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Home My WebLink About201011_SAAB_Min_Nov1 Approved December 14, 2010 JEFFERSON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday November 9, 2010 3:30 – 5:00 PM Mt. View Facility Room 6 Meeting Minutes: Board Members Present: Fran Joswick, Chase Glenn, John Austin, Hargopal Boyd, Conner Daily, Anne Dean, Betty Harmon, Tony Hernandez, Catharine Robinson, Sam Markow, Mike Phimister, Coleman Riddle, Ray Hunter Board Members Absent: Arnie Danberg Staff Present: Teresa Wirth, Kelly Matlock, Karen Obermeyer Staff Absent: Ford Kessler, Julia Danskin Guests: Jerry and Peggy Thoutte I. Approval of Agenda – M/S/A Betty Harmon / Conner Daily / All. II. Introductions – Board members, staff and guests introduced themselves to one another. III. Approval of the October, 2010 SAAB meeting minutes – M/S/A Ray Hunter / Chase Glenn / All IV. Public Comments/From the Floor/Announcements Fran Joswick announced Tony Hernandez had just given her a copy of a letter stating Jefferson County had not been selected to receive funding for the Recidivism Reduction grant that had been submitted in March, 2010. Fran went on to inform the group that the letter included comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal that was submitted and she would make it available to SAAB members once she had reviewed it. V. Provider Reports Prevention – Kelly DBHR Prevention Redesign – Cohort 1 The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is initiating the Prevention Redesign. Jefferson County Public Health and Olympic Educational Service District (OESD) were chosen as one of twelve counties to participate in the first wave of the redesign plan, which is called Cohort 1. The first Cohort 1 meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 29th at OESD. Project Alert Karen Obermeyer has started the 6th grade Project Alert classes at Blue Heron Middle School and Chimacum Middle School. She is in the process of scheduling the 7th grade classes and the 6th and 7th grade classes for Quilcene School District. The Great American Smoke Out Thursday, November 18th is the Great American Smoke Out. Karen Obermeyer provided details on the Great American Smoke Out to the SAAB members. Prevention Summit Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) funds paid for two Jefferson County members (Fran Joswick and Barb Hanson) to attend the Prevention Summit in 2 Approved December 14, 2010 Yakima from October 14th through 16th. Two chaperones and six students with the Port Townsend High School (PTHS) Task Force received scholarships to the Summit. DBHR funds paid for their gas and food to and from the Summit. Karen Obermeyer and Kelly Matlock also attended. A media campaign called “Let’s Draw the Line” was presented at the summit. The PTHS Task Force, through the Jefferson County Community Network (JCCN), has applied to be one of 100 communities to do the campaign and receive a $500 stipend. SAAB will be given more information as more develops. Coleman Riddle provided details on his impressions of the summit. It was noted that “Drawing the Line” was his favorite part of the summit. OSPI’s “Bridge the Gap” vetting group Karen Obermeyer and Kelly Matlock participated with “Bridge the Gap,” a state-wide vetting group that is looking at possible strategies around reducing the state’s high school drop-out rate. Kelly will be attending a follow-up Summit sponsored by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and America’s Promise Alliance has been schedule for December 6th in Olympia. Protecting You / Protecting Me The Protecting You/Protecting Me classes in the county school are TBS. SAAB will be notified as more develops. Drug Free Community Grant Jefferson County Public Health and Jefferson County Community Network have decided to partner on writing a Drug Free Community Grant, a Federal Grant. Positive input from students about PY/PM In presenting the beginning classes to Project Alert, Karen Obermeyer found that sixth graders in both Port Townsend and Chimacum were sharing with her all kinds of information that they had learned about brain development and how alcohol and drugs impact their brains that they had learned last year in their 5th grade Protecting You/Protecting Me classes. These classes were facilitated by the Port Townsend Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. WAY TO GO, GAVIN, MIKE AND KELLY! (This has been reported last month as well. It is just so exciting we had to report it twice.) Public Health- Julia None County Drug and Alcohol Coordinator - Ford None VI. Old Business Relapse Prevention Jail Program Fran Fran stated Pat Wiggins had reported that there continues to be 12-14 individuals attending the RPG groups at this time. There is an increase in the number of people showing an interest in volunteering for this program. Unfortunately, Steve Richmond has not been able to restructure the volunteer program due to budget cuts. Chase Glenn reported he volunteers for this program on a regular basis and the turn out continues to be good. 3 Approved December 14, 2010 Drug Take Back Day Update Tony Tony Hernandez reported he had contacted the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to follow up on the proposal he had submitted via email. The proposal was approved by the DEA and has been sent to a Special Agent in Seattle for final approval. Tony also reported that there will be an article in the newspaper, in several weeks, where family members of love ones who have died from prescription drug overdoses will be interviewed. Report on Board of Health Meeting Regarding Alcohol & Drug Abuse Sam Sam Markow reported Siri Kushner had done a slide presentation at the last Board of Health meeting on Substance Abuse and Mental Health trends and comparisons. Sam stated Siri was going to provide hard copies of the slide presentation and when he receives them he will present them to the SAAB. Develop Goals for Legislative, Communication, Grant, and Policy Sub-committees Fran Fran passed around a signup sheet and asked SAAB members to select and sign up for one of the above mentioned sub-committees. Sub-committees sign up noted below: Grant Communication Anne Dean- Lead Coleman Riddle- Lead Conner Daily Chase Glenn- Notes Sam Markow Tony Hernandez Kelly Matlock Betty Harmon Julia Danskin / Karen Obermeyer Ray Hunter Policy Legislative Arnie Danberg- Lead Hargopal Boyd – Lead John Austin Catharine Robinson Sam Markow Mike Phimister Fran Joswick Ford Kessler Sub-committees broke into groups to identify/develop goals. Identified goals outlined below. Grant Goal: Research and write grants to bring additional funds to Jefferson County in regard to substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare. Objectives: Perform grant-writing process as applicable. Successfully apply for the Drug Free Communities Grant. Continue researching future grant opportunities. Communication No goals submitted 4 Approved December 14, 2010 Policy 1. Identify gaps in services. 2. Develop strategies to address the gaps. 3. Are we getting the biggest bang for our buck with existing services? Legislative 1. Start by compiling a contact list. This contact list will include the names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses of all political representative officials at the Federal, State, County, and City levels. We will also gather and compile information on each of the representatives past stances and efforts concerning the legislation of issues and policies concerning drugs and alcohol. 2. We will than use this information to lobby and promote any policies handed to use by the SAAB policy committee with the intention of them becoming new statutes or implemented policies at the city, county, or state level. VII. New Business Fran requested member input on whether to have a regular meeting next month or to have a Christmas party. Members indicated a preference for a party. M/S/A Ray Hunter/ Anne Dean / All Teresa will ask Ford to make the reservations for the party at Fiesta Jalisco restaurant. Other Adjourn— M/S/A Catharine Robinson/Hargopal Boyd/All - Meeting adjourned at 4:59 pm. Next Meeting: December 14, 2010 at Fiesta Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, 10893 Rhody Drive, Port Hadlock Respectfully submitted by: Anne Dean