August AC4C Roundtable

Items for the Roundtable are due to Jodee by the 20th of each month. The Roundtable will go out at the beginning of each month.

August 2016

From the Director's Desk...

How many of you who are involved with AC4C think, "What would I do without the connections and support our coalitions receive from being a part of AC4C?" Over the years, we have seen a significant decrease in Drug Free Community Support Grantees in Iowa due to their funding coming to a close. These communities are what contribute to AC4C success because of the wealth of experience and collaborative spirit they bring to the table. Many coalitions continue to be sustained, while others were not able to keep their sectors meeting. We are facing a need to cultivate additional coalitions across the state. Iowa Department of Public Health has 12 coalitions / collaborations funded to work with alcohol specifically through their SAMHSA Partnership for Success Grant. Many of these coordinators come to AC4C and/or participate in our monthly Monday Action Team. In an effort to reach out to areas of the state not funded for coalition development, AC4C received a JAG grant from Iowa's Office of Drug Control Policy. Through this funding we will find 5 communities to bring training and support to develop a coalition structure. Identification of these communities will begin with outreach to law enforcement as many environmental strategies need a strong sector presence from law enforcement.

We continue to work with our partners who are addressing the opiate issue in Iowa. The US Attorney General's Eastern Iowa Heroine effort is really doing a great job informing people about the emerging epidemic through Al Fear's education efforts. CRUSH of Eastern Iowa (Community Resources United to Stop Heroine) is leading local efforts to educate. Other CRUSH chapters are looking to be established.

Together we can make a difference. To stay up on what is happening across Iowa tune into one of the Action Team hosted by AC4C leadership each month. (2nd Monday: Marijuana; 3rd Monday: Rx; 4th Monday: Alcohol).

Until next time... Angie

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Partner information and resources

Your Life Iowa Promotional Materials Available

Pat McGovern recently received a large shipment of promotional materials for the Your Life Iowa suicide prevention resource. He has three different images (see below) in poster format (both 11x17 and 8.5x11); yellow and blue stickers; business cards; rack cards, and phone wallets (little envelope-like things that stick to the back of cellphones for licenses, credit cards, etc.). These materials may be ordered by you or community patners.

Please contact Pat at [email protected] with questions or to request items. Thanks!

Poster options:

http://jccrisiscenter.org/media/large_green_stressed_yli.pdf

http://jccrisiscenter.org/media/large_blue_notalone_yli.pdf

http://jccrisiscenter.org/media/small_yellow_overwhelmed_yli.pdf

2016 Iowa Youth Survey

Registration for the 2016 Iowa Youth Survey (IYS) continues, with approximately 270 public school districts and non-private schools committing to participate so far. The IYS will be administered September 26 - November 4, 2016 with reports issued early in 2017. Information about the IYS including past reports, research undertaken using IYS data, and announcements about the 2016 IYS may be found on the Iowa Youth Survey website. Please contact Pat McGovern, IYS Coordinator, at [email protected] with questions about the IYS and whether your local schools have registered to participate.

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Membership forms available on website

We are asking our new and current partners to please update the information on our membership forms. If you are a new member, please go to our website and click on this link to fill out the membership form. If you would like to update your current form or have any questions, please contact Jodee at [email protected]. Thanks for your assistance!

Coalition Resources

Brochures available for coalitions

It is important to get the general public up to speed on what we know regarding safety issues with marijuana and Rx drugs in particular. AC4C has worked with state partners to produce 10,000 brochures for statewide distribution. The funds were provided through a ODCP-JAG Diversion grant. and are available upon request. You can also download the links below to access these brochures.

Limited quantities can be mailed by emailing us at [email protected]

Marijuana brochure

Prescription Drug brochure

Upcomin g Training & Events

Check out the trainings on our partner sites:

Iowa Board of Certification

Training Resources

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC)

University of Iowa Center for Child Health Improvement & Innovation

Jackson Recovery

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NPN Conference