Innovation Stakeholder Meeting Description
The County of San Bernardino obtained meaningful stakeholder involvement during the
program planning phase of our new Innovation project. A total of sixteen (16) meetings
were held throughout the months of June and July 2013. Most of the meetings were
scheduled to utilize existing regularly scheduled stakeholder committee meetings to attract
participation; however the content of the meeting focused exclusively on Innovation
planning. The meetings included remote areas of the county such as the Morongo Basin
and the Mountain areas. One (1) meeting was conducted in Spanish for monolingual
stakeholders. Press releases, in both English and Spanish, with the stakeholder meeting
schedule
(please see Attachments)
were sent to local newspapers and media contacts.
Interpreter services are provided at all of the stakeholder events to ensure diverse
community inclusion and these services were noted on all announcements prior to
meetings.
Additionally, announcements were made available at all community and regularly occurring
department meetings leading up to the sixteen (16) scheduled stakeholder meetings in the
months of June and July 2013. Web blasts with stakeholder meeting information were sent
to all DBH staff with instructions to disseminate to related interested parties. Meeting
schedules were emailed to regular attendees of all meetings, specifically Community Policy
Advisory Committee (CPAC), Behavioral Health Commission, the District Advisory
Committee (DAC) meetings, and Cultural Competence coalitions/subcommittees.
Schedules were also emailed to all contacts within all of the department’s contracted
agencies. The stakeholder meetings were discussed at all outreach activities, events, and
meetings in which department staff participates. Meeting schedules were distributed
through multiple DBH distribution lists and email groups as well as posted on the DBH
website and Facebook page. To meet language threshold requirements, and to garner as
much participation as possible, all announcements are in English and Spanish.
WIC § 5848
states that counties shall demonstrate a partnership with constituents and stakeholders
throughout the process that includes meaningful stakeholder involvement on:
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Mental health policy
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Program planning
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Implementation
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Monitoring
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Quality Improvement
•
Evaluation
•
Budget Allocations
CCR Title 9 Section 3300
states that involvement of clients and their family members be in all aspects
of the community planning process and that training shall be offered, as needed, to stakeholders,
clients, and client’s family who are participating in the process.
County of San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health
Mental Health Services Act Innovation (INN) Plan
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