COALITION MEMBERS: Larry
Calkins, Becca Ames, Chelsea Dodd, Bill Bowman, Bill Coppola, Rachel Milone,
Carolyn White, Jennifer Spellicy, Sheena Smith,
Cassie Forbus, Jennifer Elliott, John Wilson, Hannah
Finley, Tina Buckley, Heather Rich, Lisa Sears-Bowlen, Emma Brackett, Tracy
Leonard, Jessica Geis-Archer, Ajla Buljubasic, Jacob Coulombe, Connie Wille, Robin
Gay, Jared Croy, Emily Marquart, Kelly Wright, Emma Ottinger,
Taylor Hansen, Kaylee Whalen, Jayme Smith, Melerena Back, Nichole Langley,
Traci Ploufe, Tammy Landerway,
Jay Ulrich, Connie Thompson, John Coppola
AGENCIES PRESENT: Seaway Valley Prevention Council, Credo Community Center, Champlain Valley Family Center, Citizens Advocates, Prevention Resource Center, Mountain View Prevention Services, St. Joseph’s, St. Lawrence County Community Services, St. Regis Mohawk Health Services, St. Lawrence Health System, Pivot, Prevention Team, Grace House, Anchor Recovery Center, St. Lawrence Addiction Treatment Center, ASAPNY
1. Call to Order
· Meeting called to order by Bill Bowman at 10:02 am.
2. Introduction/Attendance
3. Approval of Minutes
·
A motion was
made by Larry Calkins, seconded by Tina Buckley to approve the September 20,
2022, minutes.
Motion Carried
·
A motion was
made by Larry
Calkins, seconded by Tina Buckley to approve the November 2, 2022, minutes.
Motion Carried
4.
Updates:
·
North Country
Regional Network of Care
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Regional
Network of Care
§
Larry Calkins
mentions that will work with Rachel Milone to organize a meeting.
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Care
Coordination Grant – Bud Ziolkowski & Rachel Milone
§
Working on a
new website for the Northern Tier region. Should be up and running by the next
NTP meeting.
§
http://www.northcountryaddictionsrc.org/
· OASAS
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· ASAP Update:
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Encourage
people to get involved in Monday meetings.
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70% voted yes on the merger; the transitional
board is now in place.
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Budget should
be announced in the first week of February.
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Kyle will be
tracking legislation if have anything let him know. kplaske@asapnys.org
· Committee
Updates:
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Wellness
§
Heather Rich asked about an email sent to Larry about ways OASAS could
help everyone.
§
Talk about suggestions at next NTP meeting
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Education
§
Have not met since NTP Conference.
§
Looking to bring speakers/agencies to NTP meetings and trainings to
spread awareness in region
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Advocacy
§
Have not met.
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Sustainability
§
Robin Gay will reach out to committee and will update at next meeting
§
Connie Wille suggests, when committee meets they
discuss Northern Tier dues.
5.
Treasures Report:
• Treasure Updates: $16,001.56
• Membership paid dues:
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Carolyn White
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Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions,
Inc.
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Janet Price-Kurta
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Joyce Nebush
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Mountain View Prevention Services
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Seaway Valley Prevention Council
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St. Lawrence Health
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Substance Abuse Prevention Team of Essex
County, Inc.
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Pivot
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St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center
6.
Providers Updates:
• Credo:
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Converting 8-19 residential programs into
8-20. Successfully converted 2 community residents for men into reintegration, and working on converting 8-19 intensive
residential women and children to reintegration. No longer taking any women and
children into the facility.
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Have open beds at the adolescent facility.
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Awarded 10 transitional housing apartments.
• Champlain
Valley Family Center:
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Lisa Searles-Bowman is new Prevention
Coordinator.
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Awarded Intensive Crisis Stabilization.
Working with OMH and OASAS to move facility forward.
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Integrated Operating Certificate – walk
through last week, went very well.
• Citizens
Advocates:
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Awarded Supportive Crisis Stabilization Grant
for Watertown Office.
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Continuing construction in Watertown looking
at a May opening.
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Onboarded 2 Peers.
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Onboarding nursing staff in the Ogdensburg
location
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Crisis management training for staff
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Sending people to TCI training
• Prevention
Resource Center:
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Megan Waldrath is
leaving at the end of the month. Have not found her replacement yet. There will
be staff changes coming.
• St.
Joseph’s:
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Bob Ross has retired, new interm
CEO (Zach Randolph) – Robin Gay to find out if anything is going to be done for
Bob.
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Detox has moved to inpatient program for time
being as working on hiring more staff.
• Pivot:
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Beginning WISE Initiative program.
• Grace
House:
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Starts 5th year of operation
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Have beds available
• SVPC:
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Received Health Care Worker’s Bonus in the
Council account.
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Moving forward with WISE program.
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Moving forward with Sober Active Recovery in
the community.
7.
New Business
• Membership
dues
°
Larry Calkins would like to know if different
programs within agencies should pay different dues. John Wilson suggests if
programs have one board for the agency, they pay the one dues.
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Larry Calkins makes a motion, seconded by John Wilson, that if an
organization has multiple parts but one board of directors
oversight, they are responsible for one set of dues unless a different portion
of them so chooses to contribute to Northern Tier in the form of dues.
Motion: Carried
• Rachel Milone & Chelsea Dodd discuss possible new NTP logo.
• Future Meetings: Anchor Recovery Center has offered space, St. Joe’s has offered space. If anyone else has space they would like to offer, let chairs know. Champlain Valley has offered space. Physical location to be added to calendar invite.
• Chelsea Dodd goes over options for NTP Conference for 2023, High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid. Coalition accepts High Peaks Resort as location for the 2023 Conference.
• March meeting – Bill Bowman would like to bring a presentation on the 11-15 waiver. Connie Wille suggest getting local senators to attend a meeting. Bill suggests moving March meeting up to beginning of March. Bill suggests scheduling a Zoom call February 14th. Zoom meeting scheduled for February 14th at 10:00 am.
8.
Adjourn:
• A motion was made by Connie Wille, seconded by Tracy Leonard to adjorn the meeting.
Motion Carried
• Meeting adjourned at 11:48 am