Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery

Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery

(Child and Family)

Minutes

08-16-2016

Co-Chairs: Pam Dotson, Theresia Gray

Advisor: Carsten Thomas

Recorder: Samuel Barkowitz

Attendees (in bold) from: 08/16/2016

Samuel Barkowitz - Recorder, Eric Forsythe - OBH, Paul Barkowitz- Parent, Pam Dotson - Community Care/Co-Chair, Carsten Tomas - Advisor, Theresia Gray – Co-Chair, Mike Gruber – OBH/DHS, Deb Ferraro – PLEA, Julie Trobovich – NAMI, RaeAnn Taylor – Community Care, Kiersten Parker – Youth, Nicole Campbell – Youth, Kelly Dinapoli – HSAO, Paul Freund – CART, Steven Hayes – Youth, Melissanne Myers, Alicia McAllisterm, Danyelle Hooks

Agenda Item: Outreach/Collaboration – Minutes –

1.  Introduced new participant to meetings

Agenda Item: Mission and Vision – Minutes –

1.  Child and Family Information Flyers are Completed

2.  Review of crosswalk brochure

a.  Does not need a reprint

-  0 voted yes

-  11 voted no

b.  Does need to be reprinted

-  11 voted yes

-  0 voted no

3.  Need to get PDF from Mike

a.  Mike will try to reorder from previous printers

b.  Mike will get more information regarding prices/amounts

-  Will send information to committee members when he has the information.

Agenda Item: General Ideas for Next Project – Minutes –

1.  Went over most popular ideas

a.  Increase our committee members to include more families

-  AFN to get information about groups that can provide information to families

-  Mike will talk to SAP & Liaison

-  Nicole will follow up next week

-  Target groups

i.  Family members with experience with mental health

ii.  Transition Age group

-  Ask providers if they can suggest client/individuals who might be interested to join our meeting

-  Alliance for infants & toddlers might have parents with older children that might join

-  Outpatients support groups

-  Parent’s support groups

-  Try to recruit parents from AFN

b.  Utilizing printed posters in pediatrician offices, Medical Assistance offices, etc. that express “Hope and Support.”

-  Pretty self-explanatory

-  Make posters

i.  NAMI

ii.  MHPN

·  Ask how to generate the poster ideas

c.  Outreach to schools regarding the recovery and resiliency principles & how to implement

-  Communicate with schools

i.  When NAMI goes to schools

ii.  Targets

·  Guidance councilors

·  Principles

·  nurses

d.  Outreach to CYF regarding the recovery and resiliency principles & how to implement

e.  Increase communication between service providers, schools, and parents so everyone is on the same page and working towards recovery.

-  Student Assistance program to talk about us

i.  May not be needed

f.  Collaboration with the 412 Youth Zone

-  Paul suggested that they might be willing to assist

-  We could train their staff on Recovery and Resiliency

-  Make posters for they youth

-  Think of what they might be receptive to

Agenda Item: Recovery Walk – Minutes –

1.  Recover Walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 10th

a.  Begins at 9:00am

b.  Ends at 3:00pm

2.  Walk is from 11th and Liberty and ends at Market Square

3.  Follow up with more info and regular updates

Agenda Item: ACCR Banquet – Minutes –

1.  ACCR Banquet is scheduled Saturday, September 24th

a.  Starts at 4:30pm

b.  Ends at 7:30pm

2.  Celebration commitment of people to ACCR at DHS

Agenda Item: Toolkit OBH Training – Minutes –

1.  5 new workers require training at Office of Behavior Health to use the toolkits

2.  Recovery and Resiliency training

3.  Need to take a look at the training, and adjust it accordingly

Agenda Item: To-Do – Minutes –

1.  Take a look at PowerPoint

-  Julie, Pam, Carsten

2.  Mike Gruber had 12 packs of supplies that need to be taken and stored somewhere else.

a.  Mike is trying to send supplies to Lexington Office

Agenda Item: Resources – Minutes –

1.  Family Center

2.  PCIT

3.  Recovery Library

a.  Info (contact Julie)

·  Next scheduled meeting is on 09-20-2016 begins at 10:30 AM at Panera Bread

Address:

Panera Bread

3401 Blvd Of The Allies

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Committee Members Contacts

Name / Agency / Phone# / Email
Kelly Dinapoli / HSAO / (412)942-0798 /
Paul Barkowitz / Parent / (412)276-1557 /
Wendy O’Brian / Pressley Ridge / (412)651-5376 /
Carsten Thomas / Advisor / (412)500-4398 /
Mike Gruber / OBH / (412)350-4271 /
Theresia Gray / - / (412)932-3552 /
Kiersten Parker / Youth / (412)418-8149 /
Samuel Barkowitz / - / (412)414-5720 /
Eric Forsythe / OBH / (412)350-3448 /
Deb Ferrano / PLEA / (412)243-3464 /
Julie Trbovich / NAMI / (412)366-3788 /
RaeAnn Taylor / Comu. Care / (412)953-8532 /
Pam Dotson / Comu. Care / (412)402-8794 /
Steven Hayes / - / (412)609-3167 /
Nicole Campbell / Youth / (412)855-7820 /
Paul Freund / CART / (412)348-0126 /
Melissanne Myers / - / (412)325-1100 Ext.7757 /
Alicia McAllister / - / - /