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Meeting Notice
Behavioral Health Planning Council
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT
Job Service ND Office- Dakota Room
1601 East Century, Bismarck, ND
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AGENDA
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Call to Order: Melanie Gaebe, Chairperson
Roll Call of Council Members via Electronic Sign-in/Quorum Established
Meeting Minutes Review and Approval-July 16, 2025
Agenda Approval/Reminder of Mission & Goals
10:05 a.m.
BHPC Administrative Updates/Discussion Items:
- Tiffany Pinkney Behavioral Health Administrator/DHHS
- Membership update
- Janell Regimbal, BHPC Facilitator
- Final Review of DRAFT Conflict of Interest Policy & Procedure (MOTION)
- Election Results (MOTION)
- 2026 Slate of Dates/Locations for BHPC Meetings (MOTION)
- Connections Update Request
10:15 a.m.
Follow Up Discussion Items from July Meeting
- Recommendation from Executive Committee re:
- Letters of support from BHPC (MOTION)
- Vision statement revision (MOTION)
10:30 a.m.
Summary Report of ND Behavioral Health Strategic Plan and Future Activities Bevin Croft, Human Services Research Institute
- Revised Dashboard
- Liaison Needs
- Data Ideas for Dashboard Monitoring
11:00 a.m.
Peer Support Alliance of North Dakota, Andrea Hochhalter, Project Director
- Workforce Survey Results
- Project Activities Update
11:45 a.m.
Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.
System of Care Update and Learnings, Katie Houle, Clinical Administrator/DHHS
1:45 p.m.
Opioid Settlement Funding Report- Progress & Future Direction, James Knopik, DHHS/Manager, Addiction and Prevention Program and Policy
2:15 p.m.
Community Example: Therapy Connect Event/Oakes MH Coalition: Event History & Learnings, Rebecca Undem, Oakes Mental Health Coalition member and Executive Director, Growing Small Towns
2:45 p.m.
Break
2:50 p.m.
Consumer Family Network Update, Matthew McCleary, Deputy Director/ND Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
3:00 p.m.
DHHS Reports
- MHBG & SUPTRS: grant submittal update with highlight of changes (Shauna Eberhardt, DHHS/Policy Clinical Director & Lacresha Graham, DHHS/Manager, Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program & Policy)
- PMHCA: update of activities (Sara Kapp, DHHS/Program Administrator, Behavioral Health)
3:40 p.m.
Public Comments
3:45 p.m.
Lightening Round Updates/Announcements from Members
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Next Meeting Scheduled: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Onsite meetings at the Job Service ND Office – Dakota Room; 1601 East Century; Bismarck, ND, and online via Teams.
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in the meeting or who would like more information about the North Dakota Behavioral Health Planning Council can contact Julie Huwe at North Dakota Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division at 701-328-8920, 711 (TTY) or jhuwe@nd.gov.
Date Posted: September 23, 2025