CommitteeFamily and Community Readiness
Recognizing that both family units and communities are where support and education are needed most, this committee helps to eliminate stigma and promote quality services on the homefront.
Actionable Goals
- Develop strategies that protect a person’s autonomy to direct their own care while experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Enhance access to housing and promote housing stability for the behavioral health community.
Members
Wade Jones
Chair
Accomplishments to Date
Worked on age-related mental health risks and barriers.
Reviewed data and advocated for the alignment of Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) recommendations.
Focused on expansion of services for elderly and young patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Supported DSAAPD in developing dementia services.
Developed opportunities and services for families with autism, while supporting collaboration among related agencies to identify services.
Supported development of legislation on psychiatric advance directives — strategies that protect a person’s autonomy to direct their own care while experiencing a mental health crisis.
Continued to enhance access to housing and promoted housing stability.
Engaged housing agencies that serve the behavioral health community from around the state, to understand their services and needs, as well as to offer recommendations to address housing needs.