BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGIC PLANNING DESIGN WORK GROUP

Sponsored by the Behavioral Health Division of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, The Behavioral Health Strategic Planning Design Work Group is designing an inclusive process leading to a five-year strategic plan to guide the behavioral health system in Nebraska . The Work Group is responsible for producing a report that includes a purpose statement and goals for the planning process, priority areas to address in the process, stakeholders to include in the process, and a detailed process map for developing the strategic plan with a timeline for completing the strategic plan by June 2007. The scope of the strategic plan includes all systems that affect the lives of people in Nebraska with behavioral health challenges. Specifically, this will include the areas of mental health, substance abuse and gambling. The plan will extend to populations across the life span and will include the full array of services and supports and all public and private sources of funding for behavioral health services. Key to the planning process is that consumers and families have a primary decision-making role regarding all aspects of planning and delivery of behavioral health services.