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BAYFIELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
FAMILY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FSAC) MEETING NOTES
Courthouse Conference Room A & Remote
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023, at 4:30 pm
Committee Members Present: Bev Patterson, Darlene Neff, and Bev Lindell.
Committee Members Excused: Lona Schmidt, Mary Dougherty.
Committee Members Absent: Nancy & Dale Johnson.
Others Present: Mary Anich (Family Services Section Manager), Tom Croteau (Behavioral
Health and Community Programs (BHP) Section Manager), and Nina Bucher (Support Staff).
Introductions and Call to order: Mary Anich started the meeting in Schmidt’s absence at
4:35.
Minute Approval: Due to lack of a quorum, approval of the 4/12/23 FSAC meeting minutes
will be acted on at the next meeting.
Public Comment Opportunity: No public comment.
New Committee Name: Anich explained that although behavioral health services moved
sections last year, they will still be covered under this advisory committee. The new name of
this committee will now be the Family and Behavioral Health Services Advisory Committee
overseen by Anich and Croteau.
Presentation: Croteau explained the three programs in his section: Community Support
Program (CSP) which serves clients with severe and persistent mental illness, is sub-
contracted out to Northland Counseling to administer, and currently has 10 clients;
Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) which serves people who have a mental health or
substance abuse diagnosis, are Medicaid eligible, and are assessed/found to need psychosocial
rehabilitation services; and Behavioral Health Program (BHP) which serves County residents
with behavioral health issues. The voluntary CCS program currently has 45 active clients and is
growing. The purpose of this program is to arrange services that help participants develop
skills/achieve goals so they can live independently and “graduate” from the program. The
majority of CCS services except case coordination are contracted out by the County. Referrals
for all programs come from in house (within Department and County offices), hospitals, law
enforcement, providers, schools, and community. Behavioral Health workers process all
Chapter 51 (72 hour emergency detentions) in the County. The BHP section’s focus is to be
proactive and address potential issues before they exacerbate, intervening when individuals
need help.
Section Updates: Anich said there are currently three case managers in Family Services
addressing juvenile justice, child protective services, along with a foster care/kinship
coordinator, family specialist, and social worker aide. The vacant position is not being
These are meeting notes instead
of minutes as there was not a
quorum at the meeting.
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advertised as reorganization is happening. The two Behavioral Health workers housed in the
FS hall are helping with intake/coverage as well.
2024 Budget Discussion: 2023 started with a high cost placement of a youth in a State
correctional institution, which shows it is hard to predict who will walk in the door/need
services next year. Emergency detentions are mandated that Bayfield County pay. Croteau
said they are shifting to use the American Society of Addiction medical level of care where the
state will pay for AODA inpatient services through MA when a level three or four. There is also
currently a room & board grant reimbursing providers for certain services.
Informational Items: Anich said the Family Services section retreat will be on Friday 7/21
in Delta.
Future Meetings: Meetings will continue quarterly on the second Wednesday of the month
with the last of 2023 being held on October 11, 2023
Adjournment: The meeting ended at 5:15 pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Nina Bucher
Nina Bucher