LITS - Families and Consumers

Principle #9:

The system of care operates in partnership with consumers, family members and concerned significant others (CSOs) and a continuous effort is made to involve the individual and the family at the system, program and individual levels. (Focus on consumer involvement at state and local level).

Strategy 1:

Involve the target population and advocacy groups in development and implementation of the Louisiana Integrated Treatment Services (LITS) project at the state level.

	Action A Encourage active participation of Chair of Mental Health Planning Council and Chair of Governor’s Commission on Addictive Disorders within Taskforce.
	Action B Seek input from established Client Advisory Board in regards to the work of the Taskforce and its committees, i.e. development of screening and assessment protocols, development of treatment outcomes, etc.
	Action C Invite target population to annual Leadership Summit.
	Action D Contract with Hope Networks to develop and maintain a web-based consumer driven network of outreach, information, education, and referral systems of available statewide support services for those with both mental health and substance abuse needs.
	Action E Contract with NAMI-La to host statewide educational meeting designed to educate consumers, families, advocates, community stakeholders and mental health and substance abuse professionals about effective treatments and leading trends in the field of co-occurring disorders.
	Action F Contract with Mental Health Association of Louisiana (MHAL) to implement a statewide public education campaign focused on issues relevant to co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

Strategy 2:

Involve the target population and advocacy groups in development and implementation of the LITS project within and through the local systems of care.

	Action A Encourage active participation in local steering committees.
	Action B Support the Governor’s Commission on Addictive Disorders plan to hold annual, local focus groups in order to obtain input from clients, consumers, family members, advocates, private providers, other agency representatives and community leaders to use in adaptation of LITS to local region.
	Action C Support the Governor’s Commission on Addictive Disorders plan to organize local networking groups, respectful of local systems of care, which will work to identify community needs and strengths, provide on-going input to regional LITS adaptation process.
	Action D Contract with Set Free Indeed to conduct targeted educational activities to local churches and other faith-based organizations.
	Action E Contract with Building Recovery of Individual Dreams & Goals through Education and Support (BRIDGES) to promote local consumer involvement and education.
	Action F Identify process to support co-occurring support groups, i.e. Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA) and Double Trouble