Western States
Decision Support Group

WSDSG
San Francisco, California
January 23-25, 2003

AGENDA DRAFT

Thursday, January 23, 2003

12:30 PM Registration

1:00 Welcome/ Introductions/Announcements

Denny Geertsen, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Chair WSDSG
Dennis Mohatt, WICHE Mental Health Program Director

1:15 Updates on Decision Support 2000+ IT Prototype

Marilyn Henderson, Center for Mental Health Services, via telephone conference call
Hugh McDonough, Abt Associates

2:15 President’s New Freedom Commission

Dennis Mohatt, WICHE Mental Health Program Director,
Consultant to Commission Rural Subgroup

3:00 Break

3:15 State Reports (especially DIG Grant activities)

Denny Geertsen, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Chair WSDSG

Alaska
California
Montana
North Dakota
New Mexico
2 Minute Updates from other States

5:00 Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2003

8:00 Continental Breakfast

8:15 Welcome, Introductions

Denny Geertsen, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Chair WSDSG

8:30 Consumer Update

Sheila Cooper, Bonnie Schell, Consumer Representatives

9:30 MHSIP Report Card version 2

Mary Smith, MHSP Policy Group via telephone conference call (connect HI)

10:30 Break

10:45 County Focus Groups on Performance Indicators

Bill DeRisi, California DMH

11:30 Group Lunch (all guests are welcome)

1:00 Creation of an Integrated Data Base: Combining Medicaid and State Agency Mental Health and Substance Abuse Data

Linda Graver, The Medstat Group
Ted Lutterman, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

Group Discussion

2:30 Break

2:45 Co-occurring Indicators Considered for CMHS and CSAT Block Grant

Ted Lutterman, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

3:45 CMHS Update

Olinda Gonzales, Center for Mental Health Services, DIG Grant Project Officer

4:15 MHSIP Policy Group

Including Discussion of WSDSG Recommendation on HRQOL Items
Marla Smith, Wyoming Mental Health Division

5:00 Adjourn (Steering Committee Meeting)

Denny Geertsen, Chair, Cat Thomas, Marla Smith, Sheila Cooper, Chuck McGee, Bobbi Renner, Bernadette Phelan, Kathy Styc

Saturday, January 25, 2003

8:15 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Steering Committee Report

Denny Geertsen, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Chair WSDSG

Election of Officers
Next Meeting Planned in Boise

10:00 Break

10:15 WICHE Report

Dennis Mohatt, WICHE Mental Health Program Director
Chuck McGee, WICHE Mental Health Program

11:15 Meeting Evaluation

Chuck McGee, WICHE Mental Health Program

12:00 Adjourn

For more information email chuckmcgee@wiche.edu

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