CALVERT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH P.O. Box 1158 Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

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1 CALVERT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH P.O. Box 1158 Prince Frederick, Maryland Laurence Polsky, MD, MPH, F.A.C.O.G Health Officer Doris McDonald, MA, LCADC, LCPC Director STATE OF MARYLAND Phone (410) Washington Area (301) Fax (410) Calvert County Local Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council Minutes I. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Doris McDonald, Jason Phelan, Karen Carloni, Tammy Loewe, Miriam Witzl, Monica Bradley, Vicki Roberts, Andy Sharma, Andrea McDonald-Fingland, Amanda Shores, Joe Windsor, Candice D Agostino, Cheryl Harms, Cathy Letteney, Julie Mashino, Ashley Staples, Rachel Muscolino, Lynn Taylor, Jay Haines, Stephanie Kruchten, Kathryn Marsh, Pamm Pierce, Kim Roof, Susan Onofrio, Audra Howard, Carol Porto, Shawn Reinhardt, David Gale, Denise Dickerson, Kristen Sesker, Toni Wilson II. ANNOUNCEMENTS o Primary Substance Use and Overdose Location charts were distributed and discussed o Genoa Pharmacy opioid cap was cut in half o Maryland Insurance Administration Presentation flyer distributed Held on November 15 th from 10am-11am at Barstow office o 8-505/8-507 and women with children will be transferred to ASO on January 1 st 2018 III. BUSINESS ITEMS o Justice Reinvestment Initiative Went into effect on October 1 st 2017 Agreed upon by all three branches of MD government MD expects to save money and use it to reinvest in the community 4 focuses of JRA: Diversion/Deflection Rehabilitation Restorative Justice Re-entry

2 Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission Calvert County s representative is Lieutenant Tim Fridman, with the Calvert County Sheriff s Office We are trying to align our grants with what JRI is looking for Planning on sending an invitation to Judge Long head of the LGJRC to explain the roll out Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Interest gauged, may be formed and held briefly after future LDAAC meetings Stepping Up Subcommittee Transportation and Housing going back to Jennifer Moreland Data Collection and Peer Support will be with CCBH a. Data collection program still in consideration possibly Medicalistics IV. GRANTS UPDATES o GOCCP Vivitrol Grant Will likely be extended Currently looking for another case manager prior to that extension Vicki Roberts 46 starts from the beginning of the program o Calvert County Family Network Reentry Case Management Criteria: 1. All participants must be Calvert County residents and are referred by CCDC while incarcerated years old with a minimum of 6 18 months sentencing 3. Adults with children under the age of 18 with a minimum of 6-18 months sentencing Numbers have doubled since July meeting Rollout occurring more steadily Two releases this month Three to four releases next month 4 currently in the community Finalized reentry guide o Community Health Resources Commission Rational Re-entry Should be in full force come January 2018 o Maryland Opioid Rapid Response (MORR) Healthy Beginnings Currently staffs a nutritionist, epidemiologist, nurse case manager and peer recovery specialist

3 Helps get pregnant women on Subutex 46 babies have been born in the program over the last 2 years 6 developed NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) Expectations without the program: 32 o Opioids Operation Command Center (OOCC) Opioid Intervention Teams (OIT) New nurse practitioner at CCBH Lusby offering MAT Establishing a peer support program at CalvertHealth Medical Center Emergency Department Education and distribution of Narcan Narcan is being distributed to overdose patients at the hospital V. PROGRAM UPDATES o Pamm Pierce, Calvert County Behavioral Health CCBH received a 3 year CARF Accreditation in September IOP is now offered in Chesapeake Beach and Lusby locations New nurse practitioner at CCBH Lusby offering MAT Project Phoenix has expanded taking on 2 new case managers New peer recovery specialist hired for Healthy Beginnings o Karen Carloni, Southern MD Community Network Program openings available at the Network o Andrea McDonald-Fingland, Project Chesapeake Open House for Waldorf location held on Friday, October 13 th Waldorf location opens on Monday, October 16 th Next program location will be located in Queen Anne s County o Joe Windsor, Calvert County Sheriff s Office 121 non-fatal overdose since 1/ fatal overdose since 1/ OD in October Average age is 35 y/o 31 non-fatal & 1 fatal overdoses of Calvert County residents outside of the county o Candice D Agostino, Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse $10,000 given to support school-based behavioral health $4,000 given to 4 schools and a local church for prevention activities Getting overdose signs for in front of North Beach VFD, Prince Frederick VFD, and Solomons VFD

4 Next Let s Talk event to be held on November 21 st MAT Let s Talk event scheduled for January o Cheryl Harms, Department of Social Services Bus passes and shuttle passes ready for jail releases Next step is figuring out a way to have them distributed o Carol Porto, Carol Porto Treatment Center Signed a management contract, Josh Goldstein introduced Carol is still running the clinical portion Hired a 3 rd Buprenorphine doctor Planning on having a Detox program within 6 months Planning on having PHP and IOP in the future Women numbers are up CARF survey is happening in two weeks o Kim Roof, Calvert County Public Schools All school nurses have been Narcan trained Used grant funding to beef up prevention education in Health classes o Ashley Staples, Prevention Services Continued Narcan trainings 300 people trained since FY18 began o Lynn Taylor, Recovery Support Retuning to parole and probation next month and more often Conducted a Narcan training at the Detention Center Adolescent 1 st Aid will be held in November o Shawn Reinhardt, Drug Court 76 individuals currently in drug court o David Gale, Core Service Agency Federal Block grant for a psychogeriatric nurse was cut by 25% $9 million cut from MD Adult Services Coordinator Loida Walker will be leaving for another county Crisis Intervention is hosting the 7 th annual Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil at 7pm on October 17 th and the College of Southern MD, Prince Frederick o Jason Phelan, Calvert County Behavioral Health

5 Calvert County Behavioral Health in partnership with Calvert County Public School is offering school-based behavioral health across all public schools in the county School-based behavioral health information flyers will be distributed to local pediatrician offices Next LDAAC Meeting: January 17 th p.m. 24- Hour Helplines / Person with a hearing impairment Call Maryland Relay Service at

CALVERT COUNTY STEPPING UP ACTION PLAN

Moving Forward CALVERT COUNTY STEPPING UP ACTION PLAN Focusing on diversion and reentry interventions with behavioral health and disconnected youth populations Develop a report summarizing the work of