Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Goal .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Engagement of Diverse Community Sectors ............................................................................................ 1 Review of the Three Project Stages .......................................................................................................... 3 Objective of the Stage 2 Gap Analysis and Needs Assessment ................................................................ 3 Stage 2 Approach ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Stage 1 Report Highlights .............................................................................................................................. 5 Stage 1 Resource Inventory and Mapping of Existing Services ................................................................ 5 Stage 1 Report Key Themes and Issues in Behavioral Health ( Stakeholders ) .......................................... 6 Capacity and Access to Care ........................................................................................................ 6 Inter-system Connectivity is Seen as a Major Opportunity .............................................................. 6
Stakeholders express a strong willingness to “ break down silos ” yet do not share a unified strategy to do so . ....................................................................................................................... 6
Treatment Demand is Increasing – Driving Telehealth and Other Service Line Changes ..................... 7 Many Stage 1 Stakeholders Feel that it is Important to Capitalize on School Resources ..................... 7
Stage 1 Behavioral Health Data Highlights ............................................................................................... 8 Results of Stage 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies .......................................................... 9
Qualitative Stakeholder Interviews and Focus Group Discussions .......................................................... 9 Composition .............................................................................................................................. 9
Qualitative Discussions Needs Summary ................................................................................................ 11 Theme / Strategic Objective 1 : Increasing Access to Care ............................................................ 13 Theme / Strategic Objective 2 : Reducing Stigma ....................................................................... 21 Theme / Strategic Objective 3 : Increasing Services for Higher-risk Groups ................................. 25 Theme / Strategic Objective 4 : Breaking Down Silos .................................................................. 35
Community Survey Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 39 Methodology and Survey Instrument Development .............................................................................. 39 Survey Respondent Demographics ......................................................................................................... 39 Behavioral Health Access to Care Audit Analysis ................................................................................... 48
Objective and Description ........................................................................................................ 48