Behavioral health committee

The Behavioral Health Committee’s purpose is to create goals, objectives and strategies around access, mental health, substance abuse, suicide and behavioral health stigma.

 

Community Activities:

 

• Provide opportunities for people to dispose of unused or expired medications.  Take Back Days
   

• Provide a detailed behavioral health resource directory for the community

 

• Provide QPR suicide prevention training to healthcare providers, schools and other lay members of the community

 

• With community partners, conduct compliance checks regarding alcohol sales to minors

 

• Conduct Mental Health First Aid classes to community partners including physician offices, schools, other behavioral health specialists and the general public.

 

• Continue to promote the Stop the Stigma campaign regarding the misconceptions surrounding those suffering from a behavioral health issue.

 

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Several subcommittees have been formed to work on specific topics:

• RX Workgroup

• CIA group

• Opioid Task Force