Malheur County Community Mental Health, Local Alcohol and Drug and Development Disabilities Advisory Committee

Malheur County Community Mental Health, Local Alcohol and Drug and Development Disabilities Advisory Committee

Members – Committee Bylaws – Agenda – Minutes – Malheur County Board/Commission/Committee Volunteer Form

Services for community mental health, addiction treatment, recovery and prevention, problem gambling, and community developmental disabilities services are provided by Lifeways, Inc.

The County Court established the Malheur County Community Mental Health, Local Alcohol and Drug and Development Disabilities Advisory Committee in 1999.  The Committee advises and provides accountability to the County Court on community needs and priorities for developmental disabilities, mental health and addiction prevention and treatment services and assists in the planning and review of those identified services.

The Committee also serves as the Local Alcohol and Drug Advisory/Planning Committee and the Community Development Disabilities Program Issues Advisory Committee and performs those functions preserved in State Statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules and State Guidelines.

The Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of each month from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.   Meetings are open to the public and are currently being held electronically.


The Committee is comprised of up to seventeen members; the current members are:

Christine Phillips, Director of Department of Human Services Child Welfare

Sarah Poe, Director of Malheur County Health Department

Ted  Martinez, Director of Malheur Juvenile Department

Chair Jennifer Susuki, Student Wellness Coordinator at Malheur County Education Service District

Melissa Williams, Director of School Improvement at Ontario School District

Connie Tanaka, Director of Malheur County Veterans Service Office

Jim St. Michell, Lieutenant of Malheur County Community Corrections

Travis Johnson, Malheur County Sheriff

Michael Iwai, Ontario City Police Department Chief

Don Ballou, Nyssa City Police Department Chief

Jeff Rodgers, Malheur County Ambulance Service Director

Anna LaRosa, Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Emergency Room Nurse Manager

Currently vacant – Client/Consumer of Developmental Disabilities Services or family member

Currently vacant – Client/Consumer of Lifeways Recovery Center

Michelle Belnap – Community Member

 

Malheur County Board/Commission/Committee Volunteer Form

 

Committee Bylaws

 

Agenda

February 9 2022

November 10 2021

April 28 2021

February 24 2021

January 27 2021

December 09 – 2020

Minutes

Minutes 1-24-24

Minutes 8-9-23

Minutes 5-10-23

Minutes 2-8-23

Minutes 11-9-22

Minutes 5-11-22

Minutes 11-10-21

Minutes 9-22-21

Minutes 2-24-21

Minutes 1-27-21

Minutes 12-09-20

Minutes 06-24-20

Minutes 07-22-20

Minutes 08-26-20

Minutes 09-23-20