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TASC Executive Vice President Serves as Expert Panelist for Recovery Month Webcast
(Washington, D.C., July) TASC Executive Vice President Pamela Rodriguez served as an expert panelist for the July Recovery Month Webcast--Real People, Real Recovery: Effectively Delivering Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care.
The webcast featured a panel of field experts who examined strategies to effectively deliver treatment and support services to those dealing with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
The panel also explored ways to increase awareness to those in need of these services.
To view the webcast click here.
TASC Leader Speaks at Domestic Violence Meeting, Shares Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior
(Edwardsville, May) TASC Recovery Coach Program Administrator John Pruett served as a key presenter at the Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council’s Eleventh Annual Spring Training and Luncheon in late May in Edwardsville, Illinois. He shared with attendees common suicide and lethality markers.
“Many of our clients share risk factors that increase the risk of suicide such as substance abuse and depression,” said Pruett. “It’s important to assess the severity of these risk factors.”
The Third Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council consists of committees made up of various community stakeholders with the primary mission of ending family violence in Madison and Bond Counties.
Benneth Lee Shares Insight on Gang Culture
(Chicago, April) Benneth Lee, once a high-profile Chicago gang leader, shared his insight on gang culture with a room full of professionals at a TASC External Training workshop titled “Gangs: Inside and Out” held at the University of Illinois on April 23.
Benneth Lee, now a respected counselor, serves as the community liaison and reentry specialist for TASC.
TASC Speaks at Rock Island Forum to Combat Substance Abuse Among Youth
(Rock Island, April) TASC joined community leaders and residents at a community forum to discuss strategies to help youth prevent alcohol and drug use, and to provide treatment and rehabilitation for those who need it.
“Substance abuse is a health issue,” said Sara Meyer, TASC clinical supervisor, while presenting at the forum. “We need adequate prevention, early intervention, treatment, and long-term recovery support services in place if we’re to effectively tackle this issue.”
Nearly 100 individuals attended the the forum held at Trinity Regional Health System on Tuesday, April 22.
CHJ President, Congressman Danny K. Davis Call for National Criminal Justice Reform
(Washington, D.C., March) The Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) at TASC President Melody Heaps, Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-7), and other members of Congress called for President George W. Bush to sign the Second Chance Act at a news conference in Washington, D.C., in mid-March.
Speakers called for a commitment to comprehensive solutions to reverse the flow of non-violent, drug-involved individuals into and through the criminal justice system. Congressman Davis co-sponsored the Second Chance Act, which passed the U.S. Senate on March 12 and is in place to be signed into law by the President. Other solutions offered were the No Entry strategies recommended in a plan developed by CHJ at TASC in Illinois.
The call for action followed the recently released report from the Pew Center on the States “One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008.”
TASC Entreats Illinoisans to Support No Entry Plan
(Chicago, March) TASC Executive Vice President Pamela Rodriguez encouraged Illinoisans to support CHJ at TASC's No Entry plan in a letter to the editor published in the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday, March 9 titled "Too Many Prisons."
The plan offers public policy recommendations to provide drug treatment to all non-violent, drug-involved offenders in lieu of incarceration.
NBC 5 Chicago, WMAQ-TV Spotlights TASC
(Chicago, March) TASC was featured on NBC-5's Chicago "Leading the Way in Chicago" series that promoted Chicago businesses that have made a positive difference in Chicago.
Click here to view the video footage.
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