Providing a Safe and Healthy Community

Providing a Safe and Healthy Community

Sublette County Prevention Coalition Meeting (Pinedale)

Notes from Sept 8th, 2016

1.  Introductions – Ranae

·  PMO for Sub County. Goal is slow and steady social change in reduction of alcohol abuse, tobacco use, suicide, and drug abuse.

2.  Guest speaker – Sheriff Lehr – Updates from SCSO

·  New Sheriff as of July. 15y in County, Open Door Policy

·  Started up Drug Task Force during 1st tour with SCSO in response to meth influx

·  This past year has seen a 150% increase in drug cases

·  Are seeing meth, mj, also scripts, pcp & heroin

·  School Resource Officers back in school. Ryan Day in Big Piney & Scott Weiner in Pinedale.

·  Dave Seifkas: scripts stolen from home, cough syrups, mj, heroin. Recipes on the internet to create intoxicants. Suicidal subjects and Title 25 process.

3.  Alcohol:

·  Working with Pinedale Town Council on points system

·  Breathalyzers to Law Enforcement (4 passed on to Game & Fish)

·  DUI reduction Campaign - new / one of a kind – humongous media campaign

·  Sending 2 community members to TIPS training October 15th (Stan Zurlin & Robyn Blackburn)

·  TIPS trainings to be scheduled every other month, maybe every quarter

·  Compliance Checks – Completed in August, results not published yet

·  6 ID Scanners: 2 for Pinedale , Jim Robinson will check to see if wanted/needed in Marbleton and may give other 2 to local businesses who failed compliance checks

·  Radio ads put on back burner

4.  Tobacco: (postponed)

·  Vape shop in Pinedale closed doors in August

·  Any news of any bars going smoke free???

·  Policies for agencies and tobacco - any agencies willing to provide policies for their staff or buildings to be smoke/tobacco free?

5.  Other Drugs:

·  Education Summit, November 2-3rd in Pinedale. Great speakers and support from the coalition!

·  Weighing Drop Boxes-Karson and Danielle

6.  Suicide Prevention:

·  Mountains of Hope Suicide awareness walks. Aaron reported: Pinedale had 94 participants with lots of youth. Big Piney had 18-20

·  CONNECT training – Nov 15th – Postvention Response Team. 6-8 hours of POST and CEU credits

·  CIT Training-potentially in 2017 for Sublette

7.  Future Prevention Coalition Meetings:

Oct 13th, 2016 Lunch at BOCES

Nov 2 & 3 - PREVENTION EDUCATION SUMMIT, all day - BOCES - register at: goo.gl/1MaEuv

15 POST credits and also EMT credits

Nov 10th, 2016 Lunch at BOCES

Nov 15 - CONNECT Training (Postvention Team), all day, Pinedale TBA.

Dec 8th – Lunch at BOCES

Attendees:

Aaron Priest – Therapist, SCS

Amanda Key – RHCD

Carolyn Normington – Middle School Counselor, Pinedale

Curt Covill – Coroner

Dave Siefkas – Patrol Lieutenant, SCSO

Dayle Reed–Hudson – Therapist, HCBH

Duke Edwards – Pastor, Wilderness Church

Eric Makelky – Principal, Skyline Alternative School Pinedale

Jackie Downie – Therapist in private practice

Jason Greene – WHP

Jim Robinson – Mayor, Marbleton

Kaidi Raney – BOCES

Kathy Anderson – Coordinator, Treatment Court

Kay Ryan – Therapist, SCS

KC Lehr – Sheriff, Sublette County

Lance Gehlhousen – Under-Sheriff, SCSO

Mary Sim-Barcelos – Therapist, HCBH

Mike Straw - Health & Safety, Unified Fire

Ranae Pape – PMO