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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Marion Wright, exec­ utive director for both the Halton and Grey- Bruce branches of the Canadian M ental Health Association, spends a lot of time on the road - commut­ ing. She works alter­ nating weeks at the two branches, driving every weekend to, or from, Owen Sound. Plus, she handles a caseload and uses her cell phone to check appointments. Photo by Graham Paine By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR Association - CMHA Halton in Milton, but also of the Grey-Bruce branch in Owen Sound. She is at either location on alternating weeks. Each trip takes her three hours - one way. It's all part of a restructuring to merge CMHA branches, with Halton and Grey-Bruce leading the way. "I love it," she says, "I have a cabin in God's country." Wright says she can combine the best of what an urban and rural CMHA branch can offer. "In Grey-Bruce, transportation is the key issue." While CMHA-Halton has regional offices in Oakville, Burlington and Acton. Grey-Bruce has set up regional teams with four partner agencies in Wiarton, Walkerton, Markdale and Owen Sound. Marion Wright does a lot of com­ muting to cottage country these days - it's part of her job. Since the end of February, she's been the executive director of not only the Canadian Mental Health PRINTER BLOW-OUT! 'We aim to provide seamless services, with bridges instead o f gaps, with sentinels a t each bridge so people don 't fa ll into the gap. ' -M arion Wright You wilt only pay for what you really need , not for what manufacturers choose to give you You will have com plete freedom to order only those com ponents th at will give you peak perform ance for your personal and business needs You will get top quality, brand nam e components • You will get a full 1-vear on-site warranty You will receive your order within 7 business davs INCLUDES: 1 5 * MONITOR PLUS CANON BJC-4400 COLOUR PRINTER! "The programs at both branches benefit from a shared executive direc­ tor," explains Wright, adding she isn't the only one making regular trips to Owen Sound. "We also have staff exchanges, and they just love it." The Halton staff get a chance to enjoy cot­ tage country; the Grey-Bruce staff have the opportunity to experience urban settings. "We'll be holding a joint retreat for all of our staff in July." CMHA-Halton employs 21 staff; Grey- Bruce has 14. The restructuring of the CMHA branches is in line with the Ontario Ministry of Social Services' decentral­ ization of services into regions. "The CMHA has already been partnering services with local agencies," said Wright, adding the Oakville office is partnered with Kerr Street Ministries at 488 Kerr St. "The spiritual partnership has been helpful to many of our participants. We found that the evening meal program was being attended by people who could benefit from our Oasis drop-in program." CMHA-Halton is also partnering services with ADAPT, STRIDE (for­ merly Halton Work Programme), Oakville Re-Entry Homes, Father's House, the North Halton Mental Health Clinic and the John Howard Society. The Grey-Bruce partners include the Grey-Bruce Health Corps, and the Bruce Peninsula Housing crisis team in Wiarton which operates a seven-day a week distress line. Wright's new role is "reflective of the direction non-profit agencies are moving to provide services on a region­ al level, to effect consistency of ser­ vices, and administrative efficiencies, versus having many small agencies each with their own administration and fundraising. "We aim to provide seamless ser­ vices, with bridges instead of gaps, with sentinels at each bridge so people don't fall into the gap." One of her goals is to integrate peo­ ple with a mental illness'into the main­ stream. Wright has already implement­ ed this at CMHA-Halton. "About 41% of our staff are people with mental health problems. We started this inte­ gration since our reorganization last year. They work in teams and there's no way you can figure out who the con­ sumers are." In 1998, CMHA-Halton was launched as a central agency with regional storefront offices. "We have to 'work smarter,'" says Wright. "With a shared executive direc­ tor, the agencies can communicate bet­ ter." Both Halton and Grey-Bruce have separate boards. Wright has always been part of the team, carrying a caseload and provid­ ing face-to-face service delivery. A similar merger exists between the Wellington and Waterloo branches, however they are located side-by-side. 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