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North Dakota Consumer Family
Network
“Accomplishments – The Year in Review”
CFN Council Strategic Planning: June 2012
Together we are dedicated to ensuring the mental healthcare system of North Dakota, including community recovery support programs, are consumer and family driven. We will work together to be informed and advocate for our recovery choices and possibilities.
Mission Statement
CFN Network
CFN Council
CFN Collaborative
CFN Coordinating Center
4 CFN Components
Communication
Planning
Brainstorming
Support
Monthly CFN Council Conference Calls
Marketing who we are…CFN logo
“Like us” on Facebook…
Transformation Activities…
DHS Case Management Workgroup ND Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Planning Council ND Disabilities Advocacy Consortium Protection & Advocacy P&A for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) MHAND MHAND Public Policy Committee Rural Behavioral Health Network (RBHN) RBHN Outreach Committee ND Suicide Prevention Coalition
Adding our Voice…
Recovery Month:Regional “Meet and Greet”
eventsfor legislators
Testimony:
◦ Peer Support funding
◦ DHS Budget
◦ Medicaid Expansion
2013 Legislative Session
Disability Awareness Day at State Capitol
Group email communications to track bill progress
Member contacts to legislators to advocate for priority needs
Other legislative activities:
Working with Beckie, our SAMHSA consultant, each month
Monthly Peer Link States’ Call: OR, NV, MT and ND
Monthly National Consumer Clearinghouse Call
Resource links on CFN website
Making National Connections:
2012 CFN Conference – Jamestown
2012 Alternatives Conference – Portland, OR
2012/2013 Behavioral Health Conferences – Bismarck
2013 CFN Conference – Jamestown
2013 Alternatives Conference – Austin, TX
Educational Opportunities
Increase CFN & Collaborative membership
Develop social media plan for outreach
Strengthen CFN Council structure & function
Explore ND Warmline
Hope Cards project
Future Efforts/Projects?
Applied March, 2013
Grant period October 2013-September 2016
3-year grant, up to $70,000/year
Focus of activities on SAMHSA’s Dimensions of Recovery
SAMHSA Statewide Consumer Network Grant
Increased integration of recovery resources in ND:
◦CFN
◦Peer Support
◦Recovery Centers
◦HSC/Case Management
Vision for the Future:
On a job well done!