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\"\"2019 YSAPC Prevention Summit:
\nBecoming Youth-Centered to Promote Health
\nand Prevent Youth Substance Misuse<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n


\nDeveloping a youth-centered, cross-sector community of practice to promote health<\/em> and prevent\/reduce youth substance misuse<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"\"On June 4th, 2019<\/strong> YSAPC held it annual Prevention Summit<\/span> from 9:30 am \u2013 3:30 pm at LifeWorks East.\u00a0 Below were topics presented<\/h3>\n

Welcome and Introductions – <\/strong>Stephanie Rainbolt, M.Ed., ACPS, Chair, Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC)<\/p>\n

\"\"Keynote Address – <\/strong>Understanding Youth Substance Use from a Public Health Perspective\u00a0 – <\/strong>Understanding youth substance misuse patterns requires an understanding of the context within which use occurs, adolescent social and brain development, and protective and risk factors. The presentation will review recent substance use statistics and trends in Texas by specific age categories, including but not limited to opioids, and implementation of evidence-based strategies to prevent substance misuse and its associated consequences.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/u><\/strong>Presenter:<\/u><\/strong> Dr. Jessica Duncan Cance,\u00a0MPH, Agency Analytics Unit Manager, Center for Health Statistics, Texas Department of State Health Services<\/p>\n

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Listening to Youth: What does it mean to be youth-centered?\u00a0 <\/strong> The World Health Organization has issued guidelines for youth-friendly health care environments. Youth answer questions about what motivated them to get and stay engaged with program services\/organizations.\u00a0\u00a0 Panelists:<\/u> <\/strong>Youth from Austin area high schools and colleges<\/p>\n

State and Local Policies and Practices Impacting Prevention and Youth Access to <\/strong>Treatment – <\/strong> Travis County is acting towards the development of a Local Behavioral Health Authority which would have authority beyond that of the Local Mental Health Authority to provide substance use disorder planning and service coordination. Recently Austin has opened a Sobriety Center. Further, the county is undergoing development of an updated Substance Use Disorder plan. Where do youth fit in these developments? How will prevention and intervention for youth be addressed? How would the development of an LBHA impact Travis and the surrounding counties in the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area, especially where youth are concerned?
\nPanelists:<\/u> <\/strong>Stephanie Hayden, Director, Austin Public Health; Dr. Kim Edwards, Pediatrician, Dell Children\u2019s Hospital; Rhonda Patrick, LCSW, MPA, Executive Director, Austin Sobering Center; Laura Munch, Substance Use Disorder Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Hugh Simmons, LCSW, Director of Practice Management for Child and Family Services, Integral Care<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>School Efforts to Prevent Substance Misuse and Link to Care\u00a0 – <\/strong>Across school districts and communities, concern is growing around issues of youth mental and behavioral health. This panel will consider efforts being made in school districts of different sizes and localities, the challenges they face, and interest in building capacity to better address student need. Understanding youth substance use from a public health perspective, student substance use patterns, including but not limited to opioids, as well as mental\/behavioral health needs of youth which may precipitate substance use will be addressed. Dr. Susan Millea, Children\u2019s Optimal Health, will initiate the panel with a presentation of youth self-report maps of substance use patterns in Austin ISD.
\nPanelists:<\/u> <\/strong>Karen Schwind, Manager of Nursing Services, New Braunfels ISD; Diana Rios-Rodriguez, Nursing Services, Bastrop ISD; Macie Walker, Director of Nursing Services, Hays ISD; Tracy Spinner, Director of Comprehensive Health Services, Austin ISD; Katie Bryant, Student Support Counselor, Eanes ISD and Co-Chair, Kids Living Well.<\/p>\n

\"\"Professional Development: Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents<\/strong>:<\/u> <\/strong>Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT), a trauma-informed tool that can be used by health professionals in schools and primary care settings in their work with adolescents. Motivational interviewing is a skilled conversational approach that can be used in school settings.
\nPresenters:<\/u><\/strong> Dr. Robin Peyson, Communities in Recovery; Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker, Director of Instruction, Engagement & Wellness, Undergraduate Studies,\u00a0The University of Texas at Austin; Julie McElrath, LMSW, LCDC-I, Executive Director, University High School<\/p>\n

Closing, Evaluation and CEUs\u00a0 – <\/strong>Cardea Services is an approved provider of continuing education credits by: The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, provider #1682, http:\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/socialwork\/sw_contact.shtm<\/a><\/p>\n

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Presenter Biographies:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Katie Bryant<\/strong>, LCSW-S obtained her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Regis University then pursued\u00a0her Masters of Science in Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0 Katie has spent her career working with adolescents in residential treatment, psychiatric inpatient, juvenile probation and most recently in schools.\u00a0 Katie has supervised Masters level clinical interns for the past 10 years and is a board approved clinical supervisor for social workers pursuing their LCSW.\u00a0 Currently she is a\u00a0Student Support Counselor in Eanes ISD and Co-Chair of Kids Living Well collaborative.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jessica Duncan Cance<\/strong>,\u00a0PhD, MPH, is the Agency Analytics Manager in the Center for Health Statistics at the Texas Department of State Health Services. In her current role, Jessica oversees the analysis and dissemination of health information available at the Texas Department of State Health Services and other Texas agencies. Immediately prior to her current position, she served as the Interim Prevention Lead for the Texas Targeted Opioid Response project at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Dr. Cance has 20 years of experience working in adolescent and young adult health promotion, including epidemiological research, program implementation, coalition building, and national evaluation projects.<\/p>\n

Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards <\/strong>is a pediatrician and Director of Governmental Relations for Dell Children\u2019s Medical Center. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephanie Hayden<\/strong> was appointed Director of Austin Public Health in 2018. As Deputy Director, she oversaw the operations of the Health Equity and Community Engagement Division, which included management of Health Equity \u2013 Quality of Life Programs, HIV Planning Council, HIV Resources Administration, Planning and Evaluation, and Social Services Policy. Stephanie is a Licensed Master Level Social Worker who has spent more than twenty years providing services and managing programs in the field of social services.\u00a0 She has worked in several direct social work settings including psychiatric services, school based, chemical dependency, crisis intervention, and counseling.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker<\/strong> is a distinguished professor at the University of Texas at Austin since 2000. \u00a0She is the Steve Hicks Professor of Addictions and Substance Abuse Services, the Director of Instruction, Engagement, and Wellness for UT undergraduates and the impending Associate Dean of UGS. \u00a0Dr. Holleran Steiker is the founder of University High School, Central Texas’s first recovery high school, and on the Executive Leadership Team of the impending SHIFT substance misuse prevention program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julie McElrath<\/strong> is the Executive Director of University High School. \u00a0Prior to her work at University High School, Julie facilitated Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) groups for adults and adolescents and provided individual therapy at a drug and alcohol residential treatment facility. \u00a0She is a member of the Austin Metro Drug Free Coalition, Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (YSAPC), Recovery Oriented Community Collaborative (ROCC) in Austin, Strategic Planning Group for the Alliance for Adolescent Recovery Treatment in Texas and founding member of the Central Texas Youth Recovery Network (YRN).<\/p>\n

Dr. Susan Millea<\/strong> serves as a Community Systems and Population Health Analyst at Children\u2019s Optimal Health, a central Texas data analytics nonprofit.\u00a0 The mission of Children\u2019s Optimal Health is to enable communities, through the use of geospatial analysis and mapping, to visualize the health of their neighborhoods, identify assets and needs, and unearth opportunities for collaborative change. Dr. Millea has an extensive background in physical and behavioral health, education and social service delivery, with a focus on quality improvement. She helped form and served as the founding Chair for the Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.<\/p>\n

Laura Munch<\/strong> is currently employed with the State of Texas in the Health and Human Services Commission Substance Use Disorder Programs, Planning and Policy Unit.\u00a0 She is a graduate of Texas State University, and has over twenty years of experience in the behavioral health field.\u00a0\u00a0 Laura was instrumental in the development of the statewide Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC).\u00a0 The ROSC helped to establish a series of local community networks across the state to collaborate in identifying strengths and obstacles for individuals in recovery, and to improve the local environment to support recovery in a positive way.\u00a0 In 2014, Laura was the Lead Recovery Support Services Specialist to implement a pilot project that would further develop recovery in the state of Texas by aligning substance use treatment with a recovery orientation. The goals of the pilot project were to embed long-term recovery support services into peer-based organizations, community-based organizations and substance use disorder treatment programs in local communities across Texas and to expand recovery supports to individuals in their natural community environments.\u00a0\u00a0 Laura has also helped to develop and implement State agency programs and provided technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, and the general public.\u00a0 She has participated in reviews and the evaluation of information on service delivery system methods, outputs, and activities to identify gaps in resources and recommend improvements.<\/p>\n

Rhonda Patrick<\/strong>, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Sobering Center. Previously, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of Behavioral Health Alliance of Texas, Inc. \u00a0Rhonda has been in the addictions and mental health recovery field for over 20 years. She has been a professional social worker, entrepreneur, and social service innovator for most of her professional life. \u00a0She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked in various roles and facets of the treatment industry to effectively help others recover from addiction.<\/p>\n

Dr. Robin Peyson<\/strong> of RLP Consulting has spent her professional career developing, managing, advocating for and integrating public health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment programs and policy. \u00a0Robin is the former Executive Director of Communities for Recovery, a community-based non-profit that provides peer based recovery services and supports to individuals in recovery from substance use or substance use and mental illness. \u00a0Prior to this, she served as Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas and served as the Assistant Director for the Children\u2019s Department of the Community Mental Health Division of the Texas Department of State Health Services.<\/p>\n

Diana Rios-Rodriguez<\/strong> serves as the Head Nurse for Bastrop ISD. She has been a School Nurse for 13 years and a Health Services Coordinator for 10 years. A nurse for over 20 years, prior to her work in school nursing,\u00a0Diana\u00a0worked in pediatric cardiology at what is now Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. She entered school nursing when her daughter entered school and has found it a rewarding practice area that enables her to balance a professional career with family commitments.<\/p>\n

Karen Schwind<\/strong>, BSN, RN, NCSN, is a graduate of the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing, Toledo Ohio and Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio.\u00a0 She began school nursing as an elementary school nurse with New Braunfels ISD from 1996 – 2004. Currently she is employed with New Braunfels ISD as the Health Services Coordinator where she implemented a Narcan prn program at the secondary schools in 2016.\u00a0 Karen completed the Nationally Certified School Nurse Program in 2010. She also serves as the Texas School Nurse Organization President Elect.<\/p>\n

Hugh Simmons<\/strong> serves as Director of Practice Management for Child and Family Services for Integral Care, the Local Mental Health Authority for Travis County.\u00a0 Hugh oversees clinic and community-based services that offer a wide array of programming to youth and families in Travis County.\u00a0 These services include mental health assessments, evidence-based therapy, evidence-based substance use prevention curriculum, school-based mental health including psychiatric care, integrated primary and behavioral health programming, Mental Health First Aid training, community-based therapy to youth on probation, wraparound support for youth via YES Waiver, and wraparound support for families at risk of homelessness.\u00a0 Hugh is a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty-five years of experience administering mental health programming and delivering direct mental health services as a clinician.\u00a0 One of Hugh\u2019s past initiatives prior to moving to Texas from New York City was directing a community-based substance use prevention and treatment program for adolescents and adults.<\/p>\n

Tracy A. Spinner<\/strong>, M. Ed., currently is the Director of Health for Austin ISD.\u00a0 Under her direction are the Offices of Student Health Services, Family Resource Centers, Office of Vision and Hearing, Mental Health, Crisis Response, and School Mental Health Centers.\u00a0 This Department integrates the whole child, physical and mental health support, resources, education, awareness, and services.\u00a0 Ms. Spinner is the district liaison to the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC).\u00a0 Tracy is very passionate about the health and wellbeing of children and specifically how health impacts their ability to learn, be academically successful, and enable them to be healthy prosperous adults.<\/p>\n

Tracy serves on the Mayor\u2019s Health and Fitness Council Board, Children\u2019s\/AISD Student Health Services Taskforce, Children\u2019s Optimal Health Board, Travis County Mental Health Leadership Team, and Children and Youth Mental Health Planning Partnership.\u00a0 Tracy can be contacted at tracy.spinner@austinisd.org<\/a> or phone at 512-414-9778.<\/p>\n

Macie Walker<\/strong>, BSN, RN, is serving her fifth year as Director of Student Health Services for Hays CISD. In addition, she is the President of the Texas School Nurses Organization within Region XIII. She is passionate about promoting health and wellness to the students and community.<\/p>\n

CEUs:\u00a0 Cardea Services is an approved provider of continuing education credits by: The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, provider #1682,<\/em> http:\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/socialwork\/sw_contact.shtm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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SUMMARY OF JUNE 4 SUMMIT EVALUATION RESULTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

120 people registered and 82 people attended the June 4, 2019, Summit.\u00a0 Attendees were present from multiple counties and school districts in Central Texas. Wide array of professionals from school, clinical and community-based settings.<\/p>\n

MORNING SESSION<\/u><\/strong>: 46 people completed the evaluation results for morning session<\/u> sessions (Dr. Cance\u2019s presentation, Youth Panel and Policy Panel).<\/p>\n

Dr. CANCE\u2019S PRESENTATION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n