Shared Agenda
Seed Grant
Phase 1- Statewide
Forum for Policymakers
The
Statewide Forum for
Policymakers was held on March 3, 2003, at the Fawcett Center at Ohio
State University. The forum was entitled, Mental Health, Schools, and Families Working Together for Ohio’s Children:
Toward
A Shared Agenda –
Ohio's Initiative.
This full-day working
conference featured keynote speakers Dr. Mark Weist and Dr. Steven Adelsheim. Dr.
Weist is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the
University of Maryland, School of Medicine and is the Director
of the Center for School Mental Health Assistance at Maryland.
Dr. Adelsheim is a Child Psychiatrist and
the Director
of the New Mexico School Mental Health Initiative in the New Mexico
Department of Health. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
Family/Community Medicine, and Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center.
The
Statewide Forum provided stakeholder reaction to the concept paper and the
keynotes. This conference brought together several different policymaking
organizations and key leaders who help to shape policy for children’s
mental health and education. In attendance were
members from the Ohio Department of Mental Health, the Ohio Department of
Education, the Center for Learning Excellence, the Ohio Counselors
Association, Superintendents, policymakers, parent groups,
students, professionals in education,
mental health, family advocacy and other child serving systems.
Follow the following links
to learn about the Partnership between the Ohio Department of Mental
Health and the Ohio Department of Education that resulted in the Seed
Grant Award and the three Phases of Implementation of the Grant.
The findings and recommendations from these
phases have been developed into Guiding Principles, Goals
and Objectives, which is being promoted broadly throughout Ohio.
Shared Agenda Guiding Principles, Goals, and
Objectives
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