GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee – Perley School 10:30am January 23, 2020

GeorgetownCARES

Coalition Committee

Town Hall

Georgetown, MA 01833

(978) 352-5755

Pamela Lundquist, Chair

Police Chief Donald Cudmore

                Fire Chief Fred Mitchell

School Superintendent Carol Jacobs

Douglas Dawes, Georgetown Selectman

GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee

(formerly the Substance Abuse Advisory Panel)

Meeting AGENDA

Thursday, January 23, 2020

10:30-11:30 am - The Perley School Conference Room

CORRESPONDENCE

• Approve Meeting Minutes for 10/24/2019

AUDIENCES

• Public Comment

NEW BUSINESS: 

• Discuss State Marijuana Regulation Fund resources for Public and Behavioral Health as well as Public Safety, Prevention and Wellness
• Update on possible Vaping Cessation Programs
• Update on Collaboration with Georgetown SEPAC & Georgetown PTA for Dr. Angela Currie, speaker on handling Stress & Anxiety, event at Flatbreads, on  6pm, Feb 4^th

https://nesca-newton.com/currie/

• Update on Essex County Asset Builder Program initiatives

OLD BUSINESS: 

Action Plan Discussion 2019-2020 to include

• Possible Community Initiative/Speaker Events, including but not limited to….
  • SPEAKER/COMMUNITY EVENTS
    • Mental Health First Aid Training Course for students, adults, & public safety personnel https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
    • Speaker/in partnership with ECAB, perhaps Katie Greer on internet safety/anxiety https://www.klgreer.com .

• COMMUNITY SUPPORT INITIATIVES
  • Vaping Cessation Programs
  • Funding for The Pettengill House Hope, Safety, & Stability http://www.pettengillhouse.org/home.aspx
  • Funding of GYCC Programming, such as Kindness Rocks https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com   , Coaster projects, etc., science projects related to substance abuse….re vaping cessation? 

• Funding of SOS – Signs of Suicide programs s://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/sos-signs-suicide 
  • Possible event around the 84? https://the84.org
  • Continued/further funding of Essex County Asset Builder Network for regionalized parent & family support, including grandparent support groups, surveys, professional development, speakers & more.
  • Develop mini-grant program for people wishing to build Assets. 

• Plans for expenditures of (about) $8000 over this upcoming fiscal year. 

NEXT MEETINGS 

• GeorgetownCares CC Steering Committee Mtg Calendar 2019-2020 10:30-11:30am
  • Feb. 27th, 2020 (4th Thurs.)
  • Mar. 19th, 2020
  • Apr. 16th, 2020 (change to the 9^th or the 30^th)
  • May 21st, 2020
  • June 18th, 2020

ADJOURNMENT

Mission Statement

The GeorgetownCARES Coalition Committee (GCCC) is a community health and safety initiative seeking to encourage Georgetown citizens of all ages to make safe, healthy and responsible decisions about substance-use. Our mission is to promote substance abuse prevention strategies, education and resources aimed at making Georgetown the healthiest community it can be.