Get Involved!

There are many ways you can impact change within your community. Join a general or committee meeting or subscribe to our mailing list to get updated information on events and ways to get involve

Ways to be an advocate in your own community include:

• Understand the change you want
• Engage in Town Hall Meetings
• Learn about community issues
• Promote Awareness
• Be Creative
• Provide training and/or presentations
• Encourage Use of Drop Boxes to safely dispose of medications
• Attend a general and/or committee meeting to learn more
• Take Part in Campaigns such as #EndStigmaASAP,
  Talk It Up, Lock It Up, and #WeDoRecover

Ready to Make a Positive Impact?

When stigma is reduced, lives are saved. Be a part of the change to turn conversations about mental health and substance use into those that help and allow people to heal, rather than those that hinder and humiliate. Check out our toolkit and learn how you can make a positive impact in the lives of those around you!

Our Committees

Alcohol Initiatives & Tobacco Free Partnership

This committee works to reduce underage drinking and impaired driving in the community by providing education and implementing effective strategies that work to create population level change. In 2019, Alcohol Initiatives joined forces (and meetings) with Pasco County Tobacco Free Partnership.

Meets: 1st Monday of the Month, 4:30pm – 6pm *See Events Page for more information!

Cultural Competence

This committee works to #ChangeTheLangeASAP, building education and awareness on the importance of cultural competence in our community; helping to create a community that celebrates our differences!

Meets: 3rd Monday of the Month, 3:30pm – 4:30pm *See Events Page for more information!

Prescription Drug/Rx Misuse

This committee tackles opioids and prescription drug misuse, helping to battle the epidemic by building community awareness, education, enhancing access to opioid alternatives and life-saving Narcan; helping to build strategies that save lives and reduce harm. This committee was created after passionate parents in Pasco County decided it was time to make a difference to stop the misuse of prescription medications in our community.

Meets: 1st Tuesday of the Month, 3:30pm – 4:30pm *See Events Page for more information!

Recovery

This committees mission is to enhance the quality and quantity of support to those affected by substance use disorders through community involvement, advocacy, public education, and awareness.

Meets: 4th Monday of the Month, 5pm – 6pm *See Events Page for more information!

Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN)

This committees mission is to reverse the growing epidemic of substance exposed newborns and synthetic drug use by designing and implementing strategic instruments, eliminating risk factors and promoting protective factors.

Meets: 2nd Wednesday of the Month, 10am – 12pm *See Events Page for more information!