Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council SMVF Subcommittee Annual Report FY22
The Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council SMVF Subcommittee's mission is to improve access to behavioral health services for servicemembers, veterans, and their families in collaboration with key provider organizations. Through initiatives like suicide prevention training and community engagement, they aim to address the unique needs of military populations. Looking ahead to FY23, the focus includes reducing lethal means suicide, enhancing youth engagement, and fostering partnerships with other state subcommittees. Resource requests for funding to support these goals have been made.
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Governors Behavioral Health Services Planning Council Service Members, Veterans and their Families (SMVF) Subcommittee Annual Report FY22
SMVF Subcommittee Leaders Shereen Ellis, Chair Aetna Better Health Of Kansas Parent to a Kansas Army National Guard Veteran and former Legion Commander Kathy Shepard, Co Chair Four County Mental Health Laura Brake, Liaison KDADS
Overview Mission: To ensure that servicemembers, veterans and their families are involved in improving access to behavioral health services which are relevant to military culture in collaboration with key provider organizations and other stakeholders. Vision: There is an expanded and identifiable network of service providers and community supports to adequately meet the behavioral health care needs of veterans, service members, and their families which includes training provider staff about key elements of military culture and organization as well as ongoing engagement of veterans, service members and family members in eliminating barriers to treatment and in creating flexible treatment and recovery options.
FY22 Year in Review SMVF subcommittee has identified and completed 2 VSO Veterans Suicide Prevention Training in Southeast Kansas and in Rural Western Kansas SMVF has continued to increase information and resources on Live Connect Website and Face Book page Increase SMVS subcommittee membership to include representation from additional VSOs and State liaison to veteran organizations and trainings Governor s PSA is still on hold
FY23 Goals Reduce SMVF population lethal means suicide Increase SMVF youth voice Continue to identify all upcoming events, summits, conferences and trainings being offered and placing on the Live Connected Website and Face Book page Full review of Live Connected Website for needed changes and update resource Continue to offer suicide prevention training to VSO, VFW and Legion members across the state Increase Knowledge and Partnership with all other State Subcommittees and reduce duplicated work
Resource Requests for Action Funding request of $40,000 to fund lethal means suicide reduction campaign. Funding request of $5,000 to continue training members of a VSO or VFW across Kansas in Mental Health 1st Aid or QPR.
NAME ORGANIZATION SMVF SMVF Subcommittee Subcommittee Membership Membership FY 23 FY 23 Laura Brake KDADS Charles Bartlett KDADS Gary Henault KDADS Chairperson Shereen Ellis Aetna Better Health of Kansas Co-Chairperson Kathy Shepard Four County Mental Health Janell Stang WSU Community Engagement Institute Angela Gabel Kansas Air Guard Kansas National Guard Executive Director Flint Hills Volunteer Center/RSVP DCCCA Maria Granados Lori Bishop Crystal Dalmasso Stephanie Davis Loran Osborn Topeka VA Four County Mental Health Wes Cole GBHSPC Larry Salmans Senator (Retired) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
SMVF SMVF Subcommittee Subcommittee Membership Membership FY 23 FY 23 NAME ORGANIZATION Steve Christenberry Veteran USAF Kansas Air Guard 190th KS Air Refueling Wing Angela Gabel Timothy Marlar Christopher Bowers Lisa Chaney Tony Nutz Matt Rose Lisa Galindo Mary McBride Bill Turner VSO State Representative Washburn University & VFW Commander (Topeka) Greenbush NAMI Topeka Police Department Kansas National Guard National Guard Association of KS Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs office Patty Gnefkow Vet-To-Vet Cassandra Hornbaker Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Alicia Carey VISN 15 VHA of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
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