June 2023
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Hello coalition members,
Our CCDP May 2023 highlights include:
- Staff members Jess, Nash, Tia and myself, along with volunteer, Sarah Sumpter, attended the Partners in Prevention Conference at Montgomery Bell State Park. We received great information to bring back home! (pictures 1 & 2 below) Check out our outstanding coalition member spotlight to learn more about the presentation Kelly Kitchens and I gave at the conference.
- I became a "Shield of Care" Trainer. I am so excited to offer this program to juvenile facilities and community organizations. For more information about Shield of Care, visit the website here.
- We hosted our annual Homeschool/Community Field Day event for more than 200 kids! See more about the Bridge to Shore women who helped us out and pictures of our youth coalition in action below.
- I was honored to serve on a "coalitions panel" alongside other regional coalition directors at the "Sparking Resilience: How the Northeast TN Region Can Forge a Recovery Ecosystem for Veterans" Conference (picture 3).
- Nash was able to help with getting "God's Garden" planted. If you are interested in assisting with this garden that will assist with TLC Center and Loaves and Fishes programs to combat food insecurity, reach out to the TLC Center (picture 4).
Thanks for your support. We could not do we do without our amazing community.
Jilian
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Are you a member of the CCC? If not, you should be!
The Carter County Collaborative is a comprehensive collaboration between organizations, people, and businesses for the purpose of creating a healthy Carter County. The CCC plans and executes public events, campaigns, and maintains a community needs assessment through separate committees. This collaborative meets every first Thursday of the month from 12-1:30pm and is open to the public. This meeting also serves as the monthly coalition meeting for Carter County Drug Prevention.
Vision: Carter County Collaborative is a comprehensive collaboration among organizations, people, and businesses for the purpose of making Carter County the healthiest in Tennessee.
Mission: The Carter County Collaborative facilitates member meetings, public events and campaigns, and maintains a County Needs Assessment and County Health Improvement Plan.
Values: Collaboration, Awareness, Representation, Leadership, Compassion, Community
Check out the 2022-23 Strategic Plan here: CCC Strategic Plan
To become a member, click here.
Everyone is welcome!
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June CCC Meeting
June 1st
Virtual: Join Zoom @ 12pm
Meeting will end no later than 1:30pm
Speaker(s):
Leslie Linnemann, Health and Wellness Advocate/Program Coordinator-Change is Possible (CHIPS)
Committees will meet in breakout rooms following the speaker. Participants are welcome to join any committee at any time!
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Committee (Committee A) Goal:
This committee will focus on stigma reduction, education, and community outreach through community partnerships, trainings, and events.
Community Action & Awareness Committee (Committee B) Goal:
Provide information, resources, and support with energy, boldness, and strength, to those in the community.
Community Assessment Committee (Committee C) Goal:
Collect and organize data and provide it in an accessible way to CCC members, to assign leadership roles as needed to manage specific projects, to develop a current community resource hub that is as updated as possible, and to develop a community narrative concerning the county’s historical health.
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The women of Bridge to Shore are willing to help with any event, activity or other need we may have. This month, these amazing women helped with our Homeschool/Community Field Day event and we could not have done it without them. We are so proud of them and the way they are living recovery by giving back to our community!
We also really love doing parenting class with them every Sunday night and spending a few nights each month doing life skills classes with them in their homes. |
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Our June Outstanding Coalition Member is:
Kelly Kitchens
Programming and Special Events,
City of Elizabethton Parks & Rec &
CCDP Board Member
They also just added new signs to the Elizabethton Parks and Rec baseball fields to prevent vaping and smoking in the stands and on the fields and utilized their space for our field day event.
We are so grateful for the way Kelly helps us and supports us throughout the year!
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Recognizing CCDP staff:
Some of our CCDP Staff celebrated National Prevention Week by sharing why they work in prevention. Youth coalition members also shared why they choose to remain substance free.
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May 2023 Arrest Data
*Data Provided by Carter County Sheriff's Department & Elizabethton Police Department through https://carter-911-tn.zuercherportal.com/#/inmates.
Ages
12-21 - 0
22-30 - 1
31-40 - 3
41-50 - 5
51-60 - 1
61-70 - 0
71 and up - 0
Unknown ages - 6
Gender
Male - 10
Female - 6
Violations
DUI - 4
Underage DUI - 0
Public Intoxication - 2
Underage Consumption - 0
Sale to Minors or Intoxicated Persons- 0
Drug Paraphernalia - 8
Violation of Implied Consent Law - 0
Manufacture, Delivery, Sale or Possession of Methamphetamine - 9
Possession of Cocaine or Methamphetamine w/ deadly weapon - 0
Maintaining a Dwelling - 0
Possession of Handgun (Under the Influence) - 0
Introduction of Contraband into a Penal Institution - 0
Possession of Legend Drug without a Prescription - 0
Simple Possession/Casual Exchange - 2
Falsification of Drug Test - 0
Open Container - 0
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor - 0
Schedule I - 0
Schedule II - 0
Schedule III - 1
Schedule IV - 0
Schedule V - 0
Schedule VI - 1
9-1-1 Calls For Service
DUI - 8
Possible Drugs - 9
Overdose/Poisoning - 4
Public Intoxication - 9
Suicide/Attempt/Threat - 7
Psychiatric/ Abnormal Behavior/ Suicide Attempt - 1
Mentally Disturbed - 2 |
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Drug Overdose Data Dashboard from the Office of Informatics and Analytics now includes the most recent data for nonfatal overdose (2017-2021) and prescriptions (2018-2022). Additionally, there has been an update to the trends in fatal overdose (2017-2021). These statewide, regional, and county-level trends have been made available as a downloadable data file that can be found at the bottom of the dashboard’s webpage.
The updated dashboard can be found at: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/pdo/pdo/data-dashboard.html.
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TCCY County Profile of Child Well-Being
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its County Profiles of Child Well-Being in Tennessee for 2023. The profiles include county-level measures on 52 indicators and county ranks in important areas affecting child development: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community. Each profile provides an analysis of the county’s strengths and challenges and policy recommendations to improve outcomes.
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Social Media and Youth Mental Health
This Advisory summary below describes the current evidence on the impacts of social media on the mental health of children and adolescents. It states that we cannot conclude social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents and outlines immediate steps we can take to mitigate the risk of harm to children and adolescents. Download the full advisory here.
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May Youth Coalition Updates:
- Youth coalition members helped with and participated in our annual Community/Homeschool Field Day event (pictures 1 & 2).
- Rylee and McKenna participated in a Full Scale Hospital Surge Exercise with the Northeast Regional Medical Reserve Corps (pictures 3 & 4).
- We can't wait for TN STRONG! The youth summit is coming up on June 4th-6th. Youth will then head to Tennessee Teen Institute June 11th-16th.
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This project is funded in part by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. |
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