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Meth Task Force
The Meth Task Force is a community effort that grew out of Building a Learning Community's first gathering. The mission is to reduce methamphetamine use and the social and economic impact it has on Jackson County by: promoting public awareness, treatment, recovery, family stability, prevention, and public safety.
Five Year Evaluation of Meth Task Force Efforts
Prepared by Dan DeNeui, Ph.D.
September 2009 (PDF 679 KB)
Meth Stories
The Meth Task Force is a community effort that grew out of Building a Learning Community's first gathering. The mission is to reduce methamphetamine use and the social and economic impact it has on Jackson County by: promoting public awareness, treatment, recovery, family stability, prevention, and public safety. A new approach to treatment of meth addiction was piloted successfully two years into the project.
Meth Task Force Mission
Link to Southern Oregon Meth Project Website
Meth Task Force Goals and Accomplishments
Meth Task Force Mission
The Jackson County Meth Task Force leads a community-wide collaboration working to reduce methamphetamine use and the social and economic impact it has on Jackson County by: promoting public awareness, treatment, recovery, family stability, prevention, and public safety.
Promoting Recovery
Addition of Jackson County
judge by State Legislature
Adult Drug Court
County-funded improved meth treatment pilot project
Development of dual diagnosis treatment matrix
Family Drug Court 3-year grant
Federal Drug Court grant funds for mental health
Healthy Babies, OnTrack
Mapping project with providers and clients
Project Jumpstart, Jackson County Project Health
Recovery Fair with Family Drug Court graduates
Whole Family Project, OnTrack
Women's Transitional Project, Addictions
Recovery Center
Educating the Community
ESD and SODA health curriculum project for
public schools
Focus groups of people in recovery to
identify issues
supports and obstacles
Meth Watch - Mail Tribune and KTVL Channel
10
Project REAL, Kids Unlimited
SODA secondary school project
Southern Oregon
Meth Project, Not Even Once -
KOBI, United Way and
other partners
TargetMeth.com -- SOPTV
Training on methamphetamine addiction for
100 early
childhood providers
White City YAD
Strengthening Families
Children's Plan training for those working
with
methamphetamine affected children and families
Develop and distribute White City family resource guide
Family Stabilization Project, Head Start
Focus group of grandparents raising
grandchildren
Enforcing the Law
Comprehensive treatment program for Jackson County
Community Justice
Decreased meth labs
Drug Endangered Children Protocol
Legislation limiting access to precursor
products
Fewer drug related arrests
Meth Task Force Members
Dee Anne Everson, United Way, Co-convener
Carin
Niebuhr, Jackson County, Co-convener
Marie
Bagley, Addictions
Recovery Center
Paula
Breland, Oregon Department of Human Services
Kathy Bryon,
Gordon Elwood Foundation
Tom Cole,
Kids Unlimited
Amy Cuddy,
Reed and Carolee Walker Fund of the OCF
Helena
Darling, SOPTV
Felicity
Elworthy, Head Start
Matt
Epstein, Community Volunteer
Sarah Heath, Jackson County Health
and Human Services
Roxann
Jones, Jackson County Health and Human Services
Larry Lyman,
Southern Oregon Goodwill
Doug Mares, Oregon Department of Human Services
Shawn
Martinez, SODA
Chris Mason,
Addictions Recovery Center
Jay
Matheson, Southern Oregon Education Service District
Michael
O'Malley, VA SORCC
Dr. Jim
Shames, Jackson County Health and Human
Services
Rita
Sullivan, OnTrack
Southern Oregon Meth Project
3 year initiative project to prevent meth abuse
KOBI NBC
5/KOTI NBC2
Asante Health System
Charter
Media
City of Medford
Harry &
David
JELD-WEN
Windows and Doors
Medford Fabrication
Merle West
Medical Center
The ODS
Compaines
OnTrack, Inc.
Oregon Health
& Science University
Providence Health System
Sky Lakes
Medical Center
United Way
of Jackson County