Substance Use Prevention Coalition
of Logan County Meets for May Initiatives
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[May 20, 2024]
The
Substance Use Prevention Coalition (SUPC) met for its monthly
meeting on May 9 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital. The mission of the
SUPC is “to promote awareness of substance use disorder, prevent
youth substance use, and improve access to resources.” Prevention
Specialist Grace Irvin led the meeting.
Prevention Updates
Prevention specialists have dropped off alcohol campaign flyers and
information cards at area schools. There will also be a survey about
information delivery preferences. Vaping campaign lunch tables will
have similar surveys. All area schools signed up to participate in
the Illinois Youth Survey. Only two schools have yet to complete the
survey. Prevention specialists have completed substance use
education curriculum with sixth grades for the semester. National
Substance Use Prevention week in May and September with chalk
drawings, intercom messages, and some schools doing spirit weeks.
The Logan County Resources website is available at
www.logancountyresources.org. To list or update an
organization, contact Chestnut Health Systems.
Harm Reduction
Mt. Pulaski has 24/7 access to naloxone and testing strips at the
public library. The Logan County Health Department refills its
naloxone table twice a week. Information about recovery meetings and
services is available at
www.logancountyresources.org.
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Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC)
Summer programs include booths at Second Fridays in Mt. Pulaski and
Third Fridays in Lincoln with resources to distribute and for
hosting conversations. ROSC is looking at planning speaker jams and
is planning another Recovery Walk in September. ROSC members will be
attending a Mental Health Advisory committee meeting. ROSC just
completed “Our Stories Have Power” training with Joseph Power.
ROSC representatives have been having meetings with the local jail
to offer Medically-Assisted Recovery. They are working on the idea
of providing resource bags to people released from jail. People are
not there as long since recent changes to the law.
There is a need for volunteers to drive people to treatment as part
of Safe Passages through Trillium. In Mason County, ROSC is building
relationships and establishing sites for distribution of naloxone
and testing strips.
The second Tuesday of the month is currently the time for ROSC
meetings, but there is a survey available regarding a change of
time. Hope on Fifth hosted the recent ROSC training. It is
potentially home of future hybrid ROSC meetings.
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Community Health
Molly McCain, LMH Community Health Coordinator, met with the
Community Health Needs Assessment Advisory Board in April.
Mental wellness, cancer, and unhealthy weights were identified
as the top health priorities for the next three years. Mental
wellness encompasses many conditions and situations. Logan
County has high lung cancer rates. Unhealthy weights can include
lifestyle, eating habits, exercise, etc. Logan county has a 70%
obesity rate.
The environmental scan is ready to begin. There is a QR code to
sign up for a site and a PDF of 50 questions to complete about
each site. Community sites were randomly selected. The goal is
to complete the environmental scan by August 1.
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Miscellaneous Updates
Work has resumed for Hope on Fifth after a brief break. Grants are
in development. Judge Tom Funk is offering legal aid and is also
assisting with paperwork for funding. The goal is to offer a
comprehensive, holistic approach to helping people. There are still
conversations with the Salvation Army and Carle Health to offer
services. There is also a goal to eventually offer a food pantry.
Recovery meetings and veteran’s meetings are already established.
Fundraising opportunities will be forthcoming.
Family Guidance Centers, Inc. has launched a new website. They have
funding through the next fiscal year.
Discussion about how to bring others into the SUPC as there has been
attrition at meetings. Discussion and brainstorming is set for the
next meeting for how to recruit and invite more interested parties.
Gateway is opening a new site in Peoria. Gateway has been
standardizing each office in its various locations.
The Logan County Health Department has many red boxes still
available for collecting sharps. The grant for providing sharps
disposal ends in June, but the Health Department will be reapplying.
Free Trauma-Informed Training at LMH will be held June 20.
The next SUPC meeting is scheduled for June 13 at 9:00 a.m. at LMH.
The next Community Health Collaborative quarterly meeting is June 6
from 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Logan County Health Department.
[Stephanie Hall]
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