Partnership for Drug-Free Communities

Work Group Meetings

Partnership for drug-free communities

Work Group Meetings

Find information about our three work groups below.

Education & Prevention

Working to increase resource information through evidence-based youth education, advertising medication disposal locations to the public, and sharing substance use updates to interested groups. Activities include presentations, print materials and website resources.

Meeting dates and Zoom links can be found on this website. For more information email EdPrevWorkGroup@gmail.com or go to About Us, Calendar for more for the meeting dates and Zoom links.

Justice Initiative

The Justice Initiative Work Group is comprised of individuals with lived experience, clinicians, service providers, and representatives from law enforcement and other first responder and mobile crisis response teams. This work group focuses on training and education, supportive resources, and initiatives that promote a safer and healthier community through improved partnerships, increased collaborations
and the enhancement of coordinated care.

Meetings are virtual the first Tuesday of each month at 2 pm. This work group is chaired by Megan Tyler of Sacred Spaces of CARE (mtyler@sacredspacesofcare.org) who is available for questions should you like to learn more.

Metro-East Recovery Council

MERC works to provide support, education, training, resources, and other recovery services to individuals and families seeking or maintaining recovery. MERC recognizes that there are multiple pathways to recovery, and seeks to increase opportunities for individuals to engage in services that meet their specific needs.

The group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 9:00 am-10:00 am. . For more information email PartnershipDrugFreeCommunities@gmail.com or go to About Us, Calendar for more for the meeting dates and Zoom links.

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Family Support Network
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Prison USP Marion
Gateway Foundation
GEO Reentry Services
Glen Carbon Police Department
Granite City Police Department
Highland Police Department
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital–Highland
IDHS–Substance Use Prevention & Recovery
Illinois Department of Corrections- Parole
Illinois Department of Public Health
IOPC
Knights of Columbus
Lakeview Health
Lewis & Clark Community College
Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center
Madison County Circuit Court
Madison County Community Development
Madison County Coroner’s Office
Madison County Coroner’s Office
Madison County Detention Center
Madison County Emergency
Madison County Health Advisory Committee
Madison County Health Department
Madison County Mental Health Board
Madison County Probation
Madison County State’s Attorney Office
Main Street Chiropractic – Wellness

MEGSI/Illinois National Guard
Memorial Hospital Belleville
Meridian Healthcare
MERS Goodwill WIOA Youth Program
Molina
Monetwork
New Vision
Oasis Women’s Center
OSF St. Anthony’s Health Care
Parents
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
Prevention First/SADD
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services
Roxana Police Department
Sacred Spaces of CARE
SIUE
SIUE Counseling Services
SIUE Health Service
SIUE School of Nursing
SIUE–Criminal Justice MS
Smoke Free Alternatives Coalition
St. Clair County Emergency Management
Students
SWIC Programs & Services for Older Persons
TASC
The Porchlight Collective
Touchette Regional Hospital
Troy Police Department
U.S. Attorney’s Office

Work Group Meetings

Partnership for drug-free communities