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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-02-06-HSC-min.pdf HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE J Minutes of the Meeting of February 6, 1984 Present Marion Shepp, Steve Baran, Ed Foley, Stan Finkelstein, Roberta Black, Thea Sheveloff Bea Phear Guest John Longo - Crisis Response Center Crisis Mr Longo described the services the Crisis Response Center delivers They operate out of space at Choate/Symmes with a staff of ten on a 24 hour basis Staff includes 6 clinician: , 1 Program Coordinator, 1 Director, 1 psychiatrist, and one receptionist They are on site 9 00 am- 7 OOpm, and on telephone call at other hours They are a subsidiary of Norfolk Human Services, whcih also runs the Concord Crisis team They have affiliation agreements with Choate and Symmes and also use their office, police stations or clients' homes for face to face contacts An agreement i. being developed with Mystic Valley Mental Health center They offer referral services evaluations, hospitalization home visit, respite care, and short term treatment They also offer inservice training to groups such as police departments and other community education. When asked what were current problen.s, he said getting known in the communities was the greatest administrative issue, and the availability of services to elderly in crisis women with alcohol problems, and adolescents were the greatest clinical issues They have a three year contract with DMH that is renewed on an annual basis and covers all costs There is no charge to clients They are currently busy but not overloaded If the need increased they would want to hire more clinicians, and would try to renegotiate with DMH Mr Longo will speak at the Providers Council on February 16 The committee thanked him for his time Minutes The minutes of the meeting of January 23 were approved as mailed Mental Retardation Marion distributed a press release noting the passage of a bill that expands Chapter 766 services to those over the age of 22 There is little information as to the implications and procedures involved in this Bea will research It may include the creation of a transitional planning bureau which will refer to the "most appropriate services , which might include housing, transportation, medical care and vocational services Bea summarized the meetings of her ad hoc MR group They have decided to explore the possiblity of planning for recreation and housing services The first step is a needs assessment (Phe first draft is attached for your insights) The group will consider getting a student intern to coordinate recreation planning Marion reported that she had attended meetings of the Lexington Friends Community Residence and the Concord Association for Retarded Citizens Both meetings addressed the issue of formation of new community residences Marion is convinced that the State must be involved, perhaps through Mystic Valley Mental Health Center, because long-term funding support cannot be expected from parents Marion has several names of people interested in working on developing housing Steve suggested she contact Charlotte Alterson, both as a parent and as a Mystic Valley Board member Next Meetings February 27 7 30 pm room 111 with Rep Stephen Doran and Sen Richard Kraus March 12, 7 30 pm room 111 March 26, 7 30 pm room 111 Respectfully Submitted, Qc •V lcaCtn Beatrice Phear Human Services Coordinator