BOARD/COMMISSION:  Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health

The Subcommittee on Children’s Mental Health was established in 1989 under the Minnesota Statute 245.697 Subd. 2a. in order to make recommendations to the State Advisory Council on Mental Health. The chair of the State Advisory Council on Mental Health appoints the Subcommittee members.

The Subcommittee members include:

• the Commissioners or designees of the commissioners of the Department of Human Services, Health, Education, State Planning, and Corrections,
• the commissioner of Commerce or a designee of the commissioner who is knowledgeable about medical insurance issues,
• representatives of children's mental health advocacy groups,
• three providers of children's mental health services (preadolescent, adolescent, and hospital-based),
• parents of children who have emotional disturbances,
• a present or former consumer of adolescent mental health services,
• educators currently working with emotionally disturbed children,
• people knowledgeable about the needs of emotionally disturbed children of minority races and cultures,
• people experienced in working with emotionally disturbed children who have committed status offenses,
• members of the advisory council,
• one representative of the local corrections system and one representative from the Minnesota District Judges Association Juvenile Committee, and
• county commissioners and social service representatives.

The subcommittee must make recommendations to the State Advisory Council on Mental Health on policies, laws, regulations, and services relating to children's mental health.