Family Services Advisory Committee. Anita Haukaas, Family Services Manager. DATE: June 9, 2016 MEETING NOTICE

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1 Department of Human Services 117 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 100 Washburn, WI TO: FROM: Family Services Advisory Committee Anita Haukaas, Family Services Manager DATE: June 9, 2016 RE: MEETING NOTICE The Family Services Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 21 st, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Courthouse, conference room A, Washburn. The agenda includes: Minute review/adoption; public comment opportunity; presentation-tba; staffing update; Red Cliff Indian Child Welfare update; program reports/funding information; informational items and future meeting dates. Any person planning to attend the meeting that has a disability requiring special accommodations should contact the Human Services receptionist at ext. 110, 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. c: Dennis Pocernich, County Board Chair Scott Fibert, County Clerk Human Services Board Elizabeth Skulan, BCDHS Director Daily Press County Journal DCS, Rhinelander Red Cliff Health Department Management Staff Post K:Agenda&Minutes/Family Services/2016/Meeting information/ _fsac_meeting_notice (715) Phone/TDD (715) FAX baycodhs@bayfieldcounty.org

2 Department of Human Services 117 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 100 Washburn, WI Telephone (715) Fax (715-) BAYFIELD COUNTY FAMILY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Lona Schmidt (Chair) Nancy & Dale Johnson Susan Davis Ann Green John Blahnik Jeremy Oswald Beverly Lindell RE: June 21 st, 2016 Family Services Advisory Committee Meeting Dear Committee Members: Please be advised that the quarterly meeting of the Bayfield County Family Services Advisory Committee will be held on Tuesday, June 21 st, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. in Conference Room A in the lower level of the Courthouse, Washburn Wisconsin. Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should contact the Department of Human Services at , extension 110, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangement cans be made. The agenda for this meeting is as follows: AGENDA 1. Call to order and introductions 2. Review/approval of 3/15/16 meeting minutes 3. Public comment opportunity 4. Program Presentation: TBA 5. Staffing update 6. Red Cliff Indian Child Welfare update 7. Program reports & funding information (715) Phone/TDD (715) FAX baycodhs@bayfieldcounty.org

3 A. AODA/MH update B. Child Protective Services update C. Juvenile Justice update 8. Informational Items A. 9. Future meeting dates are quarterly on the third Tuesday of the month: 9/20/16 & 12/20/ Adjournment Thank you and have a safe trip home! Sincerely, Anita K Haukaas Anita Haukaas, Family Services Section Manager K/agendas & minutes/fsac/agenda /9/2016

4 BAYFIELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Minutes are subject to change before approval at next FSAC meeting Courthouse Conference Room A Tuesday, March 15 th, 2016 at 4:30 pm Committee Members Present: Lona Schmidt, Bev Lindell, Susan Davis, Ann Green, Jim Crandall, John Blahnik, Nancy and Dale Johnson. Others Present: Anita Haukaas, Rachel Obiden (AODA Coordinator) and Nina Bucher from BCDHS; Denise Carlson and Chris Hillert from Red Cliff. Call to order and introductions: Lona called the meeting to order at 4:31 pm and introductions were made. Minute Approval: John made a motion to approve minutes from the 12/15/15 FSAC meeting as written. Susan seconded the motion. Motion passed. Public Comment Opportunity: None Alcohol Commitments Presentation: Rachel described the involuntary AODA commitment process in Bayfield County from start to finish as outlined in the attachment Involuntary Alcohol Commitment. First, a person who is grossly incapacitated by drugs or alcohol and unable to care for themselves is taken into custody by a law enforcement officer. If they are a danger to themselves or others, they are placed on a 72 hour hold or E.D. (emergency detention) and placed in a safe secure inpatient bed, depending on their age, medical and mental health needs. Clients are usually brought to the Behavioral Health Unit of Memorial Medical Center in Ashland if they have beds open, or the hospital will search for the closest alternative. The officer contacts the Family Services worker on call to assess the situation and authorize the placement. (This step will be changing by law in June 2016 to an assessment by a Mental Health Professional which may be contracted through Northland Counseling). Due to the limited options for inpatient services for Bayfield County residents, especially for youth, some placements can be hours away and hard on families to physically keep in contact. The officer must read the person their Notice of rights-emergency Detention (attached) verbatim and have the person sign the form stating they were informed. The officer must also fill out a Statement of Emergency Detention by Law Enforcement Officer form (attached) stating the time the person was taken into custody. The Family Services worker receives a copy of this Statement and must schedule a probable cause hearing within 72 hours. If the client is placed far away, it is possible for this hearing to take place via video conferencing. Even before the probable cause hearing, the client may be offered and enter into a settlement agreement (sample attached) that waives court hearing. The Settlement Agreement is good for up to 90 days. This agreement is a plan of care or treatment that is designed by the Family Services worker and the client with conditions to help the client receive help and make a plan for successful re-entry into their community without drugs or alcohol. Other outcomes of the probable cause hearing may be dismissal, conversion to guardianship case, or probable cause is found and a final hearing is scheduled and Doctors examine and make recommendations to the court. Questions and discussion led to the following highlights: less people are reliant on county funding due to the Affordable Care Act that requires all people to have health insurance of some type; Mishomis House is reopening in Red Cliff and will have 4 inpatient treatment beds; Northlakes Community Clinic is starting an aftercare program called HOPE for heroin and opiate abusers; and many local groups/programs for aftercare are available in our area such as AA and CCS.

5 Rachel wrapped up by saying the number of EDs in 2016 has increased substantially over 2015 and that Family Services workers are available to these clients throughout the process to help them achieve a positive outcome. Family Services Section staffing update: Richard Kamm, the new Family Services Social Work Aide started on Jan. 14 th, 2016 and works hr/week. He has been helping Family Services staff complete tasks that keep them in the office when they could be out with clients. Red Cliff Indian Child Welfare update: Chris Hillert, the Red Cliff ICW Director was present and relayed that they are very busy and working on a grant program to build a bridge between the elders and youth for mutual benefit, that Mishomis House will be reopening and that Red Cliff Health Center is licensed as a mental health facility, and IHS prevention dollars are being focused on healthy baby initiatives in reaction to our region ranking high in number of addicted babies being born in the State. Mental Health/AODA Services update: Anita said that Rachel had completed the substance abuse grant and received feedback from the State saying that starting in 2016, these funds will not be allowed to cover housing (ie security deposits and initial month s rent) or rewards incentives (ie gas cards, Walmart gift cards for positive reinforcement) as in the past had seen a rise in the number of referrals, EDs, and requests for third party petition information. Child Protective Services update: Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice referral numbers are also rising and schools are struggling due to the juvenile mental health issues, which will be a focus at the Family Services Annual Meeting May 26, 2016 in the EOC from 9:00 11:30 a.m. Future Meetings: Future FSAC meeting dates are scheduled for 6/21/16, 9/20-16 & 12/20/16. A comment was made that the December date may have to be moved to earlier in the month. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:52 pm. Minutes respectfully submitted by, Nina Bucher Nina Bucher K:agenda&minutes/FS/mintes/2015/ _FSAC_minutes 2