Recovery Meeting, PIP 2/6/15

Attendance

MU

S&T

UCM

Maryville

MSSU

HSSU

SLU

MRN

Take Home Messages

  1. This group/collection of folks would like to continue meeting.
  2. They clearly see a need for statewide collaboration and support from other student recovery groups or support organizations.
  3. Group recognizes that recovery issues might be a growth edge for institutions of higher education.
  4. Would be very appreciative of support from Partners in Prevention
  5. Possibility of having sub-meetings during the monthly PIP meetings (for example riding to Columbia with campus contacts, but having a separate meeting in a different room).
  6. Excited about the Meeting of the Minds Recovery Tract
  7. Want to continue with a workshop as phase II of this meeting at MOM
  8. Want to have 12 Step meeting at MOM.

Comments/Ideas Shared:

MO Recovery Network

-Funded by the Department of Health

-We need to mobilize to change public opinion

-Prescription Drug Monitoring program

-Check out morecovery.com

Adriatik Likcani, UCM - New Recovery Residence Coalition

-Coalition, provides actual services

-Works with treatment/detox centers

-9 year grant, 24 services

Dan Reilly, MU posed a question; How can we provide a systematic level of support?

UCM

-Campus visits to see panels

-Statewide umbrella

  • All student groups, no administrators

-Invite schools that don’t have these groups to see panels/general operations

-Outreach to vocational schools

-Department of Health conference

  • Possible sponsor for Students in Recovery conference
  • Tag on sponsorships

-Outreach to High School

  • Can be difficult, need to have high school advocates

-Create newsletter

-Project Community Connect

  • Possible booth, more information to come

-Department of Mental Health Spring Conference

  • Possible booth

MU

-Statewide networking options, database of contact information for everyone here and those who will be interested in the future

-Communication platform - Facebook, listserv, etc.

-Panel once a month to meet with other schools - maybe during PIP meetings

-Panels at young people conferences

-Outreach to trade schools

-Sober housing

-More student involvement- practicums

-Three pronged groups, each prong keeps others in check (recovery, sober lifestyle, ally)

-Having a space is very important

-Sober not recovery important to SIC, apprehensive to outside meetings

-Survey- how do we reach non users?

-Possible conference in the summer, discounted residence hall rooms

-Don’t dilute the message!

-Create umbrella organization

  • Strictly recovery?
  • Creating welcoming spaces

SLU

-Strictly recovery events meetings: dating, sex, school work

-Panel open to everyone, not just recovery students

-Better outreach with MO Outreach Center, high schools

-Community Colleges Drug Awareness Week- speak at this event potentially

-Closed facebook group

-Staff perspective- less time to devote to CRC

  • Get a GA for recovery?

Maryville

-Convention for MO schools

-AA State Convention in Jeff City

-Fall Classic in STL

-First year experience class, speak to freshman

-Umbrella organization, “Friends in recovery”

HSSU

-Collaboration with SLU or the surrounding campuses

-Area meetings

Ladell’s take home message: Get as large as you can and then get a real clear and good at what you are doing.