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November 2022

CARTER COUNTY CONNECTS
November Outstanding Coalition Member:

Emily Brooks

Elizabethton City Schools

 

Emily shared:

 

Why is Carter County Drug Prevention important to you and/or our community?  Carter County Drug Prevention is such a wonderful and invaluable community partner. Since I started my career, CCDP has always been a passionate and eager to help. I love working with this organization because everyone at CCDP as a desire to make our community a better place. CCDP understands that we are stronger together!

 

What is your favorite memory, moment, event or partnership with Carter County Drug Prevention? Currently my favorite partnership is the CCDP and Elizabethton High School Coordinated School Health Vape Free Schools Initiative. Vaping is such a huge public health issue among youth. CCDP is helping us provide vaping education and cessation courses to our students, and it is making a difference in our school.

 

We are grateful for the work Emily does both personally and professionally in our community. 

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Elizabethton City Schools
 

Our outstanding partner for the month of November is one of our amazing school partners. 

 

Elizabethton City Schools recognizes the importance of vaping education programs within their school system and allows us to teach the INDEPTH program weekly for students caught with vapes. 

 

They also have staff members who attend coalition meetings, a staff member who serves on our Board of Directors and several students who are part of our youth coalition and other activities.

 

We are so grateful for them and the way they love and take care of students in our community. 

 

 

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Hello coalition members, 
 
Thanks for all you do to help us make Carter County a healthier place to live! 
 
October 2022 highlights include: 
  • Collected 152 pounds of medications at this month's drug take back! Nash did a great job of organizing take back events at the Elizabethton Parks & Rec and at Roan Mountain Pharmacy where 79.5 pounds were collected. The Elizabethton Police Department also collected 72.5 pounds at their location!  (Even if you did not make it to the drug take back event, remember that permanent disposal boxes are available at Elizabethton Police Department and Carter County Sheriff's Department.)
  • Keenburg let us come to speak with their studnts as part of their Red Ribbon Week and we loved meeting their sweet kiddos.
  • We had so much fun sharing candy and resources at several area Halloween events. 
  • Elizabethton Chamber allowed me to share at their Boss Lady Luncheon and I loved meeting women in our local business community.   
 
Thanks for supporting CCDP. We could not make any of the impacts we do without YOU! 
 
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Welcome, Jennifer! 

Jennifer Street has been hired as the Region 1N Hybrid Lifeline Coordinator through the A.C.T.I.O.N Coalition in Mountain City for Carter and Johnson Counties. As a Hybrid Lifeline coordinator, Jennifer will work to increase the availability of evidence-based recovery programs within our two counties by collaborating with community partners such as faith based organizations, community coalitions and recovery community organizations such as the AARRC in Johnson County. Jennifer will also work with other Lifeline coordinators across the state to coordinate referrals to treatment and recovery services and has access to resources statewide to assist those seeking treatment and recovery for substance use disorder.

 

Jennifer will also work to reduce stigma around substance use by delivering community presentations on stigma and is available to work with any organization requesting additional information about reducing stigma.

 

Jennifer can be reached by contacting the A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition in Johnson County at 423-727-0780, the Carter County Drug Prevention Coalition at 423-297-1335 in Carter County or by calling directly at 423-470-3907 or emailing jstreethlc@outlook.com

September Youth Coalition Updates: 
  • Monthly meeting on October 13th- Narcan training and Murder Mystery! 
  • Handed out candy with Downtown Elizabethton for Halloween! Students dressed like some of their favorite songs and we had a CCDP playlist! 
  • All youth in 4th-12th grades with lived experience with or passion for drug prevention in Carter County are invited to be part of the youth coalition. Check out the schedule here!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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November CCC Meeting
November 3rd 
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 @ 1:30pm
 
 
Things to do before the meeting:
  1. Please make sure you have filled out this membership form.
  2. Please use this form to share any upcoming events or activities you would like the collaborative members to know about.
  3. Committee chairs, please use this form to submit committee progress.
 
Dottie Greene, Johnson City Recovery Center
 
Committees will meet in breakout rooms following the speaker.
 
DATA
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October 2022 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 - 0                                                 
31-40 - 4 
41-50 - 4
51-60 - 1 
61-70 - 0
71 and up - 0
Unknown ages - 2
 
Gender
Male - 4 
Female - 7
 
 
Violations
DUI - 2
Public Intoxication - 5
Underage Consumption - 0
Sale to Minors or Intoxicated Persons- 0
Drug Paraphernalia - 5
Violation of Implied Conscent Law - 0
Manufacture, Delivery, Sale or Possession of Methamphetamine - 3
Maintaining a Dwelling - 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 Conainer - 1
Contributing to the Deliquency of a Minor - 0
Schedule I - 0
Schedule II - 1
Schedule III - 2
Schedule IV - 1
Schedule V - 1
Schedule VI - 0
 
9-1-1 Calls For Service
DUI - 7
Possible Drugs - 5 
Overdose/Poisoning - 3
Public Intoxication - 4
Suicide/Attempt/Threat - 5
Psychiatric/ Abnormal Behavior/ Suicide Attempt - 1
Substance Info
Program Updates
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October Update

 

By Shannon Payne, PEAK Mentor Program Director 

 

​Youth mentoring is a process where an older person serves as a guide to help make the transition to adulthood easier. Mentors can help young people in their education, work, and daily life, depending on where they most need help. They ensure that, no matter what happens, they're not alone.

In this context, you may hear terms like "at-risk youth" and "at-risk students" going around. To clarify, these terms largely mean the same thing. Young people are considered "at-risk" if they are at risk of failing academically and are less likely to become independent adults. Here are a few traits that often appear in at-risk youth:

  • Truancy.
  • Emotional/behavioral problems.
  • Poor grades.
  • Lack of interest in school.
  • Disengagement from school environment.

Sometimes, youth need a more holistic approach to get "back on track." Or maybe the person is just facing some issues in their life that need to be addressed. These youth may just need a positive adult presence (mentor), someone they can lean on. In this case, life mentoring can prove helpful. 

Mentoring has several positive effects on youth. Here are a few examples:

  • It helps prevent harmful habits. Youth with a mentor are 46% less likely to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking than other people their age.
  • It has social benefits. If they have a mentor, students facing an opportunity gap are 81% more likely to participate regularly in sports or other extracurricular activities.
  • It's good for mental health. Mentoring has been shown to reduce the symptoms of depression.
  • It has interpersonal benefits. Mentoring promotes positive attitudes toward other people in society. It helps reduce antisocial (delinquent) behavior. Also, mentored youth tend to have better relationships with their parents, and communicate better with them.
  • Develops leadership – Youth who had a mentor are 130% more likely to hold leadership positions.

Inspirational – Mentorship inspires youth to want to help others as well. 90% of youth who had a mentor are interested in becoming a mentor themselves.

 

If you are interested in becoming a PEAK Mentor and being a positive influence in a kid's life, please reach out via email, phone, text, or Facebook to Shannon Payne shannon@cartercountydrugprevention.org (423) 707-9207. Please refer kiddos that could benefit from our program via email or phone. 

 

Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story!

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