Will County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (WCSAPC)
Main Meeting – January 2022
January 25, 2022
4:30PM
In-Person and Zoom Meeting
Approved: February 22, 2022
Members Present
In-Person: Chief Dan Jungles, Bonnie McPhillips, Sgt. Robert Platos, Courtney Garfield, Sheree Stilwell
Zoom: Caitlin Daly, Diane DeVries, Aishwarya Balakrishna, Dr. William McCarty, Daniel Martin, Loren Yaksich, Debbie Henning, Tim Cramer, Tracey Papesh, Jen Hahs, Samantha Castro, Jenny Evengelista, Gloria Bloodsaw
Call to Order/Welcome
Start: 4:33PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Introductions (Name & Organization)
Welcome to any first-time attendees
Reports:
- Treasurer – Loren Yaksich – Financial Report
- No Expense or income
- $35,933 standing balance
- Caitlin motions to approve, Chief Jungles first, Diane seconds
- Secretary – Aishwarya Balakrishna – Approval of October, November, and December minutes (there were not enough members at the meeting last month and therefore could not be voted on)
- October revised minutes, November minutes, and December minutes: Sam motions to approve ALL, (could not hear who seconded)
WCSAPC Requirements:
- DFC Grant Report – Bonnie McPhillips
- Nothing to report
- CADCA Training in Jan./Feb. 2022
- Brent Moatz is helping with poster design
- Presentation on HIPS Trailer at Coalition Ideas Fair
- DFC Grant Progress Report due Feb. 25 (Courtney has begun working on it)
Subcommittee/Action Team Reports
- Alcohol – Brittany Gruver
- Courtney is reporting – met today
- Brainstorming new ideas for 2022
- Marijuana – Sgt. Robert Platos
- Alternative dispute resolution programs
- McCarty suggesting research and prior program implementations
- Nicotine – Caitlin Daly
- Met last Thursday
- Brainstorming Snapchat social media
- Social Media – Jackie VanOvermeiren/Courtney Garfield
- No updates
- Care Team Updates – Sgt. Robert Platos
- Laying low for winter
- Illinois Youth Survey (IYS) Update – Dr. WiIliam McCarty
- Tim Cramer updating
- Need to hear from Joliet Schools – only Gompers has registered
- Two years ago, all these schools were registered before the holidays
- Lot of issues, fights at Joliet West and Joliet Central
- JW Principal is leaving at the end of the semester after getting injured in a fight
- Lockport HS is in, but none of the feeder schools are signed up – working on getting recruitment letters out to schools
- Debbie Henning can get information out to grade schools in Lockport since she works with them a lot – can talk to principals and superintendents
- Too Good for Drugs being taught at Gompers
- No Pre or Post data – State has required an extra session for opioids
- We need this pre and post data for DFC reapplication
- Hard to get survey responses during program times
- Courtney suggested method from Hadley MS – students are taking surveys home as homework so that it does not take up class time
- No Pre or Post data – State has required an extra session for opioids
- Can’t get into Dirksen
- Post Test data from Hadley will be available in the next couple of weeks
Sector Reports & Sharing:
- Business in the Community: Brian Delli
- No updates, Brian is not present
- Civic Volunteer Groups: United Way
- 211 program rolling out – launch date is June 1, 2022
- Informational and referral system/services
- Getting organizations listed in 211 database for the community
- Services like housing, substance abuse agencies, etc.
- College or University: OPEN
- Need to fill
- Faith-Based, Religious or Fraternal Organizations: Sheree Stilwell
- Several new people coming to support groups
- Healthcare Professionals: Jen Hahs and Gloria Bloodsaw
- Gloria Bloodsaw (Gateway)
- Face-to-face care has resumed, virtual options as well
- Explore Recovery virtual program – 1:1 information on treatment with a provider
- Jen Hahs (Rosecrance)
- Kevin reported openings at Silver Oaks
- Challenge with COVID-19 – lots of careful considerations with admissions
- Timberline Knolls and Gateway have openings as well for admission
- Rosecrance residential admissions are open, IOP are still virtual
- Law Enforcement Agency: Lockport PD
- Debbie Henning has taken over in community outreach position
- Media: Diane DeVries
- Working on new Snapchat media campaign that will launch in April – started brainstorming with Caitlin and Aishwarya during Nicotine Subcommittee meeting
- If anyone else has ideas, please send to Diane
- Organizations Focusing in Substance Abuse: Tim Cramer
- Chestnut Health – no further updates
- Parents: Undersheriff Brian Conser
- No updates, Brian is not present
- Schools: OPEN
- No updates, need to fill
- State or Local Government Agencies: Kathleen Burke
- No updates, Dr. Burke is not present
- Youth: Peter Conser
- No updates, Peter not is not present
- Youth Servicing Organizations: YMCA/Katy LeClair & Donnie Chestnutt
- No updates, Katy and Donnie are not present
- Gloria Bloodsaw (Gateway)
- 211 program rolling out – launch date is June 1, 2022
Note: Please limit any individual sector reporting to 10 minutes.
Old Business
- Too Good for Drugs – Courtney Garfield
- Finished program at Hadley MS this past Friday – post-survey data will be sent to Dr. McCarty within the next two weeks
- Talks to have a person at school full time next year to teach more students
- Working on training more educators
New Business
- Announcements
- Gloria Bloodsaw: Lot of openings at Gateway for nurses and other positions
- Caitlin Daly: WC Health Department has opening for a Tobacco health educator
Adjournment
End: 5:01PM
Next Meeting: February 22nd, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. IN Person/VIA ZOOM
Drug-Free Communities Definition of a Coalition:
A community-based formal arrangement for cooperation and collaboration among groups or sectors of a community in which each group retains its identity, but all agree to work together toward a common goal of building a safe, healthy, and drug-free community.
