2OTH ANNUAL FORENSIC RIGHT AND TREATMENT

CONFERENCENovember 27, 2012

Jim HudackBlair County MH/ID/EI Administrator

Winter 2011 Began process of developing MHFA for Public Safety First meeting to develop MHFA in County

Spring 2011 First MHFA class NAMI and local MH Providers began looking at how

they could help with the development of MHFA in Blair

County

Summer 2011 Sequential Intercept Mapping for Blair County Blair County CJAB made MHFA part of their strategic

plan First Public Safety MHFA class Began marketing MHFA for a local instructor

certification class

Fall 2011 Developed and implemented plan for local instructor training Developed MH Specialized Police Training Steering

Committee

Winter 2012 Began filling instructor’s class with local residents Held first meeting of MH Specialized Training Steering

Committee Applied for local grant to offset costs

Spring 2012 Instructor’s training (March 2012) First class offered by new instructors Developed plan for training public safety, business

and public

Summer 2012 Set up quarterly meeting with local instructors Classes offered in community and courthouse

Fall 2012 Offered three Public Safety Courses Created a MHFA Steering Committee Offered 7 general public courses Began working with local Chamber of Commerce

Cost - $3,000 vs. $1,150 per student

Less travel and time away from family and work

Less personal disruption of instructors

Built a stronger core of local instructors

Class cohesiveness

Offered local resource material

Created opportunity for media coverage

*Lost 2 instructors due to work and moving

Each instructor is required to teach at least one FREE community based course a year

Buy In from law enforcement, business and community

Keeping costs of training at a minimum Sponsorships – Free advertisement Keeping instructors involved Educating the Public and Subgroups “Cultural

Change” Marketing Sustainability Class time of 12 hours is too long Getting media involved

Relationships – Relationships – Relationships

Communications make it face to face

Written information that applies to the audience you are addressing

“What's in it for Me?”

Pre-existing relationships

Who are your stakeholders in community?

County Commissioners President Judge Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) Regional hospital Mental Health agencies Local and state Law enforcement and public

safety Emergency Management Chamber of Commerce Local businesses Media Community “EVERYONE!”

Vinnie the Used Car Salesman – talk to everyone Create a Steering Committee Break population down into subcategories and even smaller

groups◦ Public Safety (Police, Corrections, 911)◦ First Responders◦ Faith Based◦ Businesses◦ Local communities

Shotgun approach does not work Develop material that is local and based on specific audiences Use local media and invite them to trainings Local calendar of events Keep a sense of humor Debrief after every class Each person trained in MHFA becomes a marketer for the program

Over 250 individuals

50 Public Safety personnel

45 Blair County Courthouse staff (includes some from all departments and all of Adult Parole)

133 from the general public

25 from Penn State Altoona Campus

Beginning 2013 will be offering at least quarterly the 8-hour MHFA training to Public Safety personnel.

Offer monthly Community based MHFA trainings. Develop a strategic plan to increase outreach to the various

population subgroups. Develop instructor certification for Children, Public Safety

and Rural MHFA. Develop additional business sponsorships to keep costs

low. Attempt to create partnerships with media, businesses and

civic organizations. Continue with quarterly instructors meetings. Improve the Steering Committee’s ability to supply

technical assistance to instructors. Seek possible funding grants.

Contact information

Jim HudackBlair County MH/ID/EI Administrator

(814)693-3023 ext. 1480jhudack@blairco.info