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July 1, 2020 Meeting Minutes x Beth
Barker-Hidalgo x Connie
Hunter Glenda
Groff x Gordon
Clay Issabella
Vermaak Katrina
Upton x Katlyn
Temple Kelly
Schellong Maia
Mello x Teresa
Costa Nancy
Torney Pat
Piper x Tim Wilson Juvenile
Programming City Government Faith Based x Court Boice Samantha Birk Britt Ivy Boice Michelle
Hanna Tara Modugno Randy Ullom Call to Order - Via
GoToMeetings. Pledge of Allegiance Court
Boice Led Welcome - Gordon asked
members to give 3 words the think of when
considering the committee's qualities.
Beth-accountability, awareness, advocacy.
Connie-leadership, networking, safety net. Gordon-
Survive, strive, thrive. Katlyn-advocacy, support,
transformation. Teresa-compassion, empathy,
understanding. Tim-listen, learn, live.
Court-patience, gentleness, kindness Introductions: Roll Call was
completed. Quorum not met. (7 Present) Gordon
shared that we need to fill one vacant position-
may need to implement without council approval.
Gordon also shared that he and others were able to
distribute text line information in the school
lunch bags at the high school. He was able to make
some quick "elevator speeches" to parents as they
picked up the bags. Wally's house has put out about
500 bags, Advanced health ordered 1000 flyers to
distribute. The Gold Beach High School principal is
also willing to make sure each student receives
one. Approval of Agenda
On
hold Approval of Minutes 4/1/20,
5/6/20, 6/3/20 On
hold Citizens Input: No one
present However there has been some discussion with
Will Wasson regarding a virtual Stand Down as well
as a virtual fitness program. 7 Task Group Reports: Michelle
Hanna left Advanced Health and resigned from the
committee-Need new representative from the medical
community. Beth suggested better training is needed
for the medical community on the right questions to
ask in screening for suicidal thoughts. Gordon
stated that only 32% of providers ask about
suicidal thoughts. Surveys show they do not ask due
to lack of time or no protocol on what to do if
answer is yes. Many victims of suicide had recently
visited a medical provider in the last 45 days to a
year. Also need to get Faith Based organizations
involved and asking the question. Beth is very concerned about
housing issues even with the eviction protections
that are in place due to COVID-19. Should we offer
informational cards to the various housing agencies
and faith based organizations. However, due to
COVID-19 many places are not putting out materials
for client access. 7 a Hiring a facilitator on Goals
Direction plus grant opportunities to fund
On
hold 7 b Logo designs. Check Vista
Print or Google for logo ideas. Michelle is still
willing to help with logo designs. 7 c Social Media Social Media- A
Facebook Page has been created by Katrina Upton.
She is also working on other social media outlets.
Please suggest information suitable for the page
On
hold 7 d Funding sources (9.2)
On
hold Old Business Let's Talk- Beth will be
speaking on the topic of Overdose Awareness month
for August. July 29th is the BOC meeting to
promote. There will also be a newspaper
article. 8 a 1 Overall Bereaved Parents
article, Letter to the Editor, PSA,
https://bit.ly/2KU7Vgf 8 a 2 Speaker to give 3 minute
lived experience with overall PTSD or other lived
mental health experience at BOCs 3rd Wednesday of
each month - Next meeting July 29th, 9:00 am, Board
of Commissioner's Chambers, Gold Beach 8 a 3 Looking for two more people
to take an aspect of suicide for September 2 or 16
Commissioner's meetings Council
Goal Priorities
https://bit.ly/2UWvl9o
Decide on
the system to use and the person to take point and
persons who are supporting the process to use to
determine.
On
hold Long Term (2021+) Rank
importance On
hold. Short Term (2020)
On
hold Low-Hanging
Fruit
https://bit.ly/2XcW5Fo
What the Council can do NOW to address the suicidal
reactions of at-risk Curry County citizens to the
loss of jobs, closed schools, social distancing,
the economy and potential infection from COVID-19
Will
distribute Crisis Text Line 741741 wallet cards and
a flyer on "How to have a conversation about Mental
Health" to all parents picking up lunch bags at
Gold Beach High School on June 5 and
Brookings-Harbor High School on June 9. What is the
target market of people who use the food
bank? Rank and Establish Each
Stakeholder's
Goal Priorities
https://bit.ly/39RqCLA
(As determined by the individual Stakeholder Task
Groups) Report when ready. Stakeholders to
determine what goals they have in common with other
stakeholders and those goals should be moved up on
their individual lists. Beth Spoke about S.U.D.-
lack of access to MAT (medication assisted
treatment) for those persons that want to get off
their addiction. No mechanism for treatment of
serious drug/alcohol addiction in the county.
County needs a PCP to provide MAT-This is available
at other hospitals and they also refer to other
treatment programs. If somebody is ready for
treatment it needs to happen then. Dr. Silver is
known to provide MAT but no other help is
available. Only one person in county for SUD and
that is Greg Gill. No help for inmates in local
jail either. Beth is covering this topic at the
next board meeting. Discussion ensued about
resources such as social media, radio, newspaper
etc.. To get the word out about this topic and open
discussion. The NA/AA meetings have been canceled
due to COVID-19 so persons are out there with no
help. Connie suggested we make sure the CCO's are
involved due to the hospital not having funding or
don't want to deal with it. Much of the staff at
hospital are rotating so no consistency to get
investment in issue. Beth -we know what is lacking.
The DATA is there-need infusion of money from other
hospitals or agencies to provide programs. We
deserve better. Gordon asked if the state can help
at all and Beth will see if there is anything.
Connie suggested the tax base from south county
voted down so sustainability. Gordon explained bullet
points on depression and that many overlapped. He
has looked at other Suicide awareness committees
for examples. He is wanting to address how theses
topics are affected in our county. Beth asked about
depression for instance and what resources are to
be offered if someone endorses depression as a
symptom. Gordon wondered how much anxiety and
depression affects SUD and suicide. Gordon is
wondering how to give resources and protocol to
interact with children and adolescents. Tim Wilson
shared that there is a series of videos called
"Safe schools" and that the district is now
providing training on suicide awareness as part of
Adi's Act. There are also good resources on the
Department of Education website. There is a new
superintendent for the district, and he is much
more proactive and engaged and is incorporating the
Big 6 to problem solving and decision
making. Stakeholders to determine
what goals they have in common with other
stakeholders and those goals should be moved up on
their individual lists. Oh
hold Long Term (2020+)
Stakeholders to determine what goals they have in
common with other stakeholders and those goals
should be moved up on their individual lists.
On
hold Short Term (2021)
Stakeholders to determine what goals they have in
common with other stakeholders and those goals
should be moved up on their individual lists.
On
hold Low-Hanging Fruit (now)
On
hold Outreach - Grant
Opportunities On
hold Determine the opportunity for
grants to develop and distribute Council
programs and materials. On
hold Develop behavioral health
Community resiliency strategies On
hold Develop
localized “toolkits” and referral
tools?
On
hold Sources
of Strength or other beneficial youth trainings in
suicide awareness and prevention
develop
ways to fund student
youth populations in Mental Health First Aid for
Youth, Signs of Suicide, etc On
hold Develop a survey to be given
at appropriate tabling events the Council may
participate in. (Azalea Festival, Curry County
Fair, any other events in the county?)
On
hold 6. Ask
specific communities (Elders,
gender spectrum
positive,
tribal, youth, veterans, etc.) to develop a list of
at-risk situations for their community and what
they think might work to reduce those risk
factors
On
hold Logo Project
Send
your ideas to Michelle at rileydogstudio@gmail.com
On
hold New Business Next Steps: Where do we
go from here? Outreach (Approved
Elements) Develop a structure, element
development, distribution and funding needs
analysis. Appoint a point person to accomplish
approved items. On
hold Kelly offered to put together
a flyer and media distribution list. She asked that
any other ideas for places to distribute be sent to
her. On
hold It was suggested that flyers
be placed on public transportation.
Needs
clarification
On
hold Ways to fund citizens
to take on-line training in QPR ($30) and
possible Mental Aid First Aid, ASIST, Start, etc
On hold
Ways to fund educators
to take on-line training in QPR, Student Mental
Health First Aid, ASIST, Kognito, Response
Approved
On
hold A way to distribute
open
letter to clinicians. https://bit.ly/3dpWj1r
On
hold Determine Low Hangling Fruit
for 2020 On
hold Community Partner Updates Crit/Self Crit Crit/self Crit
The committee has met for 6 months now and Gordon
is disappointed in how little has been
accomplished. He wants ideas on how to activate the
other members. He suggested maybe he should step
down as chair and instead just be a member. He
wonders if someone else would be more effective and
motivating the group. Wonders if he was only
elected as chair because he has been the driving
force in getting the committee started. He will
stay in the position but is looking for solutions.
Pandemic is going to increase risk and outcome. He
believes other groups in other counties are still
producing even in the face of COVID-19. AllCare,
Advanced Health, and other groups have functioning
committees with members from various stakeholder
groups coming together to produce efforts not part
of their personal employment. Teresa shared the difficulty
in meeting with the committee needs due to lack of
resources to call on that overwhelms the committee
members. The few engaged in this issue have so much
to do with little time given their other full-time
commitments. Connie stated she is actively engaged
in suicide prevention through her many outlets and
opportunities with various groups and agencies. She
wonders how we can translate what we already do
daily into goals for stakeholders and the committee
in general. Kat commented that we were in
our infancy before COVID-19 hit and suggests that
we focus on that we are doing the best we can given
the circumstances. Not one member present accepted
the suggestion that Gordon step down as
chair. August 5, 2020, 5:30 Sharp.
Location depends of COVID-19
restrictions. Adjourn Meeting was called to
an end at 7:41pm Teresa Costa,
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