Office of the Commissioner

Bring the Kids Home

Community Diversion, Care Coordination and Gate Keeping

 

Goal: Expand assessment and coordination available to educate caregivers and help them access in-state resources and lower levels of care.

Current Activities:  Co-occurring Disorders Mat-Su Demonstration Project

    1. Website: http://www.codi-ak.org/codi/Pages/BTKH_Mat-Su_Demonstration_Project.html
    2. Reports:
      1. Report 02/09
      2. Report 11/08

    Goal: Expand parent/peer navigation statewide to help families’ access natural supports and appropriate services and to keep children in their homes.  

    Current Activities:

    1. Peer Navigation funded by BTKH - Alaska Youth and Family Network:
    2. Website: http://www.ayfn.org/
      1. 02/09 Report
      2. FY06 – FY08 data
      3. Presentation
      4. FY08 Report
    3. Peer Navigation funded through other resources - Stone Soup Group

    Goal: Expand scrutiny of out-of-state residential psychiatric treatment referrals to ensure that residential resources are used only for children who can not benefit from, or can not get into, in-state services.

    Current Activities: Resource Team Diversion:

       

      Goal: Begin to evaluate criteria for acute care and establish a single point of entry (pilot in Anchorage).

      Current Activities:

       

      Goal: Continue “BTKH Planning Summits” to identify gaps, provide technical assistance and support and develop community resources.

      Current Activities: Planning Summit Reports