out text the information out thank you but don't leave because you have resonated the soul of my board members Mr. Phillips Oh, Mr. Glam sorry, Mr. Glennon first. So I want to also
thank you for your efforts as it relates to substance abuse prevention. I'm familiar with your work. And I just want to commend you again for the work that you do, especially with that Bothans life school curriculum as well and familiar with that, as well as that Iowa model of the Strengthening Families program. You couldn't have picked two better models to to to disseminate to our community. So I just want to thank you and your efforts. Thank you. Thank you so much.
In the package that you have, that booklet was one of the it's the booklet from the kids that they put together and we put it in a book. It's there. It's from the Bible and life skills, and it's their, their stories and their poems about something she's mentioned. And so we took all of their information and put it in a book. We're still working on the one for this year. COVID knock this out. We couldn't do it in person, but we are trying hard to make it happen. Any further questions
for Mr. Lee?
You start with the comment. Again. I echo everybody's sentiment about the work that you're doing. I want to commend you for for that. I also want to commend you for this report. It was very comprehensive it gave us data gave us results. And I'm hopeful that people saw that and we'll we'll follow your lead going for reports that we received. The last question that I had i The question I have though is several years ago I sat on a panel and one of the pelvis that was in drug prevention stated that within Are you this is over. This is quite some time ago. From a national perspective, are you we're at the lower levels as relates to engagement with drugs or taking drugs, but we were at the highest level as relates to solicitation of drugs. Is that still the case? Or has that is that trend change one of the challenges that we're dealing
with now with the recreational marijuana if you're looking at drugs, you got to look at what drugs with recreational marijuana. One of the challenges that we see is that in the data that we're looking at, locally, we're seeing the perception of risk is going down. One it's all around, you know, my parents are using it the SEC cetera vaping is a major problem. vaping is a mechanism by which they're inhaling tobacco and probably THC. The Whippets are a problem where they're doing whatever with them. And but part of the issue is, is that we're seeing a rise in some of the use but we're not seeing it go up as precipitously in Detroit, as we see in other communities. That's the value of data. I remember I had to do another grant. And I was looking at our numbers were going down. And I'm like, okay, how am I gonna get this money and then I'm like, we're making it happen. We're making a difference. We're showing you that our kids are not the ones that are using the drugs that are out there. Our concern, however, is fentanyl. The DEA invited me to a family summit in DC and when we hosted one here in Kalamazoo and it is scary because one our kids can access Percocet what they think are prescription medications online, and they mail to their home. And they DEA has what's called the one pill can kill campaign, meaning that all of these what you think is a prescription medication may be laced with fentanyl. It is also being laced in cocaine and methadone. The other challenge I was thinking, okay, are we looking at it in marijuana? What we're seeing or what the DEA is saying is that are drug dealers that are packaging this up, they're not you know, promoting cleanliness and you know, separation of stock, all of it is on one table. So what we're looking at is marijuana that might be cross contaminated. We met with the state attorney and he said many most a lot of the marijuana that is sold in the city of Detroit is not sold from the dispensaries. It is sold on the streets.
Alright, our kids got easy access
in your right access to a lot of the drugs. It's real. Right. Thank you
so the DEA tag back
is in your packet. I also gave you for those of us old school that needs to touch something. You have a narrative of all our programs. We also work with workforce development and we employ over 200 kids in this
though, when you say you employ over 200 kids in a summer. Do you do that you say you do that to grow Detroit young talent we have two grants wrote create Youngstown
city connect three grants and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources where we have to expose the kids to the great outdoors. So my staff take them camping and kayaking and all that good stuff and I say thank you for sharing
I did go once. That was it. glamper Oh, when I did, thank you. Thank
you for sharing. Thank you for being here.
I love the work that you do we have any other comments or questions? As long as she said growth Detroit out she said that the we talk I didn't hear I'm sorry Mr dolla F outreach summer that we talked about that
I know that was an added item,
some employment. Is that what you ask?
Yeah, because there was added item onto your
onto Do we go over it? Oh, no, we didn't go over that. I provide a target program committee. Right? No, but I always want to get a sense like to outline today and then it was gonna be the chair
that one more time.
This Jacqueline Davis
Clinical Officer through the Chair.
Yes. That's one.
That's Brad the program will be presented at PCC next month to a board action, but just wanted to let you know that proposals have gone out to those that have the annual the annual participants and the plan is to support employment for of 1000 youth through this so we're going to do 1000
youth
so I know last year we made a cut because there were budget that wasn't you So is that an add to or is it going to be the same? Where are we with that?
I can provide more of that in the report next month but that is the plan. I believe that's where we were last year we are able to still that's the plan to continue to be able to at least to have 1000 youth employed but I can provide more detail in the report. Okay, I just
sticking out a cut because it was fun. That wasn't used and it was also contributed to COVID. So now that we're in full, were present, right? So we have an obscene amount of students that needs summer employment. So now that we have efforts we've been able to work more so in the field Mr. Dola I'm just saved directly to this question to you. So are we going to increase to where we were before because I know last year we decreased the budget because of COVID restrictions of employment. So where are we with that? Madam Chair, I
think that's some of the reasons why I asked that this matter be put over to next month so I can get you a more comprehensive answer. This body did decide to fund summer you fully from my understanding and from what was recorded
sorry I missed it. You said this body. It's fun the Summer Youth
Program fully so that made the money
that we we took from the budget or we put it back that's my understanding,
Madam Chair, but again, I go back to my comment that I made allowing for this CFO left. So
you want me to so we're so I guess I'm it's just simple. Are we restoring a budget bit before the cut? I mean, I guess that's the simple question is either are we going back to the original numbers? Or are we going to keep the numbers with a cut? Because when I do remember when we made the cut this entire board sat up and say why are we cutting employment for a summer youth? Now grow Detroit young talent, one of the directors a CT alarm? She say I keep plugging us so she told me that now that COVID restrictions have been lifted. They're full throttle now. So I know we made the cut because those were funds that weren't used, but now we can use them. And I would rather a student be a ploy over the summer learning I remember being a student employee and then learning earning money as an as a deterrence because that is when b and e's are at its height. Or they say idle mind is the devil's workshop. I'm not good at so it's as simple. Are we going back to our original we putting the 200 It was 200,000 Are we put in that those funds back? Madam Chair, I'm trying to recall
what this body approved that I believe it was it was fully funded. But again, I go back to I asked madam chair when next month for me to produce a more comprehensive report that will allow me to answer some of these questions that are being asked. So I just want to keep that
in your mind. I know you're an attorney and your your memory and is much better than mine. So I would like that to be a follow up Miss Black Shire All right. I know we're lengthy so rehab review action items is black Shire.
Okay, Madam Chair, there are
two. The first one is PA is to provide a report on mental health funding from the governor's office. And the second is provide a follow up report on the summer use program.
And that's all I have.
Madam Chair. Okay, thank you so much. Madam Chair. Yes, ma'am. I do have clarification. So this report is going to PCC are you asking for an additional report to come to full board in May or no I just would like to answer
the follow up far as the budget are we restoring the font that was taken because like I said, the pro girl Detroit young talent is full force now without any restrictions. So if we cut the funds, so those are students that we can have work in. You just want to know
the answer to that. Yes, absolutely. As
well as the dollar amount that will be added to the budget for groceries right young talent, I guess that's like a two fold. ANB Okay, I'm sorry, this is that it was? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you all. Item number 18. Good at welfare. Madam Chair, we
do have someone in the audience that would like to make public comments so so if you'd like to step to the podium, okay. I know I have to read it
legal. Yes, ma'am. Good and welfare. Members of the public are welcome to address the board during this time for no more than two minutes. The Board Liaison will notify the board when the time limit has been met. Individuals are encouraged to identify themselves fill out a comment card to leave with the Board Liaison. However, those individuals that do not want to identify themselves may still address the Board issues raised during good and welfare public comment that are of concern to the general public and may initiate an inquiry and follow up will be responded to and may be posted to the website be back will be posted within a reasonable timeframe. Information that is HIPAA related or of confidential matter nature will not be posted but rather responded to on an individual basis. Thank you, sir, for being here. Good evening,
Madam Chair. Board. My name is Aaron Mallory. I'm a licensed clinical social worker of organization called Grow community. We're based in Chicago. But one of the reasons why I'm here is because I'm just curious around the support for black men like boys and mental health. I say that because you know you think about just some of the data statistics Detroit is ranked number three in regards to homicides per capita in the country. I'm from Chicago Chicago's number seven. Also you think about just the increase in arrests, particularly black boys and man particularly around gun charges and other offenses is on is on the rise.
I would also like to just stay
with that too. When we think about youth that are involved in the criminal justice system. We think about just what they go through particularly the average shot experiences probably victimization and trauma there's a lot of science or research that correlated the trauma that they're exposed to as youth and become adults correlates to aggressive impulsive behavior. I just also want to highlight to that there's a lot of research to support that when a black boy or black men is able to get counseling from a black man treat me likely to be better outcomes and engagement in services through therapeutic rapport and as for any race or gender, according to science. So just thinking about that. Just really curious understand our kind of know what is Dewayne doing to increase the number of black man, clinicians that are within a community mental health centers. We did some preliminary just quality assurance data. Quality Assurance coordinator, Ava's here who gather some data just we did some really just organic, just calling the different CMA C's that are in the area. And what we found after calming 30 of them was that majority average was about one black male clinician that they provided services to. And it also when we get some additional data of 172 Community respondents 60% said there's limited access for black males to be to get a black male clinician to provide services. And so my question is, what's the strategy or approach that you are possibly looking at to increase the number of black male clinicians so that you noticed boys and men that are needed services can be apt to get it?
So please don't leave first
and foremost.
I am a mother. My youngest is here. So you have resonated my soul. I'm having a major I'm over here. Um,
but would like to answer that.
Sorry, when Chad, I say Who would you like
to direct that question to that this gentleman just asked.
We will we will handle it.
Madam Chair. I it's more of a network question than it is a D one question per se, but it's a fair question. So allow for internal staff to handle it. I do know that
reflection of ourselves is powerful.
Right? So I want to commend you
on your work, and you might as well just stand in for a moment Mr. Glam is itching to jump in Mr. Glavine. Oh, so I love the
program in the city of Detroit that deals with young men aged 18 to 29 who suffer from substance use disorder, mental health disorder, mental health disorder and risk of becoming homeless. And they have a program called the RIP program, which stands for residential youth prevention program. And they address the trauma that has taken place in these young men and lives. The majority of the population are black, black, black men. And that's one of the programs that I know of I know that Dr. Dudley has her program covers, you know, a whole array of those services as well to address that specific population of young men. So those are just two that I just know off the top of my head. So So Dewayne is providing and supporting programs that provide services specifically for black need. Bang. Dr. Dudley, you'd like to jump in? Yeah, yes, ma'am.
Instead of Mike. One, I think all of
our providers are always struggling to one get qualified workers period. And the other issue is that we've been working with I also have interns from about 12 colleges and universities across the country, and they are placed with a Youth Connection and I marveled at the fact that I don't see many faces that look like mine. And so we're working now with Wayne State University to help recruit minorities in mental and public health. And they are now providing scholarships to allow minorities to be there. We have to then make sure that even in our high schools, that workforce development we're recommending and introducing these kids to these types of careers that they can go into it's a challenge period to get qualified employees. Male, female, black, white or other. Yeah, but the challenge right now is to make sure we then talk to universities your power as a as a board here with the mental health services can be extremely influential with Wayne State University and other universities that are graduating our kids. And also like
to add to to that that the clinicians that assist those programs are I think that that program is basically 50% black males who have went through the program and now their staff have went back to school and have made some some strides and in your lives and change some conditions in your life, which proves to the young man that they serve as well. So that it can be done. So. Yeah. Yes, ma'am.
So Madam Chair, we do have Mr. Mallory's
information, we might be just some clarification on somebody that numbers. Okay, well, the Hancock penmanship and we'll make sure that this gets to the correct persons. Thank you so much. Yeah, yes, right. Madam Chair, we
also have a written public comment, if I may. And it's from an anonymous individual and it says as an Arabic man, I am offended. My last comment was not responded to I want you to be more transparent with the public comments and post the answers for everyone to see. So that we can assure you I assure you, our responding to the public. And I do have an email address for that individual. Okay, you want me to read it again? No, you don't need to read it
again. Did he? Okay, was this previous from the puzzled as to
it was submitted today.
A written public comment.
Okay. Who would like to address that? Mr. Doe?
Madam Chair,
if there's a contact information on there, we will contact the individual.
So, are we not?
He's saying he was offended because his comment wasn't posted. I'm just making sure I understood you correctly. Yes, it says I'm offended
that my last comment was not responded to. What was the common? Yes,
sir. All right, Mr. Guy. He didn't reference
the comment. Okay. So we have his email address.
We'll follow up with him. I'm pretty sure Mr. Doyle will make sure that is addressed. And so I guess the question is, we must answer. What is the turnaround time that we are responding to public comments if is not HIPAA related and post? Am I making myself clear?
I'm sure to share it Yes. The response is immediate. There are some responses that we can post because of what the question may go towards. This particular caller here. I'm not sure what question was asked in the past to be able to respond to it. Okay. There is a contact information had been left we will certainly contact that individual to find out what the original question was to address it. I know a couple of
weeks. Last month, we had a call center call that things weren't addressed. So
let's figure out a way that we can
acknowledge and make sure we because at these kind of comments, we are a public board and we love we we serve our constituents and we're very dedicated. So I don't want that I don't want the image is if we're not involved and responsive, and more than likely it might have been HIPAA related. That's why it wasn't responded to on the web. Okay, next. Excellent. So
that's all for written comments, but we are joined by members of the public so we invite you to make public comment at this time by using the Raise Your Hand feature
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Madam Chair. Okay. Well, we're German
support has been properly
moved and supported with any discussion. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Any nays? All right. Meeting adjourned. Thank you everyone.