Missouri Behavioral Health Council

What it reported doing in 2024

The community mental health liasion (cmhl) program is part of the strengthening mental health initiative. Thirty+ cmls work across the state to assist law enforcement and courts; in fy22, that number over-doubled due to program expansion statewide. The cbhl coordinator works in the council office. The goal is to form better community partnerships among community mental health centers, law enforcement, and courts to save valuable resources that might otherwise be expended on unnecessary jail, prison, and hospital stays and to improve outcomes for individuals with behavioral health issues. Liasions also follow up with the missourians referred to them in order to track progress and ensure success. Through the cbhl program, individuals with behavioral health issues who frequent interaction with law enforcement and the courts will have improved access to behavioral health treatment.in january 2016, the ere and cit programs were added to this category. The council provides management of the emergency enhancement initiative. This includes data collection and outcome reporting responsibilities. Data-related expenses include license fees, data warehouse fees, and data analytic tool costs. Other expenses include travel, meeting expenses, training materials, and staff development.the council also AIDS in managing the crisis intervention training initiative (cit).cit training: the coalition supports the cit executive council in planning the annual cit conference. The coalition works with the cit executive council to financially support Missouri individuals who wish to attend and/or present at the international cit conference. The coalition supports the cit coordinator in the development of cit programs. A law enforcement officer is employed at 75-90% fte to promote and educate the law enforcement community about the cit program.healthcare home: emphasizes coordination of care by utilizing electronic health records and case management to manage medical diseases and improve health and wellness for individuals with severe mental illness. Designed to extend life expectancy of people with smi. Supports the implementation and training of staff for cmhc healthcare homes. Cmhc's have become healthcare homes for missourians who are medicaid eligible participants with chronic illnesses. Provides data analytics for healthcare home clients.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 24.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings