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About Sooner SUCCESS

Sooner SUCCESS works intimately with both the public and private sectors with the overarching goal to promote a comprehensive, coordinated system of health, social and educational services for Oklahoma children and youth with special healthcare needs in their local community.

Unique in its approach, Sooner SUCCESS addresses barriers by promoting community capacity integration and seamless infrastructure spread in county, regional and state levels.  Sooner SUCCESS achieves this through a service delivery model focused on care navigation and coordination, continuity of care and care transition. Sooner SUCCESS will begin quantifying activities under CMS guidelines for an integrated care resource center (ICRC) in an effort to best reflect the goals of the Sooner Care, Sooner Start and CYSHN and Sooner SUCCESS. Sooner SUCCESS meets the objectives of an ICRC as set forth by CMS and CYSHN through three core activities; family and community linkages to services, family and professional training, and maintaining an up to date, information and referral system.

The Sooner SUCCESS State Interagency Coordination Council has membership from families and many State agencies. This group identifies current interagency coordination activities, challenges to effective interagency coordination, and builds capacity to address those challenges through policy and/or procedural adjustments. The Council meets quarterly and also provides guidance to the project.

The Sooner SUCCESS State Interagency Coordination Council has membership from families and many State agencies. This group identifies current interagency coordination activities, challenges to effective interagency coordination, and builds capacity to address those challenges through policy and/or procedural adjustments. The Council meets quarterly and also provides guidance to the project.

Council Membership

Our Team

 

Ami Bax, M.D., Children's Health Foundation Shaun Walters Associate Professor of Pediatrics Chief of Section Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Director OU Child Study Center, Director, OU DBP Fellowship, Co-Director, Oklahoma LEND

Aietah Stephens, M.S., Director

Lisa Simmons, Region One Coordinator 

Lisa DeBolt, Region Two Coordinator

Lori Wathen, Region Three Coordinator 

Eva Smith, Region Four, Cleveland, McClain Coordinator

Jeannene Leffler, Senior Administrative Assistant

Robyn Boswell, Respite Coordinator

Mayra Castaneda, Respite Coordinator

Vincent Pinion, Biostatistician

Sandra Trevino, Child Study Center Family Partner

Jona Arthur, Blaine, Kingfisher and Major County  

Ronelle Baker, Health Care Transition 

Michelle Rico, Bilingual Family Support 

Samantha Basave, Oklahoma County

Brandy Parks, Logan and Lincoln County

Stephanie Red Elk, Respite Coordinator, Comanche/Stephens County

Erin Strayhorn, Creek County

Kimberly Wiles, Tulsa County

Deana Wilson, Garfield County

Janet Wilson, Canadian/Grady County

 

 

What is the purpose of Sooner SUCCESS?

The purpose of Sooner SUCCESS is to promote a comprehensive, coordinated system of health, social and educational services for Oklahoma children and youth with special needs...in their Community.  Sooner SUCCESS addresses barriers by promoting community capacity and infrastructure spread in communities and at regional and state levels. 

How much of the state is currently covered by Sooner SUCCESS?

Sooner SUCCESS offers Statewide Resource Information and Referral for families that have a child with special needs. Additionally Sooner SUCCESS covers 19 counties with coordinators to date and these counties cover over half of the children in the state.

How is Sooner SUCCESS different from other state programs in Oklahoma?

Sooner SUCCESS is unique in its focus and ability to coordinate the different elements at both a community and state level.

A.  It brings together agencies, parents and providers with an interest in children and youth services  though coalitions- particularly services for children with special needs.  In addition, Sooner SUCCESS succeeds in joining together existing coalitions for the purpose of achieving greater efficiency and closing existing service gaps.

B. It provides direct service navigation to families allowing Sooner SUCCESS to identify service needs for coalitions - enabling them to become more aware and motivated to seek solutions for families.

C. It nurtures and facilitates community and state efforts to address their needs through local and State initiatives.  This is done by providing state agencies and universities with expertise about community and family experiences for the purpose of identifying additional public and private funding resources.

D. It provides accurate information to the local communities and the state on both the needs of children and the impact of the community efforts.