![]() ![]() Message from Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor: Lorrie Rickman-Jones, Ph.D I am encouraged that the Illinois United for Youth Project Team can establish a strategic plan to help push Illinois forward in the arena of children's mental health. Tremendous synergy exists between Medicaid reform efforts, integration of care found in the ACA, and the core philosophies found within Systems of Care. Through these changes, HFS stands ready to join our sister agencies with Illinois' efforts in restructuring its children's behavioral healthcare service delivery model by emphasizing a coordinated continuum of service delivery at the community level. Like Illinois, nationally states are looking to become more effective and efficient in their healthcare administration while preparing for the additions of new population and programming under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today is a time of significant change in healthcare. It is my hope that Illinois United for Youth will continue to make progress in the design and development of a single, integrated delivery system for children with behavioral health challenges that brings together related reforms in Medicaid, child welfare and other children's systems by using a system of care frame. Children with behavioral health challenges are a relatively small but significantly high-need, high-cost subset of the Medicaid child population, and system of care technologies can be used to inform innovations for this population in Medicaid, such as health homes. Outcome data from states using these approaches indicate reduced use of restrictive, expensive out-of-home settings, per capita cost savings, and improved child-level outcomes such as improved school attendance and reduced recidivism. The technologies associated with systems of care, such as care management entities and high quality wraparound, offer effective approaches to improve the quality and cost of care for children with serious behavioral health challenges who, typically, are involved with child welfare, juvenile justice and special education systems as well as Medicaid and behavioral health. With its emphasis on coordination and greater efficiency of care across systems and providers, partnerships with families and youth consumers, use of data and quality indicators to drive decision-making, and incorporation of evidence-informed practices, the system of care approach is aligned with the goals of state and national health reform. It is my pleasure to support the efforts of Illinois United for Youth, which has made critical strides in bringing together a group of key stakeholders to plan a more coordinated, integrated delivery system for children with behavioral health challenges and their families, using system of care principles as an organizing framework. Prepared by: Illinois United for Youth, A Systems of Care Initiative If you arrive late, the therapist will utilize the remaining treatment time to the best of their ability and you will be charged the full treatment fee.Pathways: Illinois' Strategic Plan for Children's Mental Health (pdf) Pathways | Illinois' Strategic Plan for Children's Mental Health Massage therapists will make every effort to start treatments on time and to maximize treatment time with clients. We recognize that there are circumstances that are out of your control (sudden illness, family emergencies, etc.) and your therapist may make an exception to the above policies on those rare occasions. ![]() ![]() If an emergency situation arises, please let us know so that we can treat your specific situation with personal attention. If you do not show up for your scheduled appointment, and you have not notified us at least 24 hours in advance, you will be required to pay the full cost of the treatment as booked. Please understand that therapists only get paid when they deliver a service. When you book an appointment, that time is set aside for you, and missed appointments prevent us from accommodating other clients. ![]()
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