Dear Admin Community Partners,

First, thank you for joining with FastTrackerMN.org over the years on this effort to better connect the public and each other to simplify navigating Minnesota’s mental health and substance use disorder systems. We’ve made great progress together and we plan to build on that legacy even more for the future. To that goal, we’ve researched, taken information from focus groups, emails, and conversations with you, and invested in a new version of FastTrackerMN.org. Our goal was to update and streamline our interface with you, and ultimately collect data to better measure need and capacity, and inform future investments in Minnesota.

That brings us to the recent re-launch. We knew we would discover some glitches with the relaunch and fully expected to troubleshoot. Now we realize that, although the redesign aimed to be familiar and build on past strengths, the admin interface has not been as intuitive as anticipated, and we’ve identified glitches that have been challenging for everyone.

I want to apologize to you and ask you to bear with us as we address these issues. You have been very helpful and patient. We built this tool to help you do the important work you do serve Minnesotans, and we value your time.

GOOD NEWS:

• Thanks to your feedback about inaccurate search results, we discovered the source for some data update troubles and resulting erroneously small search results. We’re still partnering with over 1500 clinics and programs across Minnesota. We’re fixing that bug and invite you to test the search results again.

ACTION STEPS:

• Email us your comments, your feedback, and your screenshots. We want to hear about your search results successes and misses, your update victories, and challenges. Tell us what you think about the site’s navigation.

• We are working with our data and IT contractors to develop training modules and will be offering them in the coming weeks.

Stick with us through these bumpy days and help us build FastTrackerMN.org into exactly what you need. Together we can create connection and cohesion.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. L.vukelich@comcast.net or 651-278-4241.

All Email reminders will be coming from MHAdmin@FastTrackerMN.org or SUDAdmin@FastTrackerMN.org going forward, please make sure you have both unblocked in order to continue to get important updates about your listings and avoid being deleted. Thank you!

Help us welcome BABY LUCY!

Help Us congratulate the Lillestol family on their newest addition!

Our MH lead here at FastTrackerMN.org, Jessica and her family welcomed their second child, baby Lucy on 9/23/2022! Mamma is doing great, and big brother Archie is so proud!

Jessica will be out until mid-November to bond with Lucy, so if you need any assistance with the website or your listings, please email Samantha at Samantha@FastTrackerMN.org

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Thursday September 29th – “INSTILLING HOPE: ADDRESSING SPIRITUAL CONFLICT, CONFUSION, AND PAIN IN ADDICTION TREATMENT” – 11am – 1pm CST – 2 free CEUs

Friday September 30th – Progress Valley’s 50th Anniversary Breakfast Celebration 8am – 9:30am – Hyland Hills Chalet – *FastTrackerMN.org will be here in person, come see us

Saturday October 1st – Should Out Loud 3rd suicide prevention & awareness Concert Benefit -St. Louis Park Rec Center R.O.C. – 3700 Monterey Drive, St. louis park, MN 55416 11am to 8pm CST *FastTrackerMN.org will be here in person, come see us at the face painting booth!

Friday October 7th – It Takes a Virtual Village “Ethics in the Virtual Space” – 10:30 a.m. CT – 1.5 CE Hours

Wednesday, Oct 12th – Listening sessions to help inform upcoming Minnesota SUD Summit – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM or 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM -Webex

Monday October 24 through the 26th – 2022 MARRCH Annual Conference & Expo – Saint Paul RiverCentre.

Welcome Fall!

If you have any news or announcements you would like added to the FastTrackerMN.org Newsletter, please Email us:

Samantha with Substance Use Programs – Samantha@FastTrackerMN.org and
Jessica with Mental Health – Jessica@FastTrackerMN.org

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