In the Rhode Island Behavioral Health System of Care Plan for Children and Youth, what stood out to me is the amount of collaboration needed for addressing the concerns of the youth behavioral health crisis. The reading identified the various partners needed to implement this System of Care. Partnerships among communities, youth, families, schools, government, businesses, non-profits, and provider agencies are needed to improve outcomes, increase access to services, and promote positive change. Parents, community leaders, providers, policymakers, and philanthropists are encouraged to participate in the plan's design, participate in planning groups, and provide feedback on the system's effectiveness.
A statement that stood out to me in the reading is the following;
"Our government and private partners have the opportunity to take important, specific steps to improve the system by reducing behavioral health stigmas and encouraging Rhode Islanders to seek the care they need; increasing investments in help and prevention opportunities for all Rhode Island communities; prioritizing the needs of our behavioral health workforce; and combatting systemic racism that leads to trauma" (Pg.3)".
This stood out because prevention is crucial to break cycles of unhealthy outcomes. This is an area I feel typically lacks true investment in most systems. Today we are always reactive to most issues. Preventative work is very short lived, poorly funded and/or supported.
I associate words like "findings", "results", with the word "data". A collection of results from exploring a hypothesis is how I would also associate to "data".
I agree that prevention is crucial work. Many times crisis occur that could have been prevented if care had been accessible. We see in the news that often crisis such as school shootings could have been prevented if the shooter had received the mental health services they needed. People come forward and say they noticed odd behavior but no one questions if they had access to supports or mental health services.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that prevention is important to breaking unhealthy cycles. Instead of being proactive, we are reactive and nothing positive comes from that.
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