System of Care: What Wellness Means to Families

The Hennepin County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative, in partnership with the Hennepin County System of Care, embarked on a project to learn more about parent and caregiver wellness. The goal was to understand families’ perspectives on wellness and the support that matters most to them, using these insights to inform future improvements in family services and community well-being.

Through ongoing collaboration and focused conversations with families across Hennepin County we seek to understand and reflect community values, honor lived experiences, and shape more authentic approaches to family wellness. This collective work continues to remind us that when community leads, families thrive and systems evolve.

Read the full report and consider how we can continue to invest in family wellness, strengthening trusted community partnerships, and center family voice in how services are designed and delivered.

System of Care: What Wellness Means to Families

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System of Care: The Importance of Culturally Specific Spaces in Supporting Family Wellness

The Hennepin County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative, in partnership with the Hennepin County System of Care, continues to uplift the work of five culturally specific agencies. Through ongoing collaboration and focused conversations, a powerful theme emerged: families thrive when they have access to culturally specific spaces for connection, support, and healing. These spaces reflect community values, honor lived experiences, and shape more authentic approaches to family wellness.

This collective work continues to remind us that when community leads, families thrive and systems evolve. Read the report and consider how we can continue investing in culturally grounded spaces, strengthening trusted community partnerships, and centering family voice in how services are designed and delivered.

System of Care: Importance of Culturally Specific Spaces in Supporting Family Wellness

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System of Care Community Partnerships: Key Lessons Learned

The Hennepin County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative, through its System of Care work with Hennepin County, sought to deepen its partnerships with culturally specific community organizations that facilitate parent and caregiver groups focused on addressing children’s mental health. This initiative is a dedicated effort to work collaboratively with and within racially and culturally diverse communities in Hennepin County. The goal is to ensure that the diverse perspectives and needs of underrepresented communities are heard and effectively addressed, thereby fostering a more inclusive and responsive system of care.

This report outlines lessons learned during the first six months of these partnerships and provides us with important reflection questions and calls to action.

System of Care Community Partnerships: Key Lessons Learned

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Hennepin County’s Behavioral Health Area is engaging in an aligned effort to implement a system of care. For background information, please see here:

• System of Care Training with Liz Manley: https://hccmhc.org/system-of-care-training-with-liz-manley/
• Hennepin County Behavioral Health System of Care Presentation: https://hccmhc.org/november-2020-updates-from-the-cmhc/ (scroll down to “Now Posted” section)