UNITED FOR BRIGHTER FUTURES

All of Palm Beach County was invited to celebrate on May 18th together at the Express Yourself Fashion Art Ball 2.0 event.

For almost 50 years, Wayside House in Delray Beach has been changing the lives of the thousands of women who seek to overcome addiction. Founded in 1974 by two iconic women –Susan B. Anthony, the great-niece and namesake of the women’s rights advocate; and Phylis Michelfelder, Wayside House has grown, flourished and helped women, including pregnant women, recover in body, mind and spirit.

As a nonprofit women’s addiction center, Wayside House serves all women who come motivated, regardless of ability to pay. Appearing as a tropical oasis in the heart of Delray Beach, Wayside House provides a home-like environment, offering programs and services to meet the individual needs of each woman – whether it is residential care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient or outpatient.

By interlacing first-class therapies with holistic services, including equine, art and horticulture therapies, each woman’s individual needs are addressed. To ensure continued sobriety, most women leave with employment through Wayside House’s Posner Career Center, and follow-up services through aftercare and alumnae services.

Many women arrive at Wayside House after failing in other programs and leave as Wayside graduates, ready to reclaim their lives and return to their families. Many return year after year to celebrate their continued sobriety with others at the monthly anniversary night celebrations and remain connected through the alumnae group whose members mentor current residents and help raise needed funds for Wayside House.

For more information, see our website at www.waysidehouse.net or call 561-278-0055.

Dr. Cassondra A. Corbin-Thaddies

Dr. Cassondra A. Corbin-Thaddies is a dynamic and innovative instructional designer and education technology catalyst with a passion for empowering teachers and leaders to reimagine their roles in the next generation classroom. With a focus on mindset and racial equity, Cassondra has worked with clients around the world to create transformative learning experiences for students. She believes that empowered students become empowered adults.

With over two decades of experience in the education industry, Cassondra has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in project management, learning technology, executive coaching, and facilitating and training. She has a proven track record of success, having engaged with over 2500 teachers and 500 schools across the world in locations such as the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and Alaska. As a collaborator with Stanford University’s

Graduate School of Education, she contributed to the design and course development of a professional development platform and has been a contributor to the EdTech Genome Project researching the impact of education technology on teaching and learning.

Cassondra holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from Keiser University and a Master of Arts degree in Health and Human Services Administration from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She is the co-founder and president of Connect to Greatness, Inc. a nonprofit mentoring organization in South Florida and the Director of Transformational Learning at LINC. Cassondra is dedicated to continuously growing as a learner in life.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS

2023 MEETING DATES

2:00 PM TO 4:30 PM

MANDALA HEALING CENTER, COMMUNITY ROOM

5404 EAST AVENUE

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33407

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Palm Beach County Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorder (BHSUCOD)

Subcommittee Schedules and Responsibilities

All Subcommittee Meetings will be facilitated for 30 minutes and held via Zoom

Meeting ID = 843 8025 3122 / Passcode = 931704

Invite Link: https://pbcgov.zoom.us/j/84380253122?pwd=YkZVTVNaWmZ3S3Q0TlNzM W1HWlRrdz09

Subcommittees 1 through 4 (Third Wednesday of Every Other Month)

Subcommittees 4 through 8 (Third Thursday of Every Other Month)

1. Prevention and Education: To include, but not be limited to, establishing prevention and harm-reduction activities and education for residents in schools and communities.

2. Treatment and Recovery: To include, but not be limited to, establishing a coordinated Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC); integrated behavioral health; expanding Peer Recovery Support Services (e.g., Recovery Community Organization/Recovery Community Centers (RCO/RCCs); access to Medication -Assisted Treatment (MAT); and creating a neutral care coordination entity.

3. Public Policy: To include, but not be limited to, identifying, reviewing, and monitoring related public policies and legislation; and engaging, educating, and informing public officials, key strategic partners and constituency members in advancing sound public policy.

4. Justice System & Public Safety: To include, but not be limited to, supporting and enhancing operational strategies for First Responders, Mobile Response Units; expanding diversion services to decrease criminalization; increasing access t o naloxone: and collaborating with law enforcement and public safety organizations.

5. Evaluation and Monitoring: To include, but not be limited to, implementing a Recovery Capital instrument; measuring and tracking treatment outcomes across the care continuum using advanced analytics to establish evidence -based best practices; increasing Committee member participation in monitoring of publicly funded treatment and recovery programs and services.

6. Essential Services: To include, but not be limited to, advancing social determinants of health such as food, housing, employment, education, access to medical care, and the collateral consequences of criminal justice involvement.

7. Faith-Based: To include, but not be limited to, advancing inter -faith understanding of mental illness and substance use disorder and the important role of faith communities in a recovery oriented system of care environment.

8. Addiction Stabilization Unit: Responsible for working with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to review ASU patient care and related matters as well as make recommendations related to such when appropriate.