Redefining and Transforming the Continuum of Care

The Task Force has identified two focal points in this transformation work:

• Widening the understanding of the continuum. The continuum should include wellness, health promotion, and prevention in addition to early intervention, treatment, recovery supports, and crisis response. The continuum of care concept also needs to emphasize collaboration with related systems (natural supports, primary care, housing, transportation, education, criminal justice, etc.).
• Explicating the services needed in the continuum of care across the state. The Task Force could spell out a process for identifying the minimum set of services necessary to support recovery, the service-level expectations for each service, the geographic gaps and challenges, strategies to achieve full access across the state, the coordination and work processes necessary to maximize the impacts of the services (e.g., collaborative discharge planning), and the system-wide changes needed to assure quality and collaboration.
  

Task Force Members on the Formulation Team

Melissa Balitz, Kim Stokes, Sue Abderholden, Paul Goering, Cathy ten Broeke, Anna Lynn (for Ed Ehlinger)

DHS staff on the Formulation Team

Susan Koch

Scheduled meetings

Date/Time: November 3, 3-4 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: October 27, 11 am - noon
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: October 21, 2-3 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: October 13, 11 am - noon
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: October 5, 4-5 p.m.  (Cancelled)
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 30, 4-5 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Oct. 17 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 21st at 2-3 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4336
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Sept. 26 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: Friday, September 16th at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for Sept. 26 Task Force meeting

Date/Time: Thursday, September 8th from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Elmer Anderson Building, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN, Room 4222
Facilitator: Susan Koch, Susan.e.koch@state.mn.us
Topic: Planning for “Continuum of Care” segment of Governor’s Task Force meeting on September 12 

Background documents

MHAG Model Benefit Set Grid and Evidence 2004 (PDF) 

Drafts prepared by the Formulation Team

Continuum of Care Problems/Solutions Draft for 9/26 Task Force Meeting
Graphic Representations of Continuum of Care (PDF)
Matrix of Activities and Services in the Continuum of Care (PDF)
Redefining and Transforming the Continuum of Care - Overview (PDF)