Name: Planning and Steering Committee Meeting
Start: 2024-01-09
Location: Le Sueur

Attendees

✓ Caitlin Meyer (Collaborative Staff)

✓ Yessica Macias (Collaborative Staff)

✓ Shanna Roloff (Cleveland Schools)

✓ Kristan Pfarr (Tri-City United Schools)

✓ Jim Wagner (Le Sueur Henderson Schools)

✓ Christa Luna (Le Sueur Henderson Schools)

✓ Sammy Hoelscher (Le Sueur County Human Services)

✓ Jamie Hayes (Le Sueur County Human Services)

✓ Nicholas Devens (Le Sueur County Human Services)

✓ Leah Fredrick (Le Sueur County Public Health)

✓ Tiffany Vanden Einde (Minnesota Valley Action Council)

✓ Aaron Pribyl (Horizon Homes)

✓ Jonathan Beulke (Inspire Services)

✓ Angela Sticha (Duck Cup Memorial)

✓ Felicia Kellen (Hoffman Center Counseling)

✓ Michelle Olund-Youngberg (Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota)

✓ Christine Meeks (South Central Service Cooperative)

✓ Liz Jones (Fernbrook Family Services)

✓ Present: 18/18

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Meeting Minutes and Agenda

Review and approval of meeting minutes and agenda

#2

Coordinator Updates

Update on mental health initiatives and collaborative structure

#3

Partner Updates

Updates from partner organizations on their initiatives and progress

#4

More Resilient Minnesota

Review of phases and progress on the More Resilient Minnesota initiative

#5

Brainstorming for Phase 3

Discussion on target audience for community resilience conversations

Public Comments

5 speakers

Angela Sticha · Topic: Mental health needs in schools

Increasing mental health needs in schools, difficulty engaging families

Nick Devens · Topic: Mobile Crisis referral process

New process for referring foster children to mental health services

Liz Jones · Topic: Therapist openings

Openings for therapists at Fernbrook Family Services

Felicia Kellen · Topic: New contracts with schools

New contracts with schools for mental health services

Jim Wagner · Topic: Increase in new students

Increase in new students, more mental health needs