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March 2024

CARTER COUNTY CONNECTS
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Hello coalition members, 

 

We had such a wonderful winter season and are looking forward to impacting our community with special holiday events and activities. 

 

Our CCDP December 2023 highlights include:  

    • Our Carter County Collaborative leadership team met for 2024 Strategic Planning.
    • Jilian and Rebecca attended week two of Coalition Business Administration training in Knoxville.
     Happy holidays! 
     
    Jilian
    We are so grateful to our partners at Bridge to Shore Recovery and Recovery Resources for partnering with us on the following projects during this season:
    • Seven weeks of our weekly Speedway in Lights fundraiser!
    • Providing Christmas gifts to the children of people in Frontier Health treatment centers. 
    • Christmas dinner and events.
     
    • We hosted a "Character Skate" at "Skate by the Doe" in Covered Bridge Park.  
    CCC News 
    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 2023-24 CCC Strategic Plan and 2023 Minutes 

     

    Everyone is welcome! 

     

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    February CCC Meeting
    March 7
    Virtual: Join Zoom @ 12pm
     
    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/98690075603?pwd=cDdFQWlSVUk4SzV5cHpmYnlHNXl1Zz09

    Meeting ID: 986 9007 5603
    Passcode: ccc

    Dial by your location
            +1 929 205 6099 
    Meeting will end no later than 1:30pm
     
    Speaker(s): 
    Emily Wells
    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.
     
    NEW: WIDE  Wellness > Inclusion > Diversity > Equity (Committee B):
    More info coming soon! 
     
     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.
     
    Upcoming Events
    Data
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    March 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 - 1                                          
    22-30 - 12                                
    31-40 - 1
    41-50 - 3
    51-60 - 0
    61-70 - 0
    71 and up - 0
    Unknown ages - 3
     
    Gender
    Male - 8
    Female - 2
     
    Violations
    DUI - 4
    Underage DUI - 1
    Public Intoxication - 2
    Underage Consumption - 0
    Sale to Minors or Intoxic- 0
    Drug Paraphernalia - 4
    Drug Free School Zone - 0
    Violation of Implied Consent Law - 0
    Manufacture, Delivery, Sale or Possession of Methamphetamine - 2
    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 - 1
    Schedule III -1
    Schedule IV - 0
    Schedule V - 0
    Schedule VI - 0
     
    9-1-1 Calls For Service
    DUI - 9
    Possible Drugs - 8
    Overdose/Poisoning - 7
    Public Intoxication - 6
    Suicide/Attempt/Threat - 12
    Psychiatric/ Abnormal Behavior/ Suicide Attempt - 0
    Mentally Disturbed - 11
     
     
    Substance Info
    SUBSTANCE TRIVIA
     
    In 1912, during the sinking of the Titanic, the chief baker on the ship dosed himself with what substance to withstand the freezing temperatures?  By doing this, he managed to stay alive for two hours in the icy Atlantic Ocean and was subsequently rescued.
     
    Answer is at the end of the newsletter :)
     
    Program Updates
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    Youth Coalition Updates
     
    During the last few months, youth coalition members: 
    • Attended Franklin County Prevention Coalition's Thrive Youth Leadership Camp 
    • Attended a presentation given by Tony DeLucia, (Ph.D., Quillen College of Medicine, ETSU Meeting and Project Director, Veterans Substance Use Disorder Support Alliance) to learn more about veteran mental health struggles and potential solutions 
    • Our TNSTRONG Ambassador Marcellene attended training with their counterparts from across the state. Ambassadors Carter and Rylee presented information about TNSTRONG and the Ambassador program to the Mid-Cumberland Region via Zoom. 
    • Handed out candy at August Muse during downtown Elizabethton Trick-or-Treating
    • Participated in Celebrity Bagging with United Way of East TN Highlands 
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    Listen to our latest episodes here: 
    Episode 66: Brittany Shell
    Episode 67: Jason Stout
    Episode 68: Samuel Greer
    Episode 69: Jeff Noah
    Resources
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    This project is funded in part by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
    SUBSTANCE TRIVIA Answer
    Alcohol (specifically Vodka)
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