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# 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 - -