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Port Townsend Empowered Teens Coalition
Meeting Minutes
May 24, 2022
3:30-4:30pm
Zoom Meeting
Purpose of meeting: Program updates, review of Community Survey of Adult Perceptions of Adolescent
Substance Use
Facilitator for this meeting: Lindsay Scalf
In attendance:
Sector Representative
Youth
Parents Alicia Reynolds
Businesses
Media
Law enforcement Josh Ley
Religious or fraternal organizations Albert Scalf
Schools Jessica Garcia
Civic/Volunteer groups
Organizations serving youth Lyberty Forville
Healthcare Professionals Susan O’Brien
State, local, or tribal governmental agencies Denise Banker
Other organizations involved in reducing substance use Holly Gumm
Time Activity
3:30 Called meeting to order, approved minutes from April and agenda for May by general consensus
Introductions, welcomed Lyberty from Crisis and Case Management at Discovery Behavioral
Healthcare who will now be representing DBH at Coalition meetings, thank you Lyberty!
3:35 Updates
1. Drug Take Back event on April 30, collected about 100 lbs of medications between the 3
sites (Quilcene, Port Townsend, and Chimacum), distributed Medication lock boxes (there
are still some available, contact Lindsay or Holly if you want one!). Naloxone outreach at
Quilcene event was a success, hopefully we can integrate this into the PT event in the Fall.
2. Guiding Good Choices, 2 participants for in-person series, 10 participants for the virtual
series. Discussed the background of the program, and plan to host it again in the Fall.
3. SPORT program, evidence-based prevention program focused on body positivity, hopefully
we can implement this at PTHS in the Fall.
4. PRIDE June 25, 2022 10am-4pm at Pope Marine park! The coalition will be represented at
the JCPH booth, and will have pronoun pins, pride flag pins, stickers to distribute. Don’t
forget to follow our JCPH page to share our outreach of this and other Coalition activities:
https://www.facebook.com/jeffersoncountypublichealth
And our website: https://www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/530/Empowered-Teens-
Coalition
5. Lindsay informed everyone about the Seasonal Newsletter that will be going out this week
via Mailchimp. This is a pilot of a newsletter type of outreach to increase awareness about
coalition activities and programs. Stay tuned!
6. Year-round medication disposal: don’t forget about MED project boxes available year-round
for medication disposal https://med-project.org/locations/washington/find-a-location
7. Naloxone access and education: this life-saving medication to interrupt opioid overdose, is
available at JCPH, learn more at: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/431/Syringe-Exchange-
Program
8. Good Samaritan Law, https://stopoverdose.org/section/youth-overdose-education
Discussed Information about the WA State Good Samaritan Law, which is especially
important for young people, who may hesitate to get emergency help because they are
afraid of legal consequences. Josh shared some of the background of the Controlled
Substances Act and RCW 4.24.300 https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.24.300
9. Denise updated us about Youth Cannabis Prevention Program renewal for 2022-2023, and
that Nurse Family Partnership outreach continues, with 2 new parents having been
registered recently.
10. Lyberty updated us about the 988 dialing code that will be available nationwide for call
(multiple languages), text or chat (English only) on July 16, 2022. DBH Crisis services are
available on a walk-in basis at their location 884 W Park Ave, Port Townsend, WA 98368
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. And their crisis line is available 24/7
call 888-910-0416 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/faqs
https://www.discoverybh.org/our-services
11. Denise updated us about the 1/10th of 1% meeting happening soon to clarify funding for
school based mental health services. Current plan for 2022-2023 school year is that PTHS
will have 3 days of counseling services, one day paid for by 1/10th of 1%, one day paid for by
School Based Health Center grant, and one day paid for by PTSD.
12. Discussed proposal to fund teen Mental Health First Aid in PTHS. Jessica and Lindsay are
working on this proposal which will be a part of our action plan for 2022-2023.
13. Discussed August 20th event- Family Unification Day with Parent for Parent program, to
celebrate families reunifying after being involved in foster care. Lindsay will follow up with
Alicia about how the coalition can support this event.
4:00 Assessment
Discussed Continuum of Care and Strategic Prevention Framework to orient us to where we are at in
the planning process for the 2022-2023 action plan
Discussed data from Jefferson Healthcare about Quarterly data
Data is for ER visits at Jefferson Healthcare in the adolescent and youth population (<18) for visits
related to behavioral health needs.
Includes anything under an ICD-10 F code. The data below is as far back as they go, and is shared in
quarters because of the incredible small Ns.
These are encounters –and be aware, multiple encounters might be by the same child. *Data
provided by Jefferson Healthcare to the Community Health Improvement Plan Youth Age Band
Workgroup
Assessment of Health Disparities
QxQ analysis of OESD 114 (PT/Jefferson County data set is too small to use this tool)
https://www.askhys.net/Analyzer
While 28% of heterosexual 10th graders in the Olympic Peninsula region report depressive
symptoms, more than 65% of gay/queer youth report the same feelings.
Discussed nation-wide population health studies, which show that there are very concerning racial
and ethnic disparities in the prevalence of stress and worry, mental health conditions, and
substance use, caused by systemic discrimination, racial stress.
Discussed how relevant this is to Coalition work and programs, and how to continue looking at
action planning through this lens.
Discussed Community Survey of Adult Perceptions of Adolescent Substance Use
Results from 2021 showed that the number of adults responding some variation of ‘yes’ to
questions about youth drinking alcohol in the home was higher than the state average. Discussed
concerns, context, and how to approach this community norm through Guiding Good Choices.
Discussed addressing stigma in prevention.
Survey schedule for 2022 survey will be July-November, stay tuned for survey links coming out this
summer!
4:30 Closed meeting
Next meeting: July 26
Lindsay will be out of the office from May 28-July 3, so if you have any questions about PT coalition
coordination during that time period, email Denise or Holly, or call JCPH at 360.385.9400
Lindsay Scalf
Gender Pronouns: she/her/hers
Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) Coordinator
Jefferson County Public Health
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-9419