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Introducing the C5 Podcast

The C5 Rural Podcast will be a melting pot of information presented from various C5 Rural Consortium members and guests. You can expect these episodes to touch on a variety of topics affecting areas within the 4- country catchment including Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, and LaSalle counties. With diverse experiences, cultural backgrounds, and education; C5 members are excited to share their individualized wealth of knowledge. The podcast will provide information sharing, lived experience interviews, education on varying topics, introduction to organizations and their services, and a chance to keep up with mental health and substance abuse statistics affecting our rural areas. Whether you are driving, working out, or in the comfort of your home – don’t miss out!

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What is C5-Rural

C5-Rural is a collaborative healthcare network with members from Lasalle, Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties in the state of Illinois with the purpose of bringing together primary care providers, mental health providers, complementary care and community-based providers in order to develop integrative care strategies that bridge gaps in rural mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery in new and innovative ways. C5-Rural will achieve efficiencies, coordinate and improve the quality of behavioral healthcare services, and expand access to services that treat social determinants of health. Collaborative mental health care is an evidence-based, research-driven paradigm that acknowledges the legitimacy of conventional as well as select complementary and community services, recommending specific treatment combinations supported by research findings. Using all available options we will expand the type of currently available behavioral healthcare for rural people, by providing person-centered care that focuses on the whole person, emphasizing wellness and lifestyle while addressing the range of complex biological, social-emotional, psychological, cultural, and spiritual/religious factors that are determinants of mental health.

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The Need

Lasalle, Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties exhibit abnormally high mental illness, suicide, and disability due to mental illness or substance use disorder, and these areas are federally-designated health professional shortage areas in primary care and mental health. Current models of mental health care and treatment options fall short of adequately addressing the need. “Mental health” and “wellness” have been prioritized on county-wide health assessments for more than a decade, and few sustainable solutions have come forth.

The first populations of focus are youth and young adults, ages 12-35 years. Our data show that approximately 40% of all suicide attempts in our region occur in this age range, and 84% of teen survey respondents report past or present struggles with depression, suicidal thoughts, or extreme/prolonged stress or anxiety with less than half receiving necessary help. As we approach these needs as a network, our data show that we must pay careful attention to using age- and culturally-relevant information sharing mechanisms, providing social support and mentoring, finding ways to overcome the inordinate stigma, and providing services regardless of one’s ability to pay. Moreover, to truly meet the need, our network is designing ways to help our youth prioritize their own health and wellness, empowering them to self-drive their own care rather than passively receiving care in a clinician’s office.

Our data shows that approximately 40% of all suicide attempts in our region occur in youth and young adults ages 12-35, and 84% of teen survey respondents report past or present struggles with depression, suicidal thoughts, or extreme/prolonged stress or anxiety with less than half receiving necessary help.

OUR PARTNERS

Representative: Hector Gomez

Representative: Kerri Hicks

Representative: Jennifer Olesen, APRN-FPA, Local NP, P.C. President

Representative: Dr. Sarah Scruggs

Representative: Duane Price & Aimee Stoller

Representative: Vanessa Hoffeditz

Representative: Deon Vandenberg

Representative: Jeff VanAutreve

Representative: Jay McCracken

Representative: Pr. Bob Henkelman

Representative: Mike Patterson

Representative: Luke Tomsha

Representative: Theresa Schneider-Bender

Representative: Jesse Brandt & Jennifer Love

Representative: Linda Burt, MSN

Representative: Petrita Salazar, LCPC, LPHA

Representative: Ahlyssa Pinter

Representative: Pastor Scott Schmidt

Representative: Sheriff James Reed

Representative: Chief Tom Kammerer

Representative: Chief Adam Kurran

Representative: Chief Brent Roalson

Representative: Kim Shute

Representative: Michael Zerneck

Representative: Carol Acorn

Representative: Lori Brown

Representative: Stefanie Morris

Representative: Jeremy Gauwitz

Representative: Pat Schou

Representative: Lynn Olds

WORKING GROUPS

C5 Consortium meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 11am to 12pm

The Working Groups meet monthly:

• Social Determinants of Health meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 1 pm

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• Advocacy Working Group: Meeting every 1st Wednesday of the month at 3 pm. Virtual meeting link below:

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• Prevention & School Integration meets the 4th Monday of every month at 11 am

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

LEADERS: Vanessa Hoffeditz (Tri-County) and Kim Dahl (Perfectly Flawed Foundation)

Devise streamlined ways for meeting basic life needs that enhance one’s ability to thrive and propel a healthy lifestyle. Define resources and support of integrated care by public and private payers; educate members on workflows.

ADVOCACY

LEADER: Lynn Olds (Greenfield Retirement Home) and Melanie Whitmer (The Freedom House)

Raise awareness, educate lawmakers, as well as community leaders and residents on MI/SUD issues.

PREVENTION AND SCHOOL INTEGRATION

LEADERS: Mike Grenda (LEASE Schools) and Aimee Stoller (Bureau Valley)

Develop universal, selective and indicated interventions for multi-faceted prevention of MI/SUD issues in junior/senior high students.

Meet some of our C5 Rural Leadership making a difference within a 4-county catchment including Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, and LaSalle counties

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Sarah B. Scruggs, PHD

Business Official

Samantha McAvoy

Project Director

Dawn Conerton

Project Coordinator

Robert W. Morrow, MD

Evaluator & Business Director

SENIOR ADVISORY TEAM

Patricia Schou

IL Critical Access Hospital Network, Senior Advisor

Helen Lavertsky

UCLA Department of Medicine and Bioinformatics, Senior Advisor

Peipei Ping

UCLA Department of Medicine & Bioinformatics, Senior Advisor

This effort was supported by a Rural Health Network Planning Program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Federal office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Community-Based Division (CBD), Award No. P10RH33037; a 2020 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Planning grant, Award No. G25RH40024 from HHS/HRSA FORHP; and is currently supported by a 2020 Drug-Free Communities grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Award No. NH28CE003019. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, ONDCP, CDC, or the U.S. Government.