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File #: 20482-25    Version:
Type: Briefing/Report (Dept, BCC) - No action requested Status: Agenda Ready (BCC)
File created: 7/25/2025 In control: Los Alamos County Health Council
On agenda: 8/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Staff Update
Presenters: Jessica Strong

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Staff Update

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Social Services Manager

Mentioning the death of a former Health council member Jen Bartram and her celebration of life event.

 

 

Discusses the suicide prevention initiative and the first training session for the initiative.

Highlights various staff and health council members' contributions, including articles and media appearances.

 

Upcoming Events and Staffing Updates

mentions the annual flu clinic at Los Alamos Medical Center and the possibility of coordinating health council information distribution

 

Discusses upcoming events, including a recovery-related event in September and mental health awareness events in October.

Provides updates on staffing, including the hiring of Lori Padilla for the part-time mobile outreach position and the upcoming position for a program specialist.

 

Statewide Conference and Sequential Intercept Mapping

Social service Manager shares her experiences from a statewide conference in Portales, focusing on the support for interstate compacts.

 

Discusses a convening in council chambers on sequential intercept mapping, which focuses on the interface of mental health and substance use with the criminal justice system.

 

Discusses  the regional development of behavioral health supports using $100 million allocated by the state.