AGENDA

EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. | Room 445 State Capitol Building

Members of the public may participate remotely in the meeting by visiting the committee’s webpage to access the live streaming options: https://le.utah.gov/committee/committee.jsp?year=2023&com=SPEEMH

Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council Members

• Representative Melissa Ballard, Co-Chair, mballard@le.utah.gov

• Rebecca Dutson, Co-Chair, The Children’s Center of Utah, rdutson@tccslc.org

• Senator Ann Millner, Utah State Senate, amillner@le.utah.gov

• Greg Bell, Utah Hospital Association, gsb@utahhospitals.org

• Katie Mazzie, Utah System of Higher Education, katie.mazzie@ushe.edu

• RyLee Curtis, University of Utah Health, rylee.curtis@utah.edu

• Supt. Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Board of Education, sydnee.dickson@schools.utah.gov

• Angelo Giardino, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah, giardino@hsc.utah.edu

• Dr. Brooks Keeshin, University of Utah, brooks.keeshin@hsc.utah.edu

• Brian Miller, bmiller.thirdwave@gmail.com

• Mikelle Moore, Intermountain Healthcare, mikelle.moore@imail.org

• Mark Rapaport, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, mark.rapaport@hsc.utah.edu

• Eric Tadehara, Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, erictadehara@utah.gov

The Council was created by legislation during the 2021 General Session (H.B. 288; Utah Code Title 63C, Chapter 23) to:

• Provide action-oriented guidance to legislative and other state leaders on how to meet the behavioral health needs, including mental health and substance use issues, facing youth and families within the state and ensure close collaboration and alignment with existingstatewide behavioral health efforts and groups;

• Generate a common framework for preventing and addressing mild, moderate, and serious behavioral health concerns that youth within the state face;

• Clarify roles among LEAs,local mental healthauthorities, local substance abuse authorities, and other behavioral health partners regarding the practical and legal obligations of screening, assessment, and the provision of care;

• Facilitate joint development of state and local plansamong LEAs, local mental healthauthorities, local substance abuse authorities, and other behavioral health partners that:

o Describe how the entities will collaborate to meet the behavioral health needs ofyouth within the state; and

o Provide clarity and consistency in the standardization, collection, analysis,and application of behavioral health-related data to drive improvement.

1. Council Business

• Call to order

• Approval of the minutes of the May 10, 2023, meeting

2. Utah Behavioral Health Assessment & Master Plan Draft

Representatives of the Utah Hospital Association and other members of a collaborative project examining Utah’s behavioral health system presented to the council at their June 2022, January 2023, and April 2023 meetings. The council will receive a presentation on the completed draft and have an opportunity to ask questions.

• Laura Summers, Senior Health Care Analyst, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

• Council Discussion

3. Adjourn