July 21 Program: What happens to vulnerable youth as they “age out” of foster care, child/adolescent mental health, special education or drop out of h

Please note change of date for this meeting only:

MONDAY, July 21, 2008

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Miyama Main Hall, Harris United Methodist Church
Nuuanu Ave. and South Vineyard Blvd.
Ample parking - driveway off Nuuanu Ave.

AGENDA:

11:30 Luncheon: Hawaiian Stew, Brown Rice, Salad, Dessert, $5.00 Donation

11:45 Welcome, Introductions and Remarks, Larry Geller, President

12:00 Program

Panel: “What happens to vulnerable youth as they “age out” of foster care, child/adolescent mental health, special education or drop out of high school?”

Rupert Goetz, M.D., Director, Hawaii Transformation Grant, “Integrating an Uncoordinated Mental Health System,” (can this serve as a model for other state social services?), and
Marya Grambs, Executive Director, Mental Health America of Hawaii

12:45 Questions and Answers

1: 00 Adjourn

About the Program

Marya Grambs, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Hawaii has been working for Hawaii’s mental health for 67 years, dedicated to reducing the stigma of mental illness and improving care, treatment for children, adults and seniors. Grambs’ talk will focus on vulnerable young adults as they age out of services.

Rupert R. Goetz, M.D., Director of the Hawaii Transformation Grant completed a Psychiatric Residency at the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) in 1988.  Professionally, he first served in 1988 as Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Services, then as the Director of Managed Care for the Department of Psychiatry at the OHSU. In 1995, Dr. Goetz became Medical Director of the Office of Mental Health Services for the State of Oregon. In 2003 he assumed the position of Medical Director for the Hawaii State Hospital, where he served until accepting his current, joint position in 2007. At the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Hawaii, he serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. In 2001, he was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Goetz' practice is in administrative and community psychiatry, with particular attention to primary