Western Service Area Authority (WSAA) Board Meeting Tuesday, April 23, 2019 • 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Western Montana Mental Health Center 1321 Wyoming St., Room 102, Missoula, Montana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PRESENT: (Board Members – for quorum): Sylvia Carollo, Rick Hartz, Claire Leonard (📞 by phone), Denelle Pappier, Dawn Sandberg, Douglas Schimmel, Tyler Steinebach (📞 by phone), Stacey Wheeler.(Board Advisors from AMDD): Kenny Bell, Vicky Varichak. (Members/ Guests): Genevieve Andrus (MPN), Charles Baker, Chelsea Boggess (Sunburst MHC, St. Ignatius), Katie Sorenson (MPN).

Convened at 10:18 a.m. – Tele-conference call initiated.   A. Welcome / Introductions / Announcements — Stacey Wheeler, Chairperson 1. Sylvia: Missoula LAC/NAMI-MT annual Party in the Park (memorializing Karen Ward), Franklin Park, Missoula, July , 11a-2p. 2. Genevieve: Starting a peer support group, meets Saturdays @ 3pm, Unity Church basement room, South Ave. (near Sentinel HS), Missoula. Contact her: medicinepeople406@gmail.com/. 3. Tyler: Tamarack Grief Resource Center, May 20, 6-10pm, holding a benefit dinner at the Wilma theater, silent auction, etc. [www.tamarackgriefresourcecenter.org]

B. Secretary’s Report — Denelle Pappier  MOTION: ?/?. To approve March 26, 2018 board minutes as read. [no quorum to vote]

C. Treasurer’s Report — (position vacant) Stacey presented the proposed budget for remainder of FY, based on what we have been spending. Still awaiting response from AMDD on ability to carry-over funds to spend this FY. Been assigned a new Rep from WMMHC, Kari Auclair. There is a person in accounting that is maintaining our account records. MT Secretary of State: updated annual incorporation. Discussion of the many ways we may want to expend our funds: “quick turnaround” mini-grants, up to $2K?; also standard stipend /LAC of $300 needs to be requested on separate form. Do we want a regional meeting? Dillon is willing to host in June, if we want to expend funds for that. Difficult to assume attendance in summer & with short notice. May divide balance after mini-grants equally between active LACs.

D. Webmaster’s Report — Tricia Herman [pherman87@gmail.com] Please send anything that needs to be posted to her with copies to Stacey and Denelle.

E. AMDD Report — CPOs Kenny Bell / Vicky Varichak [Emailed report from AMDD not received.]CPOs reported: Two vacant positions in the department… New Behavioral Health officer, Betty Franklin, Supervisor Mackenzie Peterson; Mindi Askelson, supervises over Medicaid waiver services. Free Naloxone usage training online… MT Epidemiology report… (see dphhs.mt.gov). AMDD helped fund 1st Conference on Homelessness in early April… Compassion Fatigue online 4-part series… Coach mentoring. Communities That Care (CTC) Community Coordinator training in Helena; training 8 Prevention Specialists and 5 Regional Tech Assistance Leaders to prepare them to work in their communities. State Opiod Response grant 9/18-9/20. Substance Abuse Prevention block grant and Partnership for Success (PFS) grant to hire new prevention specialists.

Questions/Concerns Addressed to AMDD: 1. We want to receive current Admission/Discharge information from MSH. (still!) 2. WebEx? Instructions / Trial? 3. Please add WSAA Secretary to AMDD email list to receive monthly report.

F. Local Advisory Council (LAC) Reports — LAC Representatives  (Beaverhead Co., Flathead Co., Lake Co., Lincoln Co., Madison Co., Mineral Co., Missoula Co., Ravalli Co., Sanders Co., Silver Bow Co., Pintler: (Deer Lodge & Granite counties) 1.  Beaverhead Co./Dillon (Rick) —  New chair Jerry Gerard. Patty Buckley shared flyer on event Oct 3-4, 2019, UM Dillon campus; several noted presenters on Trauma Care and Recovery. Available to register on Eventbrite; more announcements to follow. ACES committee active in presentations & trainings in community (including UM Elementary Education); training May 15 for School District trustees to attend. Online, self-paced training for PSS (tuition $595, scholarships available); Heads Up Camp for HS students interested in MH/BH job field. Resource Advisory Center; trying to make up for loss of OPA services; staffed PT office hours with Weds appts. For OPA access. Funding only through June; no funds thereafter. Costs @$400/mo for part-time staff (office and utilities are “comped”). 2.  Flathead Co./Kalispell (Courtney) — Not present to report. 3.  Lake Co./Polson (Douglas) —  Same story of having difficulty getting people to attend. 4.  Lincoln Co./Libby (vacant) —  Currently inactive.  5.  Madison Co./Virginia City (Claire) —  MHAM activities to present. Replaced banners to direct public to events. MHFA (5/23, Karl Rosston). Revised Resource Guide and distributed in county. Full complement of 15 members: county commissioners, community representatives. 6.  Mineral Co./Superior (Dawn) —  Lots of planning for this summer/fall. Gearing towards getting grant funds for 5-6 events: gun safety trainings (sheriff provides gun locks), June party of food + training! QPR or MHFA? August ice cream social. Speaker for underage drinking. Dinner/Game Night @ substance abuse prevention; medication “take back” program. 7.  Missoula Co./Missoula (Sylvia/David) — Wasn’t at meeting. Katie: Best meeting ever had! Planning July party in park; want to plan a panel to connect MH and SUD network in Missoula. MHFA trainings: April, May, June (through UM, at St. Pat's) search MHFA.org website. 8.  Ravalli Co./Hamilton (Denelle) — Met informally; planning to invite stakeholders to a “Meet ’n’ Greet” with food! Networking to find free meeting space (again!). Discussed to reapply for grant funds for Prescription Assistance program. 9.  Sanders Co./Plains (Vicky C.) — Not present to report. (Meets 4th Weds; 532-9190x.1) 10.  Silver Bow Co./Butte (vacant) — Not present to report. (Chair, Karen Sullivan, Ph.D.) 11.  ”Pintler” (Deer Lodge & Granite counties)/Anaconda (vacant) — Currently inactive. G. OLD BUSINESS: 1. 2019 Legislative Committee Update — Tyler Steinebach Legislative session ends May 1st. Updates next month. 2. Proposed New SAA Catchment Areas — Stacey Some discussion on considering rearranging the state regions from 3 to 5? (See attached map.) Asked for LAC feedback. Would not be implemented until our next 2-year contract with AMDD (2021?) WMMHC is changing their area/regions. H. NEW BUSINESS: 1. MSH census: AMDD oversees MSH, but claims they don’t collect/compile the data of admissions/county, etc. ADART (still meeting?) reports from MSH have been requested; email response from Director was that information is not available due to HIPAA constraints. (Not a legitimate impediment!) Could ask MACO? Need to talk about this with all related agencies that would benefit from this information. Disability Rights MT has funding that should oversee this over-population/safety concern. May need to write the Governor (cc: newspapers, legislators?). 2. SAA Summit – Meets quarterly. Next: Friday, June 14, (ESAA hosts) 10a -3p, Helena. Phone-in option; each SAA gets 4 votes. Stacey and Denelle plan to attend; others? 3. Statewide Congress – Pre-planning for Sept. 6 meeting in Helena; in coordination with MT Peer Network; free attendance. Our 2-hour portion will be in the morning; plus 1-2

workshops may be presented (would like to be on LAC support). (Ask to add Secretary’s email to be notified of the next committee meeting by phone.) 4. New SUD (Substance Use Disorder) Providers: sub-section newly added to AMDD responsibilities. How can we add those providers into our network? Need AMDD direction and support to put this together. At present, SAAs have been tasked with serving SDMI and MH with Co-occurring Conditions; now we need to give equal time/money/attention for WSAA to function including SUD. LACs can look at community needs/resources gaps, etc. to provide advice to SAAs and AMDD. 5. WSAA/LAC Workshop Potentials: Through WebEx, may be better than trying to have single geographical location for in-person attendance (although it’s difficult to hold an all-day training only online). Topics: struggling LACs help with membership, SHIP, etc.? Adjourned at 1:00 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 10:00am-1:00pm  Submitted by:  Denelle Pappier, WSAA Secretary (406-363-1311 / dpappier@aol.com)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACRONYMS GLOSSARY: AMDD Addictions & Mental Disorders Division BH Behavioral Health BHAM Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana CBPRS Community-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitative Support CIT Crisis Intervention Team CM Case Management CLO Community Liaison Officer CPO Community Program Officer CSAA Central Service Area Authority DPHHS Dept. of Public Health

& Human Services ESAA Eastern Service Area Auth. FY Fiscal Year (July to June) LAC Local Advisory Council LEA Law Enforcement Agency MH Mental Health MHAM Mental Health Awareness Month (May) MHC Mental Health Center MHFA MH First Aid training MHOAC MH Oversight Advisory Council MI Mental Illness MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSH Montana State Hospital NAMI National Alliance on

Mental Illness PACT Program for Assertive Community Treatment PATH People Assisting The Homeless PSS Peer Support Specialist PT Project Tomorrow QPR Question, Persuade, Refer SAA Service Area Authority SDMI Severely-Disabling Mental Illness SUD Substance Use Disorder TBD “To be determined” WMMHC Western Montana MHC WSAA Western Service Area Authority

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