YES in Rock County Meeting Notes
10 19/12
Financial Report: Two accounts
· Summit: - $3,985.95
· YES-Suicide Walk
· Currently a deficit: $169.59 but confident it will not remain that way
· 2500 grant - have received half so $2500 still coming in
· Mercy donation - $2500
· St. Mary’s $2000
· Thrivent $1000
· $4,874.24 spent on the Suicide walk – most donations have not come in
Website: will look at web site at the next meeting as internet access is available at the Job Center will meetings will be held from now on. www.yesrockcounty.com
Review of Strategic Plan: postpone until next meeting
Subcommittee work:
1. Clinical Mental Health Services:
o The Suicide Walk
§ 16 different info booths – Mercy , St. Mary’s’ police, Milton bullying coalition etc.
§ 32 minute memory walk for the 32 suicides from last year- largest group – males age 30 – Should post stats on website
§ Balloon release
§ Music
§ Food
§ Silent auction
§ Display for emergency and police vehicles
§ Hoping for 200 people and ended up with 378
§ 2 articles in Jvl gazette
§ Channel 27, channel 3
§ Beloit Daily News
§ WJVL, WCLO
§ Facebook, Twitter’ banners, etc.
§ Ages 20-39 did survey mostly Caucasian
§ Most people supported because new someone or had attempted
§ Be clearer about what the event was going to be – was only suggestion – add question to survey – how many children did you bring and what were you hoping they would get out of it.
§ Comments- were overwhelmingly positive
§ Message – if you are thinking about it – you are not alone or if you have a friend it is more important to get help then worry about making person who has SI upset
§ A way for people to grieve
§ Next year potential date Sept. 21, 2013 – had to be in Sept (Suicide awareness month) for grant.
§ Suggestion to do something around holiday time
§ Purchased a number of items that will be inventories so that it will be able to be used as needed – coolers, markers, air pots,
Grant possibility - same place we got suicide mini grant used for walk – Mental Health America
If you have other info you are eligible to apply – one community and need two other communities to mentor – Clinical Mental Health Services committee sent a letter of intent – bulk of funds would be to hire a coordinator – three years to promote prevention of suicide – three-year grant
Need a group to work on it soon – If interested in being part of group – contact Alicia Oczus at
Would really need to think through who will be fiscal agent for grant - have to be a non-profit to apply
Supervised by Jess? –
No one opposed to exploring the grant application/possibilities
Child Death Review summit in Madison – CPS rep will bring back stats
Youth Risk Behavior Survey – will be info to include – districts can alter survey to meet district preference
Resource directory – students are struggling to get people to call back – where MH resources are and identify gaps in services
In Jvl – a graduation coach is doing a resource document
Associates in Psychotherapy – two bilingual MH providers Crossroads – may have one Gary?
Also - no African-American therapists – we need to advocate that agencies to hire therapists of color – may want to connect with others in communities working on parallel issues – it takes extra recruitment –
Tried to get a subcommittee going for cultural competency that also included mental health issues– didn’t get going address cultural competency in Mental Health Provider community - what drives it is whether or not it will be profitable
Renee – chairperson of - Diversity group in Beloit did not know
Develop a sub-sub committee ??? - bring it to table of a committee in community already promoting cultural competency.
Yolanda Pena (Yoli) with U – EXT. training “Walk a Mile in my Shoes”
Family Support:
o Task took on too big
o Ask Yes for support to get written survey out instead – at least 30 from each agency
o Next meeting 10/30 at 8 a.m. at the Jvl library
§ Will develop guidance to go with survey for service providers willing to get surveys from people they serve.
§ May need some postage money
§ Monkey Survey
§ Will be translated to Spanish
o mm
2. Data:
o No current updates
3. Coalition of Coalitions/Public awareness – May:
o Haven’t’ met since spring – primary focus May coalition café – not sure if it can continue without United Way’s major presence and May awareness month
o Nancy will still be YES rep at State level – Mental Health Awareness committee
o At next meeting watch flash mob MH awareness in Madison
4. Education and Training: 5th Annual Summit will be January 25th’ 2013 at Craig High School in Janesville:
o NEXT MEETING Friday Oct. 26th , Nov. 2nd. At head Start 1221 Henry Ave. Beloit, WI – can phone it if can’t attend
o Encouragement from Beloit friends to think of them as location for annual summit again in future
o At Craig because able to partner with grand obtained by district with similar mission action steps
o Key note – Christine Dunning - Trauma informed care confirmed - trauma informed IEP development expertise plus two breakouts targeting schools - $1,500 cost paid for by grant and YES – some of cost
o Tim Grove confirmed again also
o Speaker – Latinos depression and suicide – doctoral student – Renee will send contact information
o Secondary trauma – Sara H.
o Pursue OT/sensory breakout
o Home Visiting – Benefits when working with Young Children
o State research analyst – Sally’s daughter – data by county and state
o ASQ SE – Lizzy - administer and interpret
o Building community partnership with ASQ/ ASQ SE – how to support results in home visiting
o Homelessness and trauma
o Missing – something specifically for young children
o Ask Jennifer if she is interested in presenting
o Crossroads -EMDR and brain spotting – YES committee supports pursuing this as a breakout session
o Subcommittee discuss format – may have two keynotes – Tim Grove possibly afternoon keynote
o Need to decide on sponsorships
o Need to get busy!!!!
o Get flyer - Save the date – early Nov. and notice right before and after holidays
o Carol, Sally Jennifer , Sara,’ Jodi, Connie, Verlene, Connie, Suzanne, Angela, Robin Stuhr
§ Need to do on-line registration (done for the Together for Children conference) Nancy/Jody will look at this for us and let us know
Early Learning – no updates