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HomeMy WebLinkAbout200810_SAAB_Min_OctJefferson County Substance Abuse Advisory Board DATE: October 14, 2008 3:30-5:00 p.m. Jefferson Mental Health Meeting Minutes Board Members Present: Fran Joswick, Anne Winegar, Mike Blair, Catharine Robinson, John Austin Board Members Absent: Betty Harmon, Conner Daily, Bob Archibald, Nichole Black Staff Present: Ford Kessler, Julia Danskin, Teresa Wirth Staff Absent: Kelly Matlock Guests: Quen Zarrah, Department of Public Health, Ronnie Wuest and Jon Moore, Friendship Diversion I. CALL TO ORDER/APPROVAL OF AGENDA The October 14, 2008 Substance Advisory Board meeting was called to order at 3:33 pm. by Fran Joswick, Chair. Fran added Committee Selection to the agenda, and then asked if there were any additions to the agenda. No further additions so Fran requested a motion to approve the agenda as presented. A motion was made to approve the amended October 14, 2008 SAAB meeting Agenda; M-S-A Mike Blair and John Austin. October 14, 2008 agenda was approved. II. INTRODUCTIONS Quen Zarrah was reintroduced to the board members. Ronnie Wuest and Jon Moore, both from Friendship Diversion, were introduced to the board members. Quen will be finishing up a presentation started at the last Substance Abuse Advisory Board meeting and Ronnie will be presenting information about Friendship Diversion Services. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING A motion was made to approve the SAAB meeting minutes for September 12, 2008; M-S-A Mike Blair and Anne Winegar. The September minutes were approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS/FROM THE FLOOR/ANNOUNCEMENTS Quen Zarrah continued her presentation on the Family Services provided to the community through the Department of Public Health. V. OLD BUSINESS New Board Member Orientation: Julia Danskin reported she had met with Ford Kessler to develop a board member orientation outline. It was decided that Ford will contact other advisory boards around the state to gather information on their procedures for orienting new members. Julia and Ford will meet after Ford gathers this information to develop plans for orientation. Fran Joswick 1 would like to devote the January, 2009 board meeting to orientation and responsibilities of board members. Fran has asked board members to let Julia or Ford know if they have specific concerns or questions before the January meeting. Jail Relapse Prevention Program Status: The Relapse Prevention Program (RPP) started in the jail 2 weeks ago. The women’s group has had 2 attendees and the men’s group had 6 the first week and 7 the second week. Ford stated this was a great opportunity for him to find out what kind of help individuals need and want. Ford also reported the men were actively involved in their groups. Jailers informed Ford that the inmates appear to be having an “attitude adjustment” and so far the program is being received well. A new AA meeting will be starting tonight at the jail. Some barriers and challenges to this new program include getting 12 step folks involved. Housing is another barrier. Fran stated she had met a nurse at church that would love to have 3-4 women live with her in her home which is clean and sober. Fran is doing some investigating on zoning and licensing for this woman. Fran would like members to keep their eyes and ears open for individuals that would support and participate in this project. Pre-Trial Treatment Enhancement Program: Ford reported that he found out that this program is already in existence. According to Juelie Dazell, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, individuals do have an opportunity before arraignment to opt for treatment. Juelie went on to inform Ford that there is a problem with inadequate evaluations as individuals were being found to have “No Significant Problem” and no treatment recommendation was made. Juelie suggested to Ford that Conner Daley try to set up a meeting with the Port Townsend City Prosecutor and local Defense Attorney’s to see if they would be interested in this program. Membership Recruitment Update One letter of interest has been received by the Department of Public Health by a Doug Daniels. A Victoria McKenna has voiced her interest to Ford and Ford will ask her to send her letter of interest to the Department of Public Health. It was reported that an officer that works for Conner has a wife that is a doctor who may be interested in becoming A SAAB member. Fran asked Ronnie Wuest if she would consider becoming a member and sending a letter of interest Law and Justice: Fran Joswick attended the last Law and Justice meeting and reported State Legislators attended this meeting and presented a “picture” of the next two years. SAAB Bylaw Updates: Currently waiting for new members to be brought on board and then Ford will check with David Alvarez so the Bylaws can be submitted to the Department of Public Health for approval. Meth Action Team: 2 No Report. VI. PROVIDER REPORTS Prevention: Project Alert - Karen Obermeyer has facilitated 6 of the 11 core lessons of Project Alert at Blue Heron Middle School. The core lessons for 6th graders and the booster lessons for the 7th grades in Chimacum and Quilcene have been scheduled. She will be contacting Brinnon School District to see about presenting both core and booster lessons there. Classes began at Blue Heron Middle School on September 15th. Parenting Wisely – Kelly Matlock’s meeting with the counselors from Blue Heron Middle School and Chimacum Middle School have been re- scheduled from late September to late October. At these meetings we will be setting up a procedure for parents to check out this parenting video program. Kelly will continue to report back about how this video program is being used by the counselors with parents. Protecting You / Protecting Me - Same as September, 2008 minutes. Our Kids: Our Business – Kelly has contact Claudia Black to see if she would be willing to participate in “Our Kids: Our Business.” (OKOB) She is willing to be the keynote speaker at a kick-off event the last weekend in March, but a round trip ticket from Arizona will need to be covered. She is also willing to do one-day training at a reduced rate. Her normal fee is $5000 a day. She is willing to do one-day training in Jefferson County for $3000. Kelly is in the process of investigating possible community partners who would be willing to share in the cost of the training. She will be doing training through the ESD in southeast Washington next month, so Kelly will be approaching our ESD to see if they would be willing to co- sponsor training. The organizers for OKOB have had some preliminary meetings to start the planning for this year’s OKOB campaign. Six Year Strategic Plan –Same as noted in September, 2008 minutes. September is National Recovery Month - The SAAB, Jefferson Community Network and Jefferson County Public Health sponsored a Proclamation that was signed by the County Commissioners and the City of Port Townsend. There were three articles in The Leader and an ad with the SAAB Board Members holding the Proclamation during the month of September. There was one Letter to the Editor from an anonymous “Mom in Al-Anon” thanking the paper for the articles. Kelly received a “thank you” email from Kimber Rotchford for the first article (Kelly forwarded that to the SAAB list serve), and has heard many verbal “thank you’s” for all of these efforts made during the month of September. Power Point “Train the Trainer” Because the Power Point is being revised the Six Year Strategic Plan Sub- Committee is recommending that the “Train the Trainer” be postponed. Tobacco Report 3 4 No Report. Public Health: Julia announced that the next Board of Health meeting is scheduled for October 16, 2008 at 2:30 pm at the Pope Marine Building and Fran will be presenting. Julia informed the board that the contract with Kitsap Mental Health using the 1/10 of 1% funds has gone through and Jean Baldwin will be sending out contracts for substance abuse and mental health. County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinator’s Report: Ford Kessler reported that Doug Allen, Director of the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA) is retiring and John Taylor will be the interim Director while the state conducts a nation wide search to fill this position. VII. NEW BUSINESS Ronnie Wuest, Jefferson County Branch Manager of Friendship Diversion Services gave a presentation on the services offered by Friendship Diversion. The services are intended to provide an alternative to sentencing for Court defendants, who are referred by the County Prosecutor’s office. Ronnie provided members with hand outs describing Friendship Diversion services in detail. ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 5:05 pm by the Chair. NEXT MEETING: November 11, 2008 Respectfully submitted by: Teresa Wirth