CSCB Committees » Substance Use Prevention Treatment & Recovery

Mission

A county free of unaddressed substance use concerns.

Vision

To provide a coordinated approach of all available community resources, public and private, to address and reduce substance use concerns through the promotion of prevention, treatment, and recovery.

Workgroup Goals

• Data Collection: Increase accuracy, relevant, and current local data to increase community awareness and support informed decision-making to decrease the negative impact of substance use in St. Clair County.

• Community Education: create a public awareness and education marketing campaign to promote awareness of substance use concerns, focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery.

• Resource and Support: Identify, assess, and promote current resources and support for people who have concerns about substance use and recovery.

2025 Collaborative Accomplishment

Educational Outreach:

• Presented current data trends in St. Clair County at each meeting to educate members on the changes occurring in substance use, supports, and recovery.

Review of Purpose, Goals, Objectives:

• The workgroup reviewed its purpose, goals, objectives, and subcommittees and welcomed new leadership.

Social Media Campaigns:

• The Community Education & Awareness subcommittee uses data to create messaging shared through social media campaigns.

Overdose Fatality Review Action Committee:

• The Community Resources and Support subcommittee was replaced with the Overdose Fatality Review Action Committee. This subcommittee is charged with reviewing the recommendations of the SCC Overdose Fatality Review Team to put recommendations into strategies that will reduce overdose deaths.

Opioid Settlement Committee Representation:

• The St. Clair County Opioid Settlement Committee has representation from two workgroup members. The goal is to share needs identified by the task force from a human services perspective, support, and provide ideas for the use of settlement dollars to best serve people in treatment, recovery, and for the prevention of substance use.

Strategic Alignment with CHIP:

• The CHIP strategies align with the workgroup’s goals, allowing for significant crossover to provide continued support and collaboration while avoiding duplication.

Annual Recovery Summit:

• The Recovery Summit, the annual month-long virtual education series, wrapped up in September. Many workgroup members presented on various topics, and continuing education credits were provided for many of the sessions.

Chairperson: Nicole Bickel, BWROC, and Michael Thomas, IMPACT

Videos

St. Clair County Virtual Town Hall on Substance Abuse in our Community Post COVID 19