630.1000. Office of comprehensive child mental health established, duties--staff authorized. - Missouri Statutes

Office of comprehensive child mental health established,duties--staff authorized.

630.1000. 1. There is hereby established in the department of mentalhealth an "Office of Comprehensive Child Mental Health". The office ofcomprehensive child mental health, under the supervision of the director ofthe department of mental health, shall provide leadership in developing andimplementing the comprehensive child mental health service system planestablished under section 630.097. The office shall:

(1) Assure oversight and monitoring of the implementation of thecomprehensive child mental health service system plan;

(2) Provide support, technical assistance and training to alldepartments participating in the development and implementation of thecomprehensive child mental health service system established under section630.097;

(3) Develop and coordinate service system, financing and qualityassurance policy for all children's mental health services within thedepartment of mental health;

(4) Provide leadership in program development for children's mentalhealth services within the department of mental health, to includedeveloping program standards and providing technical assistance indeveloping program capacity;

(5) Provide clinical consultation, technical assistance and clinicalleadership for all child mental health within the department and to otherchild-serving agencies participating in the comprehensive child mentalhealth system;

(6) Participate in the work of the coordinating board for earlychildhood;

(7) Participate in interagency child mental health initiatives asdirected; and

(8) Provide staff support and leadership to the state comprehensivesystem management team established under section 630.097.

2. The departments participating in the comprehensive child mentalhealth service system established under section 630.097 shall designatestaff to represent their respective department on the state comprehensivesystem management team.

(L. 2005 S.B. 501)