The Spectrum Project and Whats Up Wellness are offering a community support group beginning 1/24/24 for Parents and Caregivers of LGBTQIA youth in Nevada County, facilitated by community members and mental health professionals.
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We don't know what we don't know. Help us fill in our information gaps by filling out this quick and simple survey about quality of life and health. You can ensure that more neighbors, friends, and family members who live in North Tahoe-Truckee receive the support they need. www.prcsurvey.com/begin/NorthTahoe2024 Surveys like this tell us if we should focus on increasing the number of healthcare providers, add a new language liaison in a community, work harder to reduce stigma, and so much more... Your insights are invaluable. This survey will measure quality of life, community engagement, and behavioral health needs. Your participation will help us know where to allocate resources to better address the health needs of our community members. CCTT is also partnering with the national research firm PRC to conduct 350 phone surveys in the region between January and February. Households will be selected at random, and the survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete. You can view the results of the past survey here. Please help us get a good response. A new vending machine providing free and confidential county health products is now located at the Joseph Center in Truckee (10075 Levon Avenue Truckee, CA 96161). The vending machine will follow Joseph Center hours and be available between 8AM-5PM on Monday through Friday (outside of holidays). Products available through the vending machine include: Naloxone (Narcan) and fentanyl test strips, medication and sharps disposal kits, adult and children’s oral heath kids, first aid, hygiene and grooming kits, safer sex kits, and more. View the full list of products in English and Spanish HERE. Check out a video of how to use HERE. All products are free and can easily be accessed with a pin number after registering online HERE. You can also contact Devin Bradley at devin.bradley@nevadacountyca.gov to request paper copies of the application and pre-labeled vending machine cards. There is a new weekly SMART Recovery meeting is starting up at Truckee High School that is intended for and welcomes teens in TTUSD. It meets every Friday 2:45 when school is in-session in the Truckee High wellness center.
We're sad to say that we're seeing an increase in suspected overdoses in the Truckee/Tahoe area. Thankfully, Narcan has been available in these instances and lives have been saved. Still, it feels important in times like these to remember our overdose prevention best practices and harm reduction tools.
To request Narcan, test strips, or other harm reduction supplies, check out: 🛟 The Speedy Foundation: text or call 208-471-8904 🛟 Gateway Mountain Center: text or call 530-426-2110 or visit 10038 Meadow Way Unit C in Truckee from 12-5 M-F 🛟 Tahoe Forest Health System: text or call: 530-606-0914 or visit the Emergency Department @ 10121 Pine Avenue in Truckee 🛟 Nevada County Behavioral/Public Health visit 10075 Levon Avenue in Truckee You can learn about other local free harm reduction services at https://knowoverdosenc.com/local-resources/ REMEMBER... ❤️ CARRY NARCAN & GET TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IT ❤️ USE FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS WHEN USING DRUGS ❤️ TRY NOT TO USE ALONE WHEN POSSIBLE (neverusealone.com/hotline @ 800-484-3731) ❤️ GET YOUR STAFF TRAINED ON NARCAN ADMINISTRATION & CARRY IT IN YOUR WORKPLACE Let's help keep each other safe & healthy, y'all! Last week a local supply of fentanyl tested positive for the presence of xylazine. This is the first positive test for xylazine in Western Nevada County. The Truckee area reported two positive tests for xylazine in late June, but none since.
Xylazine is a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer that lowers blood pressure and heart rate and has a sedating effect. While xylazine is not an opioid, it is often mixed with opioids like fentanyl and heroin. As a result, in the event of an overdose where xylazine is suspected, Narcan is still key to overdose response. Know Overdose Nevada County has created a Xylazine page on the website with additional information, including bilingual xylazine fact sheets, links to additional resources and a training video from NASTAD. While xylazine is not widespread in Nevada County’s drug supply currently, its presence is likely to increase over time, as it has in most areas of the country. A limited supply of free xylazine test strips are available through Know Overdose partners. You can also text or call the following organizations for free harm reduction supplies in Nevada County:
Click below for links to items discussed in this recorded training: 1. Demographics 2. Intro Survey 3. Link to training presentation 4. Recording of today’s presentation 5. Find Your Anchor 6. Please Stay 7. R U Ok? 8. Safety Planning 9. Order digital or paper safety plans 10. Order a Care Kit or Find Your Anchor Box 11. Additional resources to continue this conversation: 1. Creating a Healthier Life 2. A Journey Towards Health and Hope 3. Navigating a Crisis 12. Online & on-demand trainings 13. Tahoe Lifeline training 1. Check out CAMS-care training if you work directly in mental health care 14. Evaluation What words come to mind when you think of suicide? Below is a Wordle that was created from the words our audience supplied. Maybe someday when we think of the work suicide things won't be so dark. Maybe the words that will come to mind will be: hope, help, support, rare, and so on...that is our mission!
On a scale of 1-5, how knowledgeable do you feel on the topic of suicide? The average for 23 participant responses was 3.5.
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Know Overdose Nevada County is offering a Spanish train-the-trainer in the Tahoe/Truckee area on September 19 from 2:00-4:00pm at Sierra Community House in King’s Beach. The goal is to build capacity for trainings in Spanish to ensure the campaign and information are reaching all communities. If you have any bilingual or monolingual Spanish-speaking staff, please consider having them attend. It is free and a great opportunity. Folks can REGISTER HERE. The Know Overdose Coalition will be hosting two FREE virtual community opioid overdose prevention and Narcan trainings in recognition of August 31 being International Overdose Awareness Day. We are very excited to be able to offer one of the trainings in Spanish. Below is the information for both trainings (note they are on different dates and times).
Community Opioid Overdose Prevention and Narcan Training Friday, August 31 from 12-1pm via Zoom Free registration: https://bit.ly/Training08312023 In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Know Overdose Nevada County will be presenting a FREE virtual community training on opioid overdose prevention and how to use Narcan. Learn about:
Entrenamiento en español sobre la prevención de sobredosis por opioids y cómo usar Naloxona/Narcan Miércoles 6 de septiembre de 4 a 5pm via Zoom Regístrese gratis aquí: https://bit.ly/entrenamiento9623 En reconocimiento del Día Internacional de Concientización sobre la Sobredosis, Know Overdose Nevada County presentará una capacitación comunitaria virtual GRATUITA sobre la prevención de sobredosis de opioides y cómo usar Narcan. Los asistentes aprenderán sobre:
Alternative Psychiatric Treatments Jonathan Lowe, PMH-APRN of Tahoe Forest Hospital August 1, 2023: CCTT Resource Sharing Meeting Start: 6:17 End: 35:07 Tahoe Forest Behavioral Health 988 Lifeline Launches Spanish Text and Chat
The National Suicide Designation Act of 2020 brought about a redesign of the Suicide and Crisis Hotline. What was once a 10-digit 1-800 number is now a 3-digit number (988) that resembles the national emergency number (911). The 988 number celebrated its 1-year anniversary this July. This month 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Lifeline) has also launched text and chat services in Spanish. To access, text AYUDA to 988 or chat online. This month, the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition moved to its next home with The Speedy Foundation.
The Coalition has been housed in a handful of organizations in the area since it was founded in 2013, including the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Tahoe Forest Hospital, and most recently Sierra Community House. Suicide prevention work requires community support and we have had many amazing community members step up to the table and lead suicide prevention work in our community. Thank you to everyone who has been involved. The Speedy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization named after 3-time Olympian, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of Boise, ID and Park City, UT, who was lost to suicide in 2011. Speedy was a champion for mental health, sharing his own struggles openly in a time before it was socially acceptable to do. Executive Director, Shannon Decker resides in Truckee and has been active with the TTSPC since it was established in 2013. She worked at the TTSPC coordinator from 2020-2021 at Sierra Community House and is excited to continue this work under The Speedy Foundation's operations. Find us out at various outreach events in Truckee, Tahoe City, and Kings Beach this summer. For adults, we will be sharing safer homes harm reduction supplies like Narcan (Know Overdose Nevada County,) gun locks (Mom's Demand Action,) locking pill bottles (Tahoe Truckee Future Without Drug Dependence,) 988 swag (The Speedy Foundation,) as well as mental health literature. For youngsters, we will have bookmarks, stickers, and pinwheels to share some love. We are excited to have several Hope Squad members volunteering with us this summer to share information about the school-based suicide prevention program that they have been nominated to participate in throughout the school year. We hope to see you this summer! Volunteers WantedWe are looking for volunteers to join us at summer outreach events. Click the button below to sign up.
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John Roedel, Upon Departure hope is often so much quieter than fear hope is the whisper between screams hope is the muted hum of the world moving under your feet hope is the sleepy song being sung to us in the midst of the fury of exploding bombs hope is the nearly inaudible sound of your tears drying on the rose of your cheek hope is the hushed wind passing through a tall Wyoming pine hope is the noise of you softly exhaling while looking for God in the mirror - hope is the babbling river - hope is the snoring baby - hope is the thumping heartbeat hope is a lightly beeping hospital monitor hope is the sound of butterfly wings moving in the spring hope is the noise ice makes as it melts on a lake hope is the gentle scratching of a flower as it claws its way out of the earth to sunshine According to the 2010 U.S. Census, more than one million Californians identify as LGBTQ, making up more than 4 percent of California’s population. Due to factors such as lack of access to treatment, culturally unresponsive service provision, and higher levels of stigma and discrimination, LGBTQ people are almost three times more likely than non-LGBTQ peers to experience a mental health challenge. Being a member of the LGBTQ community doesn’t necessarily increase the risk for mental health issues; but the stigma and discrimination LGBTQ individuals may face from family, friends and society can increase risk for mental health challenges. Check out the resources below to help start important conversations and find safe places for support. Resources Linked Below: National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2021 - Trevor ProjectThe past year has been incredibly difficult for so many, but we also know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth have faced unique challenges. The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health sheds light on many of these challenges by capturing the experiences of nearly 35,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13–24 across the United States.
Our third annual survey provides brand new data on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care disparities, discrimination, food insecurity, conversion therapy, and suicide — in addition to the benefits of LGBTQ-affirming spaces and respecting the pronouns of transgender and nonbinary youth. We are also proud that this sample is our most diverse yet, with 45% being LGBTQ youth of color and 38% being transgender or nonbinary. Among some of the key findings of the survey:
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