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CRCG State Office, headed by Fedora Galasso, MPAff, MSSW is engaging in a multi-faceted effort to reconnect with and build support for local CRCGs! Most recently, the state welcomed graduate level interns Max Vanderheyden, a
Masters of Education student and Emily Sasser, LMSW for the spring and summer
seasons to boost support for local CRCGs. Their work will include developing a
communication plan, strengthening training opportunities and technical
assistance in the form of webinars, and maintaining & revising current CRCG data. To contact the CRCG Team:
Fedora Galasso (512)206-4658
Emily Sasser (512)206-5640
Max Vanderheyden (512)206-5624
CRCG State Office is hosting a Bridge Call March 11, 2015 at 9 AM for Local CRCG
Members to network, problem solve and share knowledge. To participate
call (877) 226-9790 and enter access code 5582572. Participation limited
to 125 people. We are excited to speak with you!
CRCG State Office will be conducting a needs assessment survey
in March in collaboration with the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health and Texas System of Care Continuum. Your experience and knowledge is vital to strengthening and
improving CRCGs and will be used to develop technical assistance and training
materials and direct strategic planning for the future. We look forward to learning from you!
CRCG State office is leading state level workgroups in the areas
of Data, Research and Analysis, Training/Technical Assistance and
Communication to strengthen CRCGs statewide. A brief summary of each workgroup
is as follows:
Data/Research/Analysis - The group will help to identify best
practices and the data needs of CRCGs at the local and state levels and inform
the revision of the CRCG data collection tool and delivery of a comprehensive
needs assessment;
Training/Technical Assistance - Develop high quality materials
for CRCG members and chairs; identify other state and national best practices
on inter-agency/inter-sector collaborations and develop webinar series;
Communication - Develop a strategic communication plan to
strengthen our network, ongoing engagement of community to build service
network and design an updated website.
We are currently recruiting members to
participate. Please email CRCG@hhsc.state.tx.us or call (512)206-4658 if you are interested. We would love to have you!
The HHSC Office of Mental Health Coordination has developed a
website and we would appreciate your feedback as we seek to make it as useful,
accurate, and easy to navigate as possible. The goal of the website is to
provide information, resources and direction to Texas residents who may have
mental health related needs or who want to support someone who does.
Please follow the
links to review the website, then click on the second link to
complete a quick survey about your experience with the website. They welcome any and all constructive feedback.
Beta Website Six Question Survey
Senate Bill 44 of the 83rd Legislature (2013) required a joint
report by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department
of State health Services to "study and develop recommendations to prevent
the practice of parents relinquishing custody of children with a severe
emotional disturbance to the conservatorship of DFPS solely to obtain mental
health services for the child." Published in December 2014, the report
formally recommended exploring the expansion of Community Resource Coordination
Groups as they "provide an opportunity for a child's needs to be
more effectively discussed and addressed, potentially keeping the family's
situation from escalating to the point of the child requiring residential
treatment or a parent deciding to relinquish custody to DFPS". (Companion
to Needs Assessment: Examining the Relinquishment of Children with Serious
Emotional Disturbance, University of Texas at Austin, Dec. 2014)
SB 44 Needs Assessment
DFPS/DSHS Joint Report |
