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APPROVED January 13, 2015
JEFFERSON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday December 9th, 2014
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Jefferson County Courthouse
Commissioners Chambers
Basement Level
Meeting Minutes
Board Members Present: Catharine Robinson, John Austin, Artis, Mike Evans, Anne Dean, Anthonie
Cullen, Kenneth Frohning, Erik Nygard
Board Members Absent: Conner Daily, Garin Williams
Staff Present: Teresa Wirth, Ford Kessler, Julia Danskin, Vince Marquis
Staff Absent: Kelly Matlock
Guests:
I. Approval of Agenda –John Austin/Anne Dean/All as amended.
II. Introductions – Board member and staff introduced themselves to new member, Ken
Frohning
III. Approval of the September, 2014 minutes –John Austin/Artis /All
IV. Public Comments/From the Floor/Announcements – Artis announced he has started a
registered nonprofit organization supporting dual diagnosis addiction programs and free
food programs. Information can be found at www.soupspoonfund.org.
V. Provider Reports
Prevention Kelly
Chimacum Prevention Coalition (CPC) Activities
CPC will have the monthly meeting on Wednesday, December 10th. Specifics are:
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
4:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: Chimacum High School Library
PLEASE NOTE: New start time
ALL SAAB MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
Current activities of the Chimacum Prevention Coalition are:
The first series of the Strengthening Families Program sessions were completed on
Thursday,, October 20th. 5 families participated - 6 adults and 8 youth. . It also
included:
1. 6 - 4-H volunteer facilitators (a couple of the facilitators are also CPC Coalition Members)
2. 1 volunteer photographer,
3. 1 -4H staff,
4. At least 3 extra younger siblings who were in a “Kid Club” with a Church volunteer
5. Church Secretary who was the site Coordinator who prepared or coordinated food prep.
Sometimes additional volunteers helped with food prep.
6. Julia Danskin and Kelly Matlock were present for every session as back-up facilitators
and assisted with food prep and clean up.
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There was a team debriefing meeting on Thursday, December 4th. The first session was
considered to be very successful by facilitators and participants.
The next series of Strengthening Families sessions will be from February 5, 2015 through
March 19, 2015. (Please see attached flyer.)
CPC is distributing its annual Community Survey. The Survey data will be used to inform
Coalition activities and events, and will be the foundation for an adult Social Norm
Campaign for Chimacum. (See handout for information about participating in the
Community Survey.)
The next Public Awareness presentations by Chimacum Prevention Coalition will be:
Topic: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
When: Tuesday, January 13, 2014
Evening, specific times still to be scheduled
Where: Chimacum High School Library
Presenter: Kristin Schutte from Olympic Educational Service District 114.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the same day as the next SAAB Meeting.
Public Health Julia
The next Board of Health meeting will be December 18th, 2014.
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County Drug & Alcohol Coordinator Ford
Discussions continue about serious funding changes with combining Mental Health and
Substance Abuse services. Ford is working closely with Jefferson Mental Health and
Jefferson Public Health during this planning stage.
There was a “great” Drug Court graduation last week. It was very emotional for one of the
graduating participants. Current and past Drug Court participants presented Scott
Rosekrans with a plague expressing their appreciation for his participation on the Drug
Court team.
Safe Harbor was recently audited by the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
(DBHR) for Medicaid compliance. The audit went very well as there were no findings or
deficiencies found.
Believe in Recovery Vince
Vince reported his numbers continue to decrease.
He has been dealing with 2 recent family deaths.
Mental Health Erik
Erik reported the new executive director of Jefferson Mental Health (JMH) has been on
site for six weeks now and positive changes are apparent.
JMH working to deal with the cuts in the Hargrove funding.
Erik also reported productive discussions with the new Jefferson County Sherriff and jail
staff.
Youth Report Mike
Mike reported a female youth had recently drank to the point of passing out and reported
she had been raped.
No problems reported at a recent school function.
Number of calls from youth concerning domestic violence issues where parents have
mental health and or substance abuse issues is increasing.
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VI. Old Business
Jail Relapse Prevention program
Ford reported a concern with the male Relapse Prevention group at the jail. The
numbers are going down and access to the male inmates is decreasing. Ford to speak
to Steve Richmond about his concerns.
Drug Take Back totals
Total for the Sherriff’s Department was 44# in September and 49# in October.
Volunteer Opportunities for Youth Mike
Mike reported the Cadet program is up and running. There are currently 6 youth
enrolled in the Cadet program. Beyond that he reported kids are very active and
busy with school activities and do not seem to be looking for volunteer opportunities.
DEA Collections Rules
Logistics continue to be explored with the new DEA rulings. In the past pharmacies
could not take back medications, but with the changes made in September
Pharmacies, hospitals and Medical offices can now take back medications but they
must apply with the DEA to do so. Facilities must have devices and polices approved
by the DEA.
Quorum data Catharine
Catherine reported the data provided by Teresa does not indicate a large number of
meetings where no quorum is present. Ford suggested the board have a meeting to
discuss goals before deciding whether the meeting schedule should be changed.
Members agreed and the January SAAB meeting will be used to discuss the goals of
the SAAB.
VII. New Business
Teresa reminded members that January is the month that new SAAB officers are
elected.
Adjourn: 4:37
Next Meeting: January 13th, 2015
Respectfully Submitted By: Teresa Wirth