Action Items for Mental Health/Addiction

“Access to individuals who have gone through and overcome the same issues.”

Below are action items suggested in the area of mental health/addiction:

• [Remove] stigma
• Access to individuals who have gone through and overcome the same issues
• Knowledge/communication about mental health/addiction
• Increase funding for substance abuse and mental healthcare coordination
• Crisis stabilization units
• More education on need and services
• Increase salary for staff for retention
• Change mindset of people through educating the public
• Inpatient facility in the upstate to meet addiction needs
•  Staff member located at hospital as an immediate resource for those coming to ED with mental health and substance abuse
• Many with substance use disorders are working—what can HR staff do to identify? They can help decrease stigma
• More education on what resources are available
• Student loans payback incentives for employees in the field
• Love others campaign—showing community love to all and encouragement to those falling vs avoiding them
• Invest to halfway houses or community support housing with education/ways to succeed.
• Get churches to partner—most will—with funding if nothing else
• Increased funding from legislators
• More knowledge about opportunities in the field