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“Drug Free Communities”
Connecting Communities for Spring Branch Youth
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
2:00 – 3:30 pm
United Way Building
50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007
Program
We will be discussing the Drug Free Communities Program
grant that the Coalition recently received from the Office
of National Drug Control Policy. Why? Because we need
everyone’s help to make the program a success! This is where
the rubber meets the road in Coalitions. Members work
together for the greater good which, paradoxically, leads to
greater good for the members!
Our guests will include the evaluation team for our Program,
and they will demonstrate how to implement meaningful
strategies and collect relevant data to make and show
progress toward the achievement of program outcomes. I have
met with Dr. Trevino and Mr. Valdez, and it is fascinating
to learn from them the myriad ways and means of obtaining
relevant, meaningful data. You will find this session
helpful in your own work too, as you think about how to
accomplish important goals for the benefit of those you
serve.
Ray Andrews, Director of the Houston-Harris County Office of
Drug Policy, will also be our guest. Mr. Andrews will give
us a report on the “2008 Houston-Harris County Regional Drug
Summit: The Urgency of Now!” which was designed as a
springboard to continued dialogue, decision-making, and
action to address the substance abuse epidemic in our
region. Mr. Andrews will share how we will be working to
maintain the momentum of the Summit over the next year and
more. Please join us!
Refreshments provided by The Coalition of Behavioral Health
Services!
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All,
Link to an update on the Coalition activities for the
period August 19-October 13, 2008.
Our meeting last Tuesday, October 14th was eye-opening! It
seems the possibilities of web-based technologies to
supplement our work in substance abuse prevention,
treatment, and recovery have only begun to be tapped. And,
thank you all for your helpful comments and suggestions
about the Coalition website.
I am especially fascinated by the notion of virtual worlds
being utilized to help people in recovery learn the skills
necessary to live differently in their natural environments.
The ideas in the attached report from a meeting funded by
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio are
thrilling to imagine, especially with regard to youth and
young adults who are familiar and comfortable with
Internet-based social networking and engagement in virtual
worlds. The link to this report is
http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/3485.34428.pdf.
Sandra Young Olson, DrPH, CHES
Executive Director
The Coalition of Behavioral Health Services
"Connecting Communities"
Phone: 713-426-2637 x 4511
Cell: 281-630-8665
501 Garden Oaks Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77018
cbhshouston@yahoo.com
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Next Meeting
November 11, 2008
Our Mission
To mobilize Houston Harris County to prevent and reduce the
abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and co-occurring mental
illness by increasing the governmental and private resources of our
community.
Contact
For more information about CBHS contact:
Sandy Olson
501 Garden Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77018
713-426-2637 ext .4511
713-862-1849
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