COVID-19
While the state of Illinois has ended its mask mandate and other COVID-19 restrictions, we want to continue to advocate for precautionary measures and guidance to help reduce the spreading of COVID-19 through proper hand washing, social distancing, respiratory etiquette and cleaning and disinfecting regularly. We are currently fully reopened with all programs and services available for in-person and virtual access.
McK-UDOS Coalition Meeting Minutes
Date: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
Time: 11:00 am- 12:30 pm via Zoom
- Outreach
- Pilsen Food Pantry (at least 2x a month)
- Narcan distribution in Spanish/Chinese (Cantonese)
- Inform community members about opioids and Narcan and demonstrate how to use Narcan when there is an overdose
- University Basketball Outreach
- Gambling outreach
- Andrew: collaborating with other organizations (Way Back Inn); raising awareness about gambling among sports fans; administering SBIRT to screen for gambling problem
- Gambling outreach
- Pilsen Food Pantry (at least 2x a month)
- Student & Parent workshops
- Beginning to do Narcan trainings
- Parents are very open to learning about substance use
- Popular substances: vaping, marijuana, opioids
- Beginning to work with younger students (kindergarten to 3rd grade, previously only worked with as young as 4th grade)
- Mental Health First Aid Training
- Thank you Randyl Wilkins from Prevention First for the training!
- Two day in-person training with MAHA staff
- Many discussions surrounding mental health and first aid training that allowed us to gain new perspectives
PARTNER SHARING UPDATES
- Saint Anthony Hospital
- Name & Logo Change
- Changing from “McKinley Underage Drinking & Other Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition” to “McKinley Underage Drinking & Other Substance Use Prevention Coalition”
- Justin K feedback: make “McK-UDOS” pop out/larger text
- Prevention First - Jake Levinson
- Upcoming webinar on Cannabis Impaired Driving, Prevention, and Policy
- McKinley Park News - Justin Kerr
- You can promote news or events on the McKinley Park News website
- If interested, please contact Justin via email at [email protected]
- Would love to feature students in the community and their good work to encourage them to recognize their accomplishments
- Possibly Share profile of our youth coalition members
- You can promote news or events on the McKinley Park News website
- Riveredge Hospital - Fatima Villasenor
- Rise N Learn event Engaging Clients from a Strength-Based Perspective: What You Need to Know About Working within Diverse Communities
- TASC - Tanya Bibbs-Smith
- Working on Problem Gambling for the Month of March
- January 28th and February 12th Tanya will be at Northwestern University Tabling for Problem Gambling
- Can add MAHA brochures in their resource bags
- Has a resource center for young people under house arrest
- MAHA can collaborate to speak with them about cannabis use/substance use and behavioral health and how to get help
- They want to create resource bags to distribute
- Justin K: suggests getting them involved in youth coalitions
- Tanya might want to host a resource fair where different organizations can set up tables
- Justin K: How can we engage youth in the community, give them agency, allow for leadership opportunities (things to think about)
- Tanya: some program that do offer opportunities to learn new skills, some with stipends, assistance with housing
Announcements
- SWOT Analysis in the upcoming meetings
- Next Meeting on March 9th, 2023 at 11:30 am
