DSL Memo Series 2002-07
ACTION MEMO
Replaces DSL Memo 2001-13
July 30, 2002
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Supportive Living
To:
Area Administrators/Assistant Area Administrators
Bureau Directors/Section Chiefs
County Departments of Community Programs Directors
County Departments of Developmental Disabilities
Services Directors
County Departments of Human Services Directors
County Departments of Social Services Directors
County Mental Health Coordinators
Tribal Chairpersons/Human Services Facilitators
From:
Sinikka McCabe, Administrator
Division of Supportive Living
Re: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BLOCK GRANT REPORTING
DOCUMENT SUMMARY
This memo outlines a reporting process for the Community Mental
Health Services Block Grant for CY 2001 and the plan to use the funds
for CY 2002. Local county agencies are required to report complete
mental health data for the CSDS reported to the HSRS. The deadline to
return the FFY 2002 County Reporting Form is August 2, 2002. You should
disregard any previous DSL memos relating to the Community Mental Health
Services Block Grant reporting requirements.
Background
The Department receives $6,868,644 annually in federal Mental Health
Block funds from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). A portion
($2,513,400) of these funds has been allocated to the county programs on
a formula basis. Attachment 1 documents the formula allocation for each
county department of community programs/human services. These funds are
for services to adults with serious mental illness or children with
severe emotional disturbance (Attachment 2 provides definitions for
these two target populations). In addition, the Bureau of Community
Mental Health (BCMH) has identified the program priority areas to which
counties can apply these funds (see Attachment 3). The Department must
report annually to the federal Center for Mental Health Services
describing how the funds have been used previously and submit a plan
relating how the funds will be used in the future. The MHBG application
for FFY 2003 states in the agreement that the Department will cooperate
in the development of uniform criteria for the collection of data
pursuant to such sections. By FFY 2004, the State will be expected to
report on these basic measures as part of the annual MHBG application.
Due to this new federal requirement, data collection is a priority area
for the Bureau. Thus, for CY 2002, the priority is the mental health
information from the Mental Health Consumer Status Data Set (CSDS)
reported to the Human Services Reporting System (HSRS). The collection
of this data is critical to the Department of Health and Family Services
and county agencies in measuring outcomes. Refer to DSL Numbered Memo
2001-08 dated May 22, 2001. Data collection was to be implemented by
July 2001.
Each county is to report data in accordance with the requirements for
the Mental Health CSDS. No additional performance measures are requested
for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant in CY 02. All
counties will be reporting new data on the Mental Health Module in HSRS
in CY 2002-2003. This information will be reported statewide. Our target
date for publishing the first year data is July 2003.
2001 REPORT/2002 PLAN
County Departments of Community Programs/Human Services must complete
pages 1-3 of Attachment 4.
Please send the completed funding report by August 2, 2002, to
Rebecca Cohen, Division of Supportive Living, Bureau of Community Mental
Health, 1 West Wilson Street, room 850, P.O. Box 7851, Madison,
Wisconsin 53707-7851 and a copy to your Area Administrator. If you have
any questions, please contact Rebecca at (608) 266-2712. Fax: (608)
267-7793. E-mail: cohenrw@wisconsin.gov
ACTION SUMMARY STATEMENT: This Memo outlines a reporting process
and provides instructions to develop performance targets. Please
disregard the previous DSL memos relating to Community Mental Health
Services Block Grant reporting.
Complete and return pages 1-3 of Attachment 4 by August 2, 2002. The
Attachment asks you to:
· Summarize activities, expenditures and outcomes under the
Community Mental Health Service Block Grant in CY01;
· Indicate your spending plan for CY 2002;
· Submit one copy to the Area Administrator and one to the Bureau of
Community Mental Health.
REGIONAL OFFICE CONTACT:
Area Administrators
CENTRAL OFFICE CONTACT:
Rebecca Cohen
Bureau of Community Mental Health
1 West Wilson Street, Room 433
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-2712
Fax: (608) 267-7793
e-mail: cohenrw@wisconsin.gov
Attachments
- Attachment 1: County Program Allocation Levels
- Attachment 2: Target populations to be served with these funds as
defined in Public Law 102-321
- Attachment 3: Program Priority Areas
- Attachment 4: 2001 Report and CY 2002 Plan Reporting Form
cc:
Members, Wisconsin Council on Mental Health
WI Family Ties
NAMI of WI
Mental Health Association of Milwaukee Co.
Grassroots Empowerment Project
Attachment 5
Examples of Performance Measures
Community Support Program
Goals:
Reduce the number of inpatient days
Increase the number of persons living independently in the community
Increase the number of persons in competitive employment
Reduce the number of person with a felony arrest
Reduce the number of persons with a non-felony arrest
Performance Measures:
Number of inpatient days per CSP client for CY 2002 will be reduced by X
amount from CY 2001
Number of persons living independently in the community will be
increased from X percent from CY 2001
Number of persons in competitive employment will increase by X percent
from CY 2001
Percent of persons with a felony arrest will be reduced by X percent
from CY 2001
Suggested format for reporting on the Goals/Performance Measures
CSP Program
Goal
Reduce the number of inpatient days
Performance Measures
Number of inpatient days per CSP clients for CY 2002 will be reduced
by _______ days
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# Inpatient Days per Client |
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Number CSP Clients |
Number Inpatient Days |
Number of Inpatient Days per Client |
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CY 2001 X Clients |
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CY 2001 Y Clients |
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