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Board Members in attendance:
Jere Newton, RCI, Vice President LEAF
Jeffrey Tunnell, Treasurer, CFO Central Plains Center
Carrie Barden, Chief, Lamb Co. Juvenile Probation
Kathy Givens, Ralls ISD
Sheryl Russell, CPS
Reba Moore, JPO Floydada
Maridel Montgomery, DRS
Kelly Shurbet, Health Dpt Plainview
Stakeholders attending:
Ruby Walters, Consumer
Kim Peralez, RCI
David Allison, RCI
Nivra Kelley-Mackey
Michael Cox, RCI
David Mclung, RCI
Erma Ellis, LRC/CPC
Kay Brotherton, RCI
Victor Madrigal, Regence Health Network
Cullen Holt, Youth
Rico Gomez, Youth
Michael Griego, Youth
Welcome and Introductions
Carrie made a motion to accept the minutes. Reba 2nd the motion, all approved.
Financial report
Jeff – sending Debra Flores to be trained in MHFA. Kay sent email; we may be getting more funding. If it doesn’t come to fruition we still have cost incurred with LEAF. Be thinking of what we can do to help with this. Transportation we discussed last month isn’t going to move forward. Ron believes at this stage that we just need to change it up. Jeff proposes that he move moneys around and help with the RCI Steward group. Take what LEAF money is available and upgrade CPC servers to better serve the RCI staff. CPC hasn’t been able to upgrade due to the nature of our business. But RCI needs more enhanced system. The virtual server he is looking at is approx $12,000.00. He is looking at all projects going on and any that are not going to make it to fruition, will take those moneys and put them towards projects that are moving forward. Reba says they may have money to give back for the anger management. Kathy & Nikki may possibly do the classes online. Approx 40 hrs online. Travel & lodging expense wouldn’t be incurred. They would all prefer to do hands on training if possible so checking into the one in Houston.
Maridel made motion made to move funds from transportation to server, Kathy 2nd, all approved.
Jeff suggests moving $5000 from anti-stigma to other projects such as MHFA. Must be spent by Sep 30, Sheryl motioned, Carrie 2nd, all approved.
National Assoc of Rural MH Conference
Kay & Michael went in early June. Discussed how their collaboration worked. Our focus was the youth. Interesting with variety of people. Presentation went well. Dr Nancy Speck Freedom Commission, announced that there will be extra money next year.
Michael - Cowboys & farmers pickups at the coffee shops and grocery stores but never at a MH facility, so what are we doing to connect with that population which surrounds us.
Kay - Active Minds is college based group and we could possibly be bringing her for a session.
Sep 21-23 – Rural MH Conference in Phoenix, RCI submitting 3 youth engagement, LCFRS, Collaborative
Fed site team was impressed with our collaboration and participation. If we get selected to present Kay will need an eclectic group to speak.
Steward Group having a retreat on June 23-24 in Lbk at Hawthorn Suites. We need to pull some things together to formalize and finalize. Solidify what needs RCI & LEAF have.
Wrap training was cancelled due to lack of participants. Is being rescheduled and RCI will be doing the training June 25-25, 9-4:30 at TLI. Anyone that is interested contact David. We need to contact all the ones scheduled to let them know of new date.
July several team members, family members & youth going to Georgetown for SOC Summer Institute.
Jose - CBMCS training went very well. He also has a blog here in Plainview and has already made the top 10 list.
Brad Thompson will be here June 17, 10-2pm for a talk. He has ZERO due process reports. Planning session for future year. He has a menu of trainings he can do. If you know any family members that would be interested, contact Kay or Polly.
Still looking for Social Marketer, still posted on website, but not in paper. (call Jenna Payne)
Michael – youth presentation, David McClung, Rico, Cory & Griego, U-Turn, Youth Advocacy
To change the problems must know the problems, you have to desire to change, and easier to do if done together as a group, must know areas of weakness & strength. In the youth advocacy training taught them how to speak up for themselves and others. Discussed passion for helping youth and how it could be done. Where does it begin? Adults made commitments to the youth. Youth made commitments to the adults. U-Turn has 3 places to begin advocating: youth not being abused, not hurting themselves and peer-to-peer training. Sho Out, Sep 11th, 2nd annual event. Talent show, basketball & football competitions. United Methodist Church. Will bring more awareness to suicide. U-Turn meets 2nd and last Mon of month, 6pm. Looking to have U-Turn groups in each of our counties.
If you have students identified, 18-21 that would be interested, please call Michael or any of the youth. No criteria, just a willingness to make a difference in the community.
Youth making a video now about suicide awareness. Professionally made here in Plv.
Move LEAF board meeting to Aug 10th, national evaluators will be here.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m. with the RCI steward group meeting to follow. The next LEAF meeting will be July 20th starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Tommy Lewis Building.
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