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Statistics recently released from the Tennessee Department of Health offer a grim reminder that 1,631 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2016, which is the highest annual number of such deaths ever recorded in state history. This is an increase from the 1,451 overdose deaths recorded among Tennessee residents in 2015. “Each of these numbers represents a person, with family and friends who are now facing the loss of someone dear to them to a cause that is preventable,” said TDH...

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June 20, 2017 8:30 AM 12:30 PM EDT Memorial Park Community Center This four hour training will cover the SAMHSA Key Principles to implementing a Trauma-Informed approach into the services your organization provides.

Introductions: Andi Clements, Becky Haas, Robin Crumley, Ginger Bastian, Stacey Tedford, Julia Bernard, Tonya Leonard, Tori Clements, Eric Myers, Alice McCaffrey, & Tom Herington Meeting Topics/Announcements: Andi opened the meeting with introductions around the room Updates from Andi- April 4 th Paper Tigers video – about 40 in attendance and included ETSU students, schools, juvenile court, city officials, will be scheduling more viewings TN Children symposium- Andi was a panelist for...

The circle of patients gathered for group therapy at a doctor’s family practice in McKenzie, Tenn., could well represent the face of the state’s opioid epidemic. They were in a small city in a rural county, fertile ground for prescription drug addiction, though they traveled from as far as Nashville and Missouri. They were young or middle-aged and ranged from blue-collar workers to businesspeople. They said painkillers prescribed after accidents or injuries paved the way to their dependence...

Trauma Informed System of Care Coalition Meeting February 15, 2017 Johnson City Police Dept. Conference Room Introductions: Andi Clements, Becky Haas, Robin Crumley, Ginger Bastian, Stacey Tedford, Julia Bernard, Becky Campbell, Beth Cox, Pat Swartz, Brandy Maltsburger, Audra Morrow (Plus 2 interns), Jamye Carr, Erin Culbertson, Tonya Leonard, Tori Clements, and Jamie Mabe Meeting Topics/Announcements: Becky reviewed highlights on the trauma informed system of care coalition: Meet every...

Trauma Informed System of Care Coalition Meeting December 14, 2016 Johnson City Police Dept. Conference Room Introductions of those present: Andi Clements, Becky Haas, Robin Crumley, Ginger Bastian , Stacey Tedford, Julia Bernard, Becky Campbell, Beth Cox, Pat Swartz, Brandy Maltsburger, Tara Hahner, Tim Bomgardner, Sarah Fine, and Audra Morrow Meeting Topics/Announcements: Becky Reviewed what trauma informed care is, why system of care, systems that exist, partners TIC Continuum of change...

In 2012 I was hired by the Johnson City Police Department as director of an $800,000 grant-funded Targeted Community Crime Reduction Project to reduce drug-related and violent crime in two Johnson City, TN, neighborhoods historically known for highest rates of these crimes. This project required a collaborative problem-solving approach where I engaged community partners to assist in recognizing the causes of crime. Becky Haas Together, we implemented evidence-based practices to reduce crime.

JOHNSON CITY – A behavioral approach called trauma-informed care (TIC) emphasizes compassion and incorporates the belief that every person has value and should be treated with dignity, as well as the understanding that negative behaviors and other problems may be typical responses to past traumatic experiences. Now, a researcher from East Tennessee State University will investigate the effectiveness of TIC for reducing the effects of toxic stress among at-risk children and their caregivers.

A local coalition of mental health and community services officials are already seeing the positive effects of a new way to react to behavioral issues in children that are a result of exposure to traumatic experiences. The concept, called Trauma Informed Care, is spreading through organizations in Johnson City in hopes of providing better understanding, care and options to families who have conflict due to trauma. The trauma can be things like seeing a parent arrested, witnessing drug abuse,...