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8A Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 Indian Valley Record
County seeks A&D service planning help
Plumas County is seeking
community participation in
planning comprehensive Al-
cohol and Drug services.
There will be a meeting
Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the
Plumas-Sierra County Fair-
grounds to address this goal.
After nearly three years
without tate Department of
Alcohol and Drug Program
funding or services, Plumas
County is ready to take a
comprehensive approach to
addressing problems associ-
ated with the use of alcohol,
tobacco and other drugs
(ATOD) in the community.
The Board of Supervisors
has given Plumas County
Public Health Agency
(PCPHA) director Mimi Hall
the responsibility of oversee.
ing the startup of these pro-
grams as the county's newly
appointed alcohol and drug
administrator.
Hall is working with staff
and othe r €ounty partners to
restructure, redesign and
reprioritize declining re-
sources in an effort to move
to a more sustainable fu-
ture. The agency plans to
provide ATOD services fol-
lowing a public health and
long-term recovery manage-
ment model as part of a larg-
er system of services in the
community.
To achieve this, the agency
is developing a Continuum of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
Drug Services Strategic Plan,
which will be the guiding
force in planning, coordinat-
ing and managing a continu-
um of publicly funded alco-
hol, tobacco and other drug
prevention, intervention,
treatment and recovery ser-
vices that are responsive to
local needs.
Plumas County has vibrant
and strong communities
with unparalleled natural
beauty and resources; how-
ever, individuals, families
and communities continue to
experience the devastating
impacts related to the use of
alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs. Too often, individuals
are homeless or unemployed
due to problems with alcohol
and other drugs, or individu-
als who could benefit from
intervention and treatment
services for their substance
use issues fill jails and emer-
gency rooms.
It is easy for young people
to access alcohol, tobacco
and other drugs and they are
using these substances at
alarmingly high rates and
experiencing significant
health and safety conse-
quences. Families are strug-
gling to stay intact and some
are spending their life sav-
ings to put a loved one
through treatment. Finally,
communities themselves are
dealing with alcohol, tobacco
and other drug nuisances,
drug related crime and a
host of other consequences to
businesses, community
events and their bottom lines
in an era of shrinking public
resources.
Acknowledging limited
public resources for alcohol,
tobacco and other drug is-
sues, it is the intent and
long-term vision of the
county alcohol and drug ser-
vices that individuals at
risk of or experiencing
problems related to their
substance use will be identi-
fied early and referred to
appropriate services. Some-
one looking for help for a
friend or family member
will only need to make one
phone call. Individuals with
complex or co-occurring
mental health and sub-
stance use disorders will
have access to integrated
treatment services from
highly qualified practitioners.
Communities will demand
change and will implement
policies and practices that
affect the way alcohol, to-
bacco and other drugs are
viewed and addressed at the
local level.
The need and demand for
services, coupled with eco-
nomic challenges, require a
clear direction and resources
and services that are used in
the most efficient, effective
and high-quality manner
possible. The landscape of
the alcohol, tobacco and oth-
er drug field will continue to
change, but the priority ar-
eas and goals developed to-
gether with the community
will lay the foundation for
achieving this task.
A meeting to kick off the
planning process will take
place Wednesday, Aug. 24,
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Ser-
pilio Hall at the Plumas-Sier-
ra County Fairgrounds. A
light dinner will be provided,
along with child care and ac-
tivities for children. Those
encouraged to attend include
young people, families, indi-
viduals in recovery, clients
currently in treatment, safe-
ty net and health care ser-
vice providers, frontline staff
in social service and commu-
nity provider settings, law
enforcement, school person-
nel, county Health and Hu-
man Service departments,
and alcohol and drug coun-
seling and treatment
providers.
PCPHA staff invite the en-
tire community to join in
this groundbreaking work as
they embark on implement-
ing a comprehensive and in-
tegrated continuum of alco-
hol, tobacco and other drug
services.
For more information, con-
tact Mimi Hall at mimihall
@countyofplumas.com or
283-6337. To RSVP, contact
Katb:leen O'Bryant at kathleen
obryant@countyofplumas.com
or 283-6427.
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