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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

LESSONS LEARNED FROM EARLY<br />

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GRANTS:<br />

LESSONS LEARNED<br />

FROM EARLY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION<br />

GRANTS:<br />

CO-OCCURRING<br />

DISORDERS<br />

PROGRAM<br />

WSS CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS PROGRAM<br />

Carolyn Baird, MBA, MEd, CARN-AP, CCDP-P<br />

Lorraine Shipley, MEd, LPN<br />

Background<br />

• Establishment of MISA Consortium 1997-<br />

sponsored by PA Department of Public Welfare<br />

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse<br />

Services (OMHSAS) and Department of Health<br />

Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP)<br />

• Purpose-examine integrated approaches to<br />

treatment of co-occurring disorders of mental<br />

illness and substance abuse<br />

Background<br />

• MISA Consortium issued a formal report in 1999<br />

• Courses and core competencies were<br />

established<br />

• OMHSAS and BDAP issued a request for<br />

counties to express interest in establishing MISA<br />

services and systems<br />

• 29 counties expressed their interest<br />

Background<br />

• April 2001-interested MH administrators and SCA<br />

directors received a solicitation for MISA pilot<br />

projects<br />

• 18 proposals were received and reviewed<br />

• 5 counties were awarded pilot projects<br />

• One child and adolescent project was funded in<br />

Berks County<br />

• Four adult projects were funded Beaver, Blair,<br />

Mercer and Washington<br />

Overview<br />

• MH and D/A funds allocated for two years<br />

• A third year was used for evaluation by the<br />

Center for Mental Health Policy and Services<br />

Research (CMHPSR) <strong>University</strong> of PA<br />

• Data collection was ongoing for the first two<br />

years with individualized pilot outcomes<br />

• SIIP (Screening Interview for Initial Placement)<br />

concurrent pilot<br />

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