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Our Committees
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The structure of the Collaborative has evolved over the past decade to best support the mental health system that serves our  children and families. In addition to the large group collaborative meetings, there are three subcommittees that have been formed to focus on specific areas of change: Advocacy, Best Practices, and Continuum of Care. 

Advocacy

There has been an increased need to examine macro level policy that impacts children’s mental health. Some examples include Medicaid reimbursement rates and delivery of school-based mental health services. Alongside the larger CMHC group, this group will identify the important policy efforts needed to advocate for children’s mental health.
Group Membership: CHMC Steering Committee
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Best Practices

The Best Practices committee will support the coordination of the existing systems and their interaction with CMHC members and their target populations. Best Practices will function as a clearing house and coordinating body of established practices currently used across many schools & agencies to help promote Social Emotional Learning for our students and their supports.  Some of the interventions include CBITS, FACE Kids, Building Bridges, and Bounce Back.  This committee will promote regular evaluation of these and other emerging programs to include representation of students, families, community partners, and school services personnel.

Facilitators: 
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Monica Caldwell, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Director of Mental  Health Programs RISE
Keli Melcher
Director of Student Services and Special Education of Stoughton Area School District

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Continuum of Care

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The Continuum of Care committee works to ensure collaboration across
disciplines to support access to a full continuum of services/care for youth and families with mental health needs. It seeks to Increase community, educators and families understanding of the link between social emotional learning/mental health/trauma and academic achievement. The committee's current goal is to: (a) assist Collaborative to have common language/goals around
advocacy, (b) develop a framework to understand our continuum of care to
identify the gaps and get to the work of advocating real change, and (c) strengthen connections between systems to ultimately to build supports for families/consumers, and (d) create best practices across systems & enhance collaboration. 
Facilitators: 
Chris Mand, Director of Student Services of Waunakee Community School District
Teresa Nicholas, School Social Worker at Verona Area High School
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Data


The Data committee seeks out relevant and available community data sets on children’s mental health in order to partner with collaborators to analyze, understand, and use information to guide our work. The full scope of this committee will be determined by its members and shared with the Steering Committee. Project results will be presented to the Large Group. 
Facilitators:
​Julia Stanley, Project Manager of Healthy Kids Collaborative
Gabe Doyle, LPC Director, Community Impact-Health, United Way of Dane County


For more information or to join a  committee contact
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childrensmentalhealth.dane@gmail.com

Steering Committee
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Our Steering Committee is comprised of three co-chairs, chairs of each sub-committee, and key community leaders. It meets every  month to coordinate the activities of the collaborative and provide support and direction to the committees.

Christina Mand
​Director of Student Services
Waunakee School District

Jami Crespo 
Policy Analyst 
Public Health of Madison & Dane County
CMHC Advocacy Committee ​

Gabe Doyle
Director Community Impact-Education
United Way of Dane County
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Cindy Malcheski
Director of Student Services
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
​CMHC Co-Chair

Nelsie Stern 
REST Program Manager
Journey Mental Health Center
Best Practices Committee  
CMHC Co-Chair

Janet Thomas
Associate Director of Students Services
Sun Prairie School District
​CMHC Co-chair

Monica Caldwell 
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Director of Mental Health Programs
Rise

Kristen Guetschow
Mental Health Coordinator
Madison Metropolitan School District
Continuum of Care Committee
​CMHC Co-Chair

Julia Stanely
Program Manager Health Kids
UW Health

Emily Jaime
Associate Director of Family Programs
Catholic Charities Madison


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Questions? Email childrensmentalhealth.dane@gmail.com

Last Update: 1/12/21
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