Priority Issue: Behavioral Health
How do we strengthen prevention and treatment of behavioral health issues for residents of DuPage County?
Impact DuPage is partnering with three different coalitions to address behavioral health in DuPage County: Behavioral Health Collaborative, HOPE Taskforce, and Prevention Leadership Team. Each coalition's action plan is below.
These strategies represent only a portion of the work being done by the community to address prevention and treatment of behavioral health issues.
Behavioral Health Collaborative
Vision: All DuPage County residents are able to reach their full potential through a fully integrated behavioral health system that has sufficient capacity to provide high quality, client-driven services.
Mission: The Behavioral Health Collaborative works collaboratively to identify and implement data-driven strategies that improve access and quality of behavioral health services for all DuPage County residents, advocate for aligning resources and funding, and educate the community about the signs and symptoms of mental health issues.
For more information, contact BHC Co-Chair Lori Carnahan.
Overall Objective: By December 31, 2021, achieve a 10% reduction in the number of incoming jail inmates with a mental health issue.
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Not Started Present PCRT results to municipal police departments at Chiefs Association meetings, Behavioral Health Collaborative, and in-person meetingsIdentify funding structure for portions of clinician salary to be paid by each partner department for PCRTDevelop a plan which will include the cost, technology, and necessary partners. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Meet with potential pilot sites before implementation to identify locations for pickup, eligible crimes (if any), exact time expectations. Hold quarterly progress meetings to discuss project experiences. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Refine the screening tools to be used and test with stakeholders to ensure that it meets the needs of all involved. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Reignite participation agreement conversations with Illinois Department of Mental Health about Jail Datalink -
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Completed In progress Not Started Utilize grant funding to send clinicians to Mental Health First Aid training. Schedule regular Mental Health First Aid trainings and reach out to EMS responder organizations.
Heroin/Opioid Prevention & Education (HOPE) Taskforce
Description: The HOPE Taskforce is responsible for advising DuPage County elected leaders on needed program development, supporting infrastructure, and policy recommendations to address DuPage County’s opioid issues and may assist with other related issues as necessary. It is an interagency-interdisciplinary advisory task force that will professionally and comprehensively assess opioid use within DuPage County, recommend effective and actionable policies, initiatives, and programs; and measure success from desired program and initiative benchmarks and deliverables.
For more information, contact HOPE Taskforce member Mila Tsagalis.
Overall Objective: By December 31, 2021, achieve a 10% reduction in the number of deaths in DuPage County as a result of an opioid overdose.
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Completed In progress Not Started Identify new law enforcement locations for RxBOX units.Meet with potential new sites and share details and experiences of current RxBOX locations. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Encourage businesses and organizations to hold take back events. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Hold safe prescribing trainings for providers in DuPage County that are focused on the harms of overprescribing opioids and available alternative medications. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Hold safe prescribing trainings for providers in DuPage County that are focused on the harms of overprescribing opioids and available alternative medications. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Identify new first responder (police, fire, EMS, school nurse) sites that would benefit from participation in the DuPage Narcan Program. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Select geographic regions of DuPage County that require bystander trainings. Meet with organizations (libraries, fire and police departments, local schools) to select a site for the bystander training and plan for community outreach. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Meet with existing first responder sites about adding overdose follow-up services after an individual in their municipality is revived from an overdose. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Identify existing organizations that offer MAT in Illinois locations but not in DuPage County. Meet and provide information about benefits of additional MAT availability in DuPage. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Create advertisements via the internet and signs with Metra and Pace transportation.
Prevention Leadership Team
Vision: For DuPage County to be a mentally and physically healthy, drug-free community.
Mission: Bring together a collaboration of leaders that assess and advocate for the use of best practices to reduce risk behaviors of youth leading to substance use, abuse and addiction.
For more information, contact PLT Project Coordinator Jorie Esser.
Outcome Objective 1: Reduce the percentage of DuPage County high school students reporting consumption of alcohol within past 30 days from 30% to 25% (16.7% reduction) by 2022, as reported by the Illinois Youth Survey.
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Completed In progress Not Started Develop mass media advertisements about alcohol risks and run in DuPage County. Conduct youth-led prevention activities. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Work with municipalities to adopt social host ordinances for residents. Provide parental education through the Glenbard Parent Series regarding the risk of alcohol use by teenagers.
Outcome Objective 2: Reduce the percentage of DuPage County high school students that report using marijuana in the past 30 days from 17% to 15% (11.8% reduction) by 2022, as reported by the Illinois Youth Survey.
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Completed In progress Not Started Support policy development of municipality zoning restrictions about recreational marijuana use before legalization. Educate mayors & managers about what marijuana-related actions they control. Limiting signage about marijuana use that is allowed, regardless of legalization status. Conduct community norms campaigns about marijuana use in schools. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Support policy development of municipality zoning restrictions about recreational marijuana use before legalization. Educate mayors & managers about what marijuana-related actions they control. Limiting signage about marijuana use that is allowed, regardless of legalization status. Provide parental education through the Glenbard Parent Series regarding the risk of marijuana use by teenagers.
Outcome Objective 3: Reduce the percentage of DuPage County high school students reporting using prescription drugs not prescribed to them within past 30 days from 2.5% to 1% (60% reduction) by 2022, as reported by the Illinois Youth Survey.
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Completed In progress Not Started Develop mass media advertisements about the risks of recreational prescription drug use. Create drug take back events at schools and partner organizations so parents can dispose of their prescription drugs safely. -
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Completed In progress Not Started Provide parental education through the Glenbard Parent Series regarding the risk of prescription drug use by teenagers.
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