Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board  Meeting Minutes  DATE: TIME: PLACE:  September 17,2024 7:30a.m.  Butler County Human Services Conference Room and via Zoom  COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Kevin Boozel Shawn Pugh Kristan Semmler OTHERS PRESENT:  John Johnson Alicia Beighley  Mark Marcus, Acadia Healthcare Ruthane Durso, Butler Health System Jennifer O'Neal, SPHS The Care Center Sonya Kremer, Community Member Anna Shuster, Gaiser Center  Donna Jenereski, Tracey Hendrix, Lisa Gill, Anne Drissler, Ralph Patrick, Tori Reagle,  Bill Kepple, Grace Abbruzzese, Butler County Human Services  Call to Order  Shawn Pugh called the meeting to order at 7:39 a.m. Review and Approval of] Minutes (August 2024)  John Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Kristan Semmler seconded.  All in Favor Opposed Abstentions  5 0 0  Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items There was no public comment. Unfinished Business There was none. New Business No new business. Program There was no program. REPORTS Director's Report  SCA: Case ManorementTreatment/Prevention Updates:  1  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board- - September 17,2024 Meeting Minutes    - The Center on Center update-  The Center continues to be open three days a week from 1:00-7:00pm and membership has grown to over 100 individuals. The Center now offers weekly meetings including Refuge Recovery, al Professionals in Recovery meeting, an. All Recovery meeting, al bi-monthly Faces of Recovery as well as a bi-monthly Mothers/Women in Recovery meeting. The Center is no longer hosting heART for Sobriety on Friday afternoons. The Centeri is currently in the process ofplanning weekly artrecovery-Dased activities but first they will need The Center recently hosted another ice cream social on September 13th. Faces of] Recovery hosted a bingo night on August 24th and they are planning a masquerade for the evening of The Center rented a bus to go to the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk on September 7th. Approximately 28 individuals participated in the event, wearing purple Center on Center tie-dyed T-shirts! At the end of August, DDAP notified SCA's that they had remaining American Rescue Plan (ARP) Supplement funding and would like to make it available to the SCA. We have submitted a request for a total of$375,000 in funding to be used for treatment services, recovery housing On August 31st, our office, in conjunction with the Butler County Opioid Overdose Coalition, held an event to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. Thej purpose oft the event ist to: remember those who have died without stigma, acknowledge the griefofthe family and friends left behind, and to raise awareness ofoverdose. This was a beautiful evening (except for As ofl last week, there have been 31 confirmed overdose deaths thus far with 6 cases still pending For comparison purposes: at this time last year, there had been 29 confirmed overdose deaths and  to completely re-stock all art supplies/activities.  September 28th.  e Request for Additional funds through DDAP-  services, and for transportation. eI IOAD event update-  the rain) with approximately 100 people in attendance.  . County Overdose update-  for 2024.  7 cases were still pending. SCA CM Monitoring-  Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Updates:  As mentioned last month, we completed an annual Case Management meeting with DDAP on August 19th. The meeting consisted ofar review ofDDAP's CMCS manual requirements, a discussion regarding how CM operates in Butler County, how we disseminate information/education within the community, communicable disease requirements, medication assisted treatment, the warm handoff process, and outreach & engagement strategies for priority Asa follow-up to the. August meeting and ongoing monitoring, DDAP will be conducting an on- site CM visit on November 7th. They plan to be at our office for the entire day reviewing client  and special populations.  charts.  State Updates: Nothing to report at this time  2  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board- -September 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes    Financial Report Case Manager Report  Bill Kepple reviewed the allocations and expenditures through June 30, 2024. Tracey Hendrix reviewed the statistics for the Monthly Assessment Services, the Information/Referral Services (IRS), and the Client Location graph for the month of August  2024.  Prevention Report  Lisa Gill gave an overview of upcoming Drug & Alcohol prevention events and trainings. She reviewed the Prevention Service Data: including the Preyention/'ntervention: Number of Services, and the Number ofl Individuals Served for the month of August 2024. She provided la  flyer for the Butler County Recovery Walk & Picnic.  Nominating Committee No report. PCCDUpdate  Ralph Patrick reported there are thirteen (13) participants in the program. Two people are in inpatient, one is awaiting admission into al halfway house, one is waiting to start intensive outpatient treatment, there are three currently in intensive outpatient, two people are: in outpatient, two are awaiting assessment for inpatient in the jail, one person who is done with treatment and should be finishing up within the next month, and one person is on the run. Donna reported there are currently fourteen (14)individuals participating in the program. Seven people are in outpatient, there are three in inpatient, one: isi in al halfway house, one isi inj partial, and two are currently incarcerated pending termination hearings. We have two or three referrals.  Drug Treatment Court Update  Council Members' Concers/Comments/Amnouncements Providers' Concems/Comments/Announcements Public Comment Regarding General Items There were: no public comments.  There were: none. There were: none.  Adjournment meeting at 7:55 a.m.  As there was no further business to discuss, ai motion was made and seconded to adjourn the  3  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board- -September 17,2024 Meeting Minutes    APPROVED. ASTOFORMAT:  H JolmJohnson, Secretary ras Grace Abbruzzese  Shawn Pugh, Chairperson SUBMITTED BY:  Cegiau  Cc: Advisory Board Members  4  Butler County Drug & Alcohol Advisory Board - September 17,2024 Meeting Minutes