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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPECIAL BHAC -OPIOID SETTLE FUNDS MTG-Notes- 5-30-20241 | Page NOTES FROM ATTENDEES 7 /1/2024 SPECIAL Behavioral Health Advisory Committee MTG (Opioid Settlement Funds Planning) Thursday, May 30th from 11:45am to 2:30pm The Maritime Center/In the Oliver Meeting Room- MTG NOTES- DRAFT A. Treat Opioid Use Disorder • Contingency Mgmt. • Wellness Education • Support DBH in exploring detox options- Support either in Clallam or at the Healing Center? B. Support People in Treatment and Recovery • Supportive Services for supportive housing locations/Have Treatment Providers on-site • Work with Tribes on in-patient treatment facility • Strengthen services/provider and agencies that already exist • Employment options • Something to look forward to • Pets (safety)/ Care for them normally- also while doing detox • Reduce Barriers to access • Workforce support • Housing with support • Connect people who need help to the help they need/Navigator • Harm Reduction-Resource Center • Mental Health in Schools/Wellness Education C. Connect People Who Need Help to the Help they Need/ (Connections to Care) • Transportation Hub/ (3 x’s) Subsidized • Transportation-not enough stops for buses • Dial-a-Ride @ 24-7 • Jefferson Transit-run taxi service/ (2x’s) Available on demand • Specific Transportation for medical use? • Smaller buses • Dial-a-Ride for SUD Treatment • Pay Piers a livable wage 2 | Page NOTES FROM ATTENDEES 7 /1/2024 • Systems Navigator/Navigator to walk through the process-medical--job--DL— housing • For the Unhoused/Who does it well? Serenity House? • Vet-Standdown- (tents, etc…) • Support for ID • Basic Safety • Crisis Response • Long-term Mental Health/Medicaid • Availability of mental health counseling resources close to people across the County • Travel to Treatment for the patient in County/across the State • Access to BH Services nearby and community supports D. Address the Needs of Criminal-Justice-Involved Persons • Contingency Mgmt. • Harm Reduction/Resource Center • Need for Housing First/Apply this concept to Transitional Housing; i.e., a place of shelter for those in active use, as a step towards recovery E. Address the Needs of Pregnant or Parenting Women and their Families; including Babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAD) • Fill this need in a non-judgmental way • Doctor Erickson is AWESOME in our Community F. Prevent Over-Prescribing and Dispensing of Opioids • No Comments G. Prevent Misuse of Opioids • Provide Kids with better options/opportunities to prevent use • Mental Health Counseling in Schools/Wellness Education • The WISE Program is an amazing resource, but is only for Medicaid-only recipients; it would be nice to fund their work for non-Medicaid participants H. Prevent Overdose Deaths and other Harms • Place to Be/Drop-off--Set-aside room with trained staff • How to Engage Families • Safe Injection Site as a harm reduction emphasis-in and around services at the site, including access to healthcare 3 | Page NOTES FROM ATTENDEES 7 /1/2024 I. First Responders • More funding for the Fire CARES Program • Regional Approach with the Fire CARES Program • Gateway Training/Focus on the 911 Theater w/Emergency Personnel/EMT’s-Fire Fighters • Support for all of the Navigators and Peer Support staff who serve residents living with SUD • Mobile Response got into South County J. Leadership Planning and Coordination • No Comments K. Training • SUD-Prevention/Early Intervention Services for younger kids • Stigma Education for Peers/Get the kids/NEST/Recovery Café • Lower (BH) stigma with training in people first language and trauma informed care for providers/clinicians • Lower (BH) stigma, by having adults who have been in recovery (for x number of years) mentor youth or have group discussions led by those adults L. Research • Transitional Housing/Assisted Living