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Port Townsend Empowered Teens Coalition
Minutes
April 25, 2023
3:30-4:30pm
Purpose of meeting: Program updates, community updates, report on Prevention Insight group at Blue Heron,
discussion of action planning for 2022-2023
Facilitator for this meeting: Lindsay Scalf
In attendance:
In attendance:
Sector Representative
Youth
Parents
Businesses
Media
Law enforcement Josh Ley
Religious or fraternal organizations Al Scalf
Schools Holly McIlvaine
Civic/Volunteer groups LoLo Sherwood
Organizations serving youth Erin Fenton
Tasha Schleich
Lyberty Forville
Healthcare Professionals Susan O’Brian
Cynde Marx
Kylie
State, local, or tribal governmental agencies Liz Anderson
Denise Banker
Other organizations involved in reducing substance
use
Holly Gumm
Lyberty Forville
Barb Jones
Time Activity
3:30 Started meeting, Introductions of attendees
After April ‘showers’, what are some May ‘flowers’ people are looking forward to?
3:40 Community updates
• Tasha updated about accessibility issues in the raingarden across from QFC/JCPH, Lindsay
will inquire with ACAC about how this can be improved
• Erin updated about the YARD program (Youth Advocating Radical Decisions) and other
youth-centered programs based at OlyCAP
• Susan updated about events every Thursday in May for Mental Health Awareness Month.
• Lyberty described the WISe program as having many open spots, and that anyone
interested in learning more can reach out to her.
Coalition updates
• Guiding Good Choices- workshop for parents
Our last session was March 28 at 6pm at Recovery Café. This Spring series had 5
participants, and the Recovery Café has been a fantastic host! Thank you Alicia for
facilitating for another GGC series!
• Blue Heron Youth and Family Engagement Events
The coalition was approved to pay for supplies and fuel cards for Parent Nights and after-
school clubs this Spring. April 20 Parent Night is 'shame free tips for parents'.
• Blue Heron Vaping Prevention Education
Took place April 12 and 13- included digital curriculum from the ‘Truth Initiative’, SPORT
content, and refusal skills content from Guiding Good Choices.
• Listening groups
Took place on March 29 at Blue Heron, with Prevention Club. A young-adult (ages 18-24)
listening group will be scheduled later in the Spring.
• Medication Take Back Events took place April 22- in PT at QFC, in Port Ludlow at the
Beach Club, and in Quilcene at the Quilcene Fire and Rescue Station.
Port Townsend:
collected 56.6lbs of medications
handed out 8 naloxone kits
handed out 6 medication lock boxes/bags
4:00 Reviewed report from insight activity with Blue Heron Coalition Club
• Collage art project with 6th and 8th graders hosted on March 29.
• Lindsay will send out the report with the images and the themes that emerged from the
discussion.
4:05 Discussed action planning
• Reviewed internal survey of coalition programs. Most responses gave a green light to the
programs, with a few details to add to the language describing the programs. Survey will
remain open for a few weeks so people can continue to submit their responses.
https://forms.gle/Urr5tWXKH4NxTdU38
• Lindsay will make any edits to the action plan, and send out a draft before May 15th. The
Action Plan is due to DBHR on June 15th.
4:10 Discussed stigma/shaming of people who use substances.
• Event in Port Angeles Olympic Communities of Health and OlyCAP.
• How to continue community education about person first language.
Discussed how to promote parent education that encourages shame-free family discussions
about substances use.
• Discussed takeaways from April 20 Parent Night at Blue Heron, 16 parents were in
attendance.
• Guiding Good Choices framework sets up a model with the Social Development Strategy
so parents are encouraged to frame all conversations with their ‘hope’ for their child,
rather than fear/shaming, and promotes anger/conflict management so that destructive
conflict is avoided.
Discussed Legislative Session updates
• Purchase Use and Possession (PUP) updates
• Changes to signage laws
• Blake Decision will be revisited in a special legislative session
• HB 1406 concerning youth under the age of 18 accessing shelters
• Official Washington State dinosaur will now be Suciasaurus rex
4:30 Closed meeting
Next meeting: May 16, 2023 from 3:30-4:30pm
Anti-Racist Literacy Workshop hosted by Usawa Consulting
Lindsay Scalf
Pronouns: she/her
Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Coordinator
Jefferson County Public Health