The Steering Wheel Volume 9 Issue 24 by Event Host

M id S h o re B e hav io ra l Hea l t h, I n c.

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The Steering Wheel Resources in Behavioral Health Trainings, Events, Program Info, News, & More Around the Shore

COMMUNITY EVENTS >>> page 4 - 5

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES >>> pages 6 - 7

FROM THE DESK OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR >>>page 3

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I n Th i s Is s u e

AB O U T MID S H OR E BE H AVIOR A L H E A LTH , INC. M I D S H O R E B E H AV I O R A L H E A LT H

FROM THE DESK

( M S B H ) is a pr ivate, not-for-profit

OF OUR EXECUTIVE

501(c)(3) regional Core S er vice Agenc y

D I R E C TO R

that ser ves five counties (Caroline,

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D orchester, Kent, Q ueen Anne’s, and

Talbot), mak ing us the largest regional CSA in the state.

CO M M U N I T Y E V E N T S

O U R M I S S I O N is to continually

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improve the provision of behav-

ioral health ser vices for residents of

CO MM UNIT Y

Caroline, D orchester, Kent, Q ueen

OPPOR TUN ITI ES

Anne’s and Talbot Counties through

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effec tive coordination of care in collab -

oration with consumers, their natural

CO MM UNIT Y

suppor t systems, providers and the

I N FORMAT IO N

communit y at large.

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O U R V I S I O N A rural behavioral health-

care deliver y system that is clinically

and culturally competent. This system

will ensure access, have a communit y

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focus, be cost- effec tive, and be inte -

M i d Shore B eh avio ral

grated to ser ve the communit y as a

H e a lth, I nc,

whole.

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W H AT W E D O We str ive to enhance the regional behavioral health

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system of care through effec tive collaboration with consumers, their

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natural suppor ts, providers, and communit y leaders. I t is our goal

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to develop a full ar ray of accessible ser vices and resources for the

consumer through par tnership with our providers and other agencies. We offer guidance in understanding and navigating all that is available in our communit y. B eyond our pr imar y responsibilit y for local publicly funded mental health ser vices, MSBH understands that behavioral health is essential to overall health, and many domains of life contr ibute to one’s behavioral health, especially having a home, pur pose and communit y connec tion. As such, MSBH seeks to address the needs of the whole person and collaborates to improve the systems of care of the whole communit y throughout the region. The most impor tant core value of our organization is hope hope: The belief that resilienc y and recover y are real provides the essential and motivating message of a better future – that people and communities can, and do, overcome the inter nal and ex ter nal challenges, bar r iers, and obstacles that confront them in order to achieve wellness.

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ME SSAG E F R O M M S B H

FROM THE DESK OF KATHRYN DILLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

it inhib i t s wellness in the mid-s hore

appy N e w Ye a r f ro m M i d Sh o re

Ad d i c ti o n s Aut ho r it y ( L A A) , Talb o t

B ehav i ora l H e a l t h , I n c. ! Th e te a m

Co u nt y Loc al Addi c t i o ns Aut ho r i t y ( L A A)

co m m uni t y. One o f t he s trategies

an d MS B H have b e e n a nti c -

Th e six ent i t ies have co ined o ur

i pat i n g th e t ur n of t he f i s ca l ye a r to

gro u p n a me as t he “M id Sho re Planning

so c i al just i ce and systemic racis m is

w el c ome Fis c a l Y ea r 2021 a n d i ni ti a te o u r

Co l l a bo rat ive” ( M SPC ) . The F Y 2021

t he develo p m ent o f t h e Cu ltu ral and

C o m mun ity B e hav i o r a l H ea l th Pl a n th a t

An n u a l Pl an p ro cess af fo rded t he M SPC

L inguist i c Co m p etenc y (CLC ) wor k-

for t h e fir st ti me , i s r e p r es enta ti v e o f a l l

w i th th e o p p o r t unit y to address t he

gro up, whic h p lans to identify s er v ice

beha vioral h e a l t h syst e m s m a n a g em en t

n e e d s o f the regi o n as a who le, eval-

needs fo r t he under ser ved popu lations

ent ities for o ur m i d -sho r e re g io n . O u r

u ate th e reso urces c ur rent ly ser ving

and t he i m p ac t o f healthca re dis pa r i-

F Y 20 2 1 Com m uni t y B e ha v i o ra l H ea lth

th e ju r i s dic t i o n and i dent i f y gap s, and

t i es i n o ur co m m uni t y.

P l an ( CBHP ) , i s re p r e se nt a ti v e o f th e co l -

a s s e s s th e f ut ure p lanni ng required fo r a

l aborative a nd i nt e gr a t e d w o rk of th e s i x

s trate gi c p lan and successf ul im p lem en-

Steer ing Wheel, we introdu ced the

l oc al auth or i t i e s r e sp onsi b l e f or m a n a g -

tati o n o f an integrated st r uc t ure. M SPC

sur vey to assess co m mu nit y inter-

i ng Mary lan d’ s P ub l i c B e h a v i o ra l H e a l th

i s co m m i tted to enhanced relat i o nshi p s

est in b ei ng a p ar t o f the CLC wor k-

Syst em ( PBH S ) for t he m i d - s h o re co u n -

to a d d re s s o ur regio n’s c ur rent c ap ac -

gro up and sup p o r t t he movement and

t ies of Maryl a nd : C a r ol i ne , D o rch e s ter,

i t y, d i s p a r it ies, and o p p o r t unit ies fo r

c hange t hat t he M SPC hopes to imple -

Ke nt, Queen A nne ’s, a nd T a l bo t C o u n ti es .

grow th for b ehavio ral healt h. Thro ugh

m ent i n t he co m i ng year. Pleas e con-

T he FY2 0 2 1 C o m m uni t y Beh a v i o ra l H e a l th

th e wo r k o f develo p i ng o ur F Y 2021 p lan,

sider p ar t ic ip at i ng i n the s u r vey here:

P l an is a pr o d uc t o f t he f o l l ow i n g l o ca l

M SPC h o pes to address deter m inates o f

C LC Wo r kgro up Sur vey : https ://w w w.

au t hor ities’ p a r t ne r shi p a n d d e di c a ti o n to

ove ra l l h ealt h and wellness and sup p o r t

sur vey m o nkey.co m / r / 2 D3 6 BM5

c ompletin g t he f i r st r e gi o n a l b eh a v io ra l

th e ex pa nsi o n o f reso urces t hat o f fer

he al th plan r e pr e se nt a t i v e o f th e m i d -

i nte r ve ntio ns and im p roved qualit y o f

i t s to t alit y will b e “ live” on ou r webs ite

sh or e: Carol i ne C o unt y

l i fe a n d wellness o f o ur co m m unit y. As

so o n so st ay t uned!

Lo cal Addic t i o ns A ut hor i t y (L AA),

we wo r k to im p lem ent t he annual p lan

D o rc h ester C o unt y Lo c a l Ad d i cti o n s

fo r o u r re gi o n, we are p r io r it iz i ng t he

a healt hy and enjoyable Ju ly 4 th

A u t h ority ( L A A ) , K e nt C o u n ty Lo ca l

wo r k o f o u r go al to st rategic ally address

Weekend and we lo o k for ward to

A ddic tion s A ut ho rit y ( LA A), M i d S h o re

th e i m p a c t o f so c i al deter m inant s ac ro ss

t he New Year ser vi ng the mid-s hore

Beha vior al H e a l t h, I nc . , C o re Serv i ce

th e l i fe s p an. Wit h t his go al, we will

regio n!

A g e n cy , for t he m i d -sho re co un ti es

re co gn i ze t he ro le o f system ic so c i al

( CSA) , Q ueen A nne ’ s C o un t y L o ca l

i n ju s ti ce and rac ial i nequi t y and how

t hat we have develo p e d to addres s

I n t he last edition of the

The F Y21 CB HP docu ment in

Thank yo u and wis hing you

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CO M M U NIT Y I N FORMAT I ON

W and fear.

e are all, r ight now, r iding a ver y big wave. We are collec tively exper iencing an unprecedented time of gr ief, uncer taint y,

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