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Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) SRFC Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative (SS/HS) Connections Grant Partners of Suburban Ramsey County SIGNATURES OF PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT: Upon signing this agreement, the original agreement and signature shall be held at the Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative office. Information Sharing: The SRFC Director will be responsible for coordinating the communication and information sharing among the participating partners. Methods for sharing information will include the SRFC List Serv, The How Are the Children? Updates; individual email, written communication such as meeting minutes, quarterly progress reports, annual reports, semi-annual SRFC-SS/HS Initiative -Community Forums, SRFC Joint Powers Board and Outcome Team meetings, and any other pertinent correspondence. All correspondence will involve designated agency/organization representatives and authorized representatives for each SRFC-SS/HS Initiative partner. Data privacy of all clients will be respected as per state and federal law and agency policies. Local Public Mental Health Authority: • In partnership with the Ramsey County Interagency Initiative (RCII) including the St. Paul -Ramsey County Public Health/Health and Human Services and Corrections, public and private schools and Head Start systems, and the MN Department of Health, partners will continue to develop a more cohesive/ coordinated system of care for identifying and intervening on behalf of children/youth demonstrating mental health concerns. This plan will include improving the coordination and integration of the school, county and community based mental health services countywide. • Provide oversight of all Ramsey County contracted mental health services (on-site and off-site), supervision and monitoring of contractual personnel • Support school -linked comprehensive mental health services • Support the comprehensive early childhood mental health services at school sites and within the community including coordinated screening efforts with designated early childhood programs • Support school-based screening programs to detect depression and other mental health disorders Linda Hall, Ramsey County Children's Mental Health Unit Manager Date Referral Processes for School -Linked Intensive Mental Health (IMH) Services: When a student is involved in the School -Linked Intensive Mental Health Program, the IMH therapists work closely with school personnel, such as social workers, nurses, psychologists, counselors, chemical health coordinators, and sometimes classroom teachers and principals. This involvement begins with a referral from school personnel to Page 14 of 16