We are so happy you are interested in getting involved with the Behavioral Health Alliance! The mental health crisis is a complex problem, so we need caring community members to bring their strengths and passion to the cause.
The BHT meets every other month on the third Thursday for 1.5 hours The meetings are hybrid, so you can attend in-person or virtually via a Google Meets link. The location of the meeting rotates between Jackson and Windom.
To join the Alliance, please fill out the following form.
If you are interested in getting involved in a specific capacity, the BHA has smaller workgroups that are focused on specific community mental health topics.
Mobile Crisis Workgroup: Led by ElevaCare
Focused on building the capacity of the ElevaCare's Mobile Crisis Unit.
Behavioral Health Provider Workgroup: Led by Sam Hopwood, Agape Counseling Center
The Provider Workgroup is a support group for local providers to get together, share what's happening in their worlds, and get help with anything they may be struggling with.
Suicide Prevention Workgroups: These groups aim to build community capacity around protective factors against suicide. Led by Janette. Simon@dvhhs.org
Education Workgroup:
The purpose of the Education workgroup is to bring awareness to mental health and create educational opportunities for community members to gain skills and knowledge to support their mental health and the mental health of others
The Education Workgroup is also the home of the Stigma-Free Campaign led by Janette Simon, Community Health Planner at DVHHS.
Social Connections Workgroup: Led by Lindsay Chapman at DVHHS.
The purpose of the Social Connections workgroup is to reframe the conversation toward one that recognizes the root causes of, and systemic solutions to, social isolation and to redesign community-level systems to support meaningful social connections.
Resource Workgroup:
Focused on identifying and sharing mental health resources with key stakeholders and community members.
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Workgroup: Led by Luke Ewald, Health Educator/SHIP Co-Coordinator at DVHHS and Lindsay Chapman, Opiod Committee Chair
Substance use is a critical mental health issue within our communities, and the ATOD Workgroup works to prevent substance abuse.