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Building a System of Care for New Hampshire Children

A statewide leadership summit to support student behavioral health

Description:

Building a System of Care for New Hampshire Children is a statewide leadership summit to support student behavioral health. Summit attendees will receive training on cutting edge, evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for youth with emotional/behavioral disabilities. Attendees will also help mold an emerging statewide vision for children’s mental health and participate in regional strategic planning conversations. Approved for .6 UNH CEUs.

Organizations with paid registration of three or more will receive a free copy of the Who Cares About Kelsey? Educational DVD Kit (approximate value: $200) when it is released.

A limited number of scholarships are available for families and youth. For more information, call Mary Ann Allsop 603.228.2084 or email us.

A reduced rate of $5 will be offered to all participants who park in the parking garage. Please bring parking garage ticket with you to the conference registration area for validation.

Presented in collaboration with the Endowment for Health, NH Department of Education, NH Charitable Foundation, Lincoln Financial Foundation, NH Children’s Behavioral Health Collaborative, NH Children’s Mental Health Community of Practice, National Alliance on Mental Illness – NH, and Granite State Federation of Families.

Who Should Attend:

Educators, related service providers, school board members, behavioral health and primary care providers, public policy decision makers, self-advocates, higher education faculty and staff, staff of youth serving organizations, family members, youth, and community leaders.

Agenda:

• 8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 8:30-9:00 Keynote Presentation by Lew Feldstein, former President of NH Charitable Foundation: “Why Our Kids Need Social Capital to Thrive”
• 9:00-11:00 Dan Habib, Filmmaker in Residence at the UNH Institute on Disability, will present the first statewide screening of his new documentary Who Cares About Kelsey? followed by a post-film discussion with film subject Kelsey Carroll and RENEW Project Director JoAnne Malloy, Ph.D.
• 11:00-11:15 Break
• 11:15-12:30 Morning Breakout Sessions (details below)
• 12:30-1:30 Lunch and Keynote Presentation by Lucille Eber, Ed.D., State Coordinator, the Illinois PBIS Network: “Building Systems of Care in Schools and Communities”
• 1:30-1:45 Break
• 1:45-3:00 Afternoon Breakout Sessions (details below)

Morning Breakout Session Descriptions:

Session A
RENEW Secondary Transition Model: All Students Can be Successful with the Right Supports
Presenters: Jonathon Drake, M.S.W., Training Coordinator, UNH Institute on Disability; Kathy Francoeur, Research Associate and NH RESPONDS Facilitator, UNH Institute on Disability
The Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural supports, Education, and Work (RENEW) model, developed in New Hampshire in 1996 to address the secondary transition support needs of youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, has shown promise as an effective intervention to improve youth outcomes and functioning in areas such as education, employment, and post-secondary education and training. This session will provide an overview of the RENEW model’s principles, strategies, and process. The presenters will also discuss RENEW implementation in high schools and demonstration site data. Finally, a youth will discuss their experience participating in the RENEW model, and how it helped them work toward their life goals.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for any youth who is experiencing difficulty planning for a successful transition into adult life, and professionals and/or family members who support youth in post-secondary transition planning and execution.

Session B
The Critical Nature of a Positive School Culture and Climate: School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Presenters: JoAnne M. Malloy, Ph.D., UNH on Disability; Howard Muscott, Ed.D., Director, NH Center for Effective Behavioral Interventions and Supports
This session will focus on the basic framework for PBIS and its implementation in schools in New Hampshire. The session will include an outline of the key features of PBIS, implementation strategies, and how data is used to guide implementation. The specific experiences of PBIS implementation in Somersworth High School will be shared from the perspective of the principal and a student with time for questions and discussion.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for any stakeholder--including educators, school administrators, family members, students, community providers, and policy makers--interested in learning how a comprehensive three-tiered model of behavior supports can improve school culture and climate and increase inclusion of students with significant behavioral challenges.

Session C
Family and School Partnerships: A Formula for Successful Student Outcomes
Presenters: Claudia J. Ferber, M.S., Director of Child and Family Programs, NAMI NH; Susan Allen Samuel, M.S., Family and Community Support Specialist, NAMI NH; Susan McKeown, ARNP, Families Advocating for Substance Treatment Education & Recovery (F.A.S.T.E.R.); Terry Ohlson-Martin, B.S., Co-Director, NH Family Voices; Michelle Lewis, M.Ed., Project Director, Parent Information Center; Linda Thomas, B.S.W., Project Director, Granite State Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Effective collaboration between family members, service providers, and school personnel can be challenging. In this session, participants will learn ways to build successful partnerships that will result in improved outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral challenges.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for family members, service providers, and school personnel.

Session D
Building a System of Care for NH Children: Help Us Build It
Presenters: Kathleen Murphy, Superintendent, Hampton School District; Timothy Rourke, Director of Programs, NH Charitable Foundation
Family representatives, educators, community providers, and policymakers are currently working together to create a statewide strategic plan for transforming the children's behavioral health system in NH. This breakout session will provide an opportunity to contribute ideas and experiences to shaping this family-driven, youth-guided, and community-based action plan for the Granite State.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for educators and school district leaders, behavioral health and primary care providers, public policy decision makers.

Session E
Be the Change: Be Norm
Presenters: Dan Habib, Filmmaker in Residence, UNH Institute on Disability; Kelsey Carroll, self-advocate; Brie Masselli, Youth M.O.V.E. National, Consultant for Youth Development; and youth organizers from the I Am Norm campaign
Students and youth self-advocates attending the summit will take part in a highly interactive session guided by leaders from I Am Norm, a national campaign designed and led by young people to promote the acceptance, respect, and full inclusion of youth with disabilities in schools and communities. Youth will make an “I Am Norm” video that will be posted on YouTube as part of the national campaign.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for youth aged 12-21.

Session F
Wraparound: Building Partnerships to Support Families
Presenters: Kathleen Abate, B.A., Granite State Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health; Kate Salvati, M.S., NCSP, Strafford Learning Center; Lucille Eber, Ed.D, IL PBIS Network
This session will provide an overview of Wraparound, a collaborative planning process in which a trained facilitator works with family and team members to discover family strengths, determine areas of need, set goals, and develop strengths-based options for support. Wraparound is a dynamic process, with the strengths and needs of the family driving both the team composition and areas of focus. Wraparound teams include a mix of public and private resources and paid and natural supports. This session will explore the evolution of wraparound, the philosophy and values base in which it is grounded, and the growing evidence base around wraparound outcomes and data-based decision making.

Who Should Attend this Session:
This session is for family members and paid staff or volunteers working with children with intensive support needs.

Afternoon Breakout Session Descriptions

Our Communities Respond: Local/Regional Conversations and Action Planning
Facilitators: Members of the New Hampshire Children’s Mental Health Community of Practice
Since 2004, New Hampshire has been working with the IDEA Partnership's National Communities of Practice to develop and support stakeholder-driven state and local collaboratives that promote policy-informed practice and practice-informed policy making. In the local/regional breakout sessions, participants will engage in discussions based on the Dialogue Guide created for Who Cares About Kelsey? and establish an action plan for community-level follow-up.

Who Should Attend This Session:
This session is for educators, related service providers, school board members, behavioral health and primary care providers, public policy decision makers, self-advocates, higher education faculty and staff, staff of youth serving organizations, family members, youth, and community leaders.

Including Youth Voices in Systems Change through Youth M.O.V.E.
Facilitator: Brie Masselli, Consultant for Youth Development, Youth M.O.V.E. National
Including youth voices in systems change is challenging, but essential. This session will focus on how communities and schools can integrate youth voices through affiliation with Youth M.O.V.E. National.

Youth M.O.V.E National is a youth-led national organization devoted to improving services and systems that support positive growth and development. Youth M.O.V.E. unites the voices of individuals who have experience in various systems, including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare. Participants will understand how youth can gain skills in leadership and advocacy while improving the systems in which they have been involved.

Who Should Attend This Session:
This session is for youth and adult advisors interested in advancing Youth M.O.V.E. activities in New Hampshire.

Presenter(s): Lew Feldstein, Lucille Eber, Dan Habib, Kelsey Carroll, and JoAnne Malloy

Lucille Eber, Ed.D. is the State Director of the Illinois Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Network. This Network coordinates technical assistance and evaluation related to school-wide PBIS in over 1,500 IL schools and includes implementation of wraparound and interagency initiatives for students with complex emotional and behavioral challenges. As a collaborating partner with the U.S. Department of Education’s National PBIS Center, Dr. Eber also facilitates PBIS implementation and training plans for states and school districts across the country. Dr. Eber is a former board member of both the Illinois Federation of Families (IFF), the national Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (FFCCMH), and the Association for Positive Behavior Supports (APBS). She regularly publishes articles and chapters on wraparound, interagency systems of care, and school-wide positive behavior supports.

Lewis M. Feldstein is the former President of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation. Feldstein worked with the civil rights movement in Mississippi and served for seven years in senior staff positions to New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay. Prior to coming to the Charitable Foundation, Feldstein served as Provost of the Antioch/New England Graduate School. A graduate of Brown and Tufts Universities, Feldstein has received seven honorary doctorates. Feldstein was selected as one of The 2008 NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50 members of the U.S. nonprofit world, one of the 100 people Who Shaped New Hampshire in the 20th Century, published by the Concord Monitor, and one of the ten most influential people in New Hampshire by Business NH Magazine in 2001 and again in 2007.

Dan Habib, creator of the internationally acclaimed documentary Including Samuel and Filmmaker in Residence at the UNH Institute on Disability: The first statewide screening of his new documentary film:

Kelsey Carroll lived with homelessness, self-mutilation, and ADHD. She was a more likely candidate for the juvenile justice system than graduation — until her school empowered her to take control of her destiny. Film subject Kelsey Carroll and RENEW project director Dr. JoAnne Malloy will join Habib for a post-film discussion.