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General (10) Theresa Bass From:durfeycraig778@gmail.com Sent:Sunday, PM To:Assemblymember.Davies@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.friedman@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.fong@assembly.ca.gov; Christopher.Aguilera@asm.ca.gov; response@ocgov.com; Theresa Bass; Public Comment; publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov; publicrecords@buenapark.com; Don Barnes; fganzales@ocsheriff.gov; kim.vandermeulen@mail.house.gov; 'Kim Nguyen'; stephanie.jordan@sen.ca.gov; 'stevej'; 'George Brietigam'; joneill@garden-grove.org; 'Teresa Pomeroy'; 'Pam Haddad'; 'Maria Stipe' Cc:cadurfey@gmail.com; durfeycraig778@gmail.com; 'Nick Dibs'; ADAM. CA.GOV; ca.gov; clayton.heard@asm.ca.gov; SEDN.committee@senate.ca.gov; David.Ochoa@sen.ca.gov Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] CAMPUSES AMPLIFY DEA'S 'ONE PILL CAN KILL' PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. Attachments:Bill Text - AB-638 Mental Health Services Act_ early intervention and prevention programs_.pdf Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message. 03-05-2023 (P.R.D.D.C.) PARENTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN CRAIG A. DURFEY FOUNDER OF P.R.D.D.C. SOCIALEMOTIONALPAWS.COM FACEBOOK: CRAIG DURFEY U.S. HOUSE OF CONGRESS H2404 - HONORING CRAIG DURFEY FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST AUTISM ... Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2003-03-27/pdf/CREC-2003-03-27.pdf new website socialemotionalpaws.org Orange County Sheriff’s -Corner Don Barnes 550 N Flower Street, Santa Ana CA 92703 1 714-647-1800 Assemblyman Tri Ta State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0070 Phone - 916-319-2070 Senator Janet Nguyen 1021 O Street, Suite 7610 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4036 Chief Amir El-Farra 11301 Acacia Pkwy, Garden Grove, CA 92840 (714) 741-5704 Mayor Steve Jones City of Garden Grove 11222 Acacia Parkway Garden Grove, CA 92840 City Council CA State Senate CA State Assembly To whom it may concern Congresswoman Michelle Steel 1127 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2415 Dear Congresswoman Michelle Steel Request your support for about the dangers of buying pills on social media, fentanyl th education in schools fifth grade at all schools to 12 grade with local experts and impacted family members. Requesting letter of support that once again from advocating over many years now on my six sixth year with social media, yet still to many silos preventing awareness. Below are opportunities to expand Orange County Sheriffs Dept program to all schools that the U.S. Senate U.S. SENATE HEARING ECOUNTERING ILLICIT FENTANYL TRAFFICKING https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/us-senate-hearing-ecountering-illicit- fentanyl-trafficking awareness was best choice with accountability from school districts. 2 https://www.dea.gov/dea-one-pill-can-kill-social-media-campaign CA State source funding could be until Congress can fund is AB-638 Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs.(2021-2022) early intervention. Below are. References of research that mirror Orange County CA hearing in 2022 fentanyl education in schools fifth grade a three-hour presentation however the police cars haven’t been every discuss as the one below request to see these used as awareness campaign. Campuses Amplify DEA’s ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Public Awareness Campaign | Campus Drug Prevention The Senate Foreign Relations Committee FULL COMMITTEE HEARING COUNTERING ILLICIT FENTANYL TRAFFICKING https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/countering-illicit-fentanyl-trafficking Be part of the solution! If you see drugs being advertised on social media, report it anonymously to Safe Oregon. The Campaign We partnered with the Beaverton Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Washington County Public Health Department to raise awareness about the dangers of buying pills on social media. We posted on the district's and schools' social media accounts. Our middle, high and option school students received fentanyl- related lessons in their health and advisory classes. Our administrators and staff received specific fentanyl training. And we engaged in a Community Conversation about the dangers of fentanyl with local experts and impacted family members. If you'd like to organize your own campaign and access to our social posts, graphics and logos, email community_involvement@beaverton.k12.or.us. How can you help? 3 One of the best ways to protect kids from substance abuse is by having regular and open conversations to educate them about the risks. Listen to them without judgment. Also monitor their social media use. Drugs are often offered by someone that they know or a stranger that they meet on social media. Watch for changes in their behavior including: Irregular eating or sleeping patterns Low energy General signs of depression or anxiety Unusual irritability Slipping grades Lack of interest in activities that they once loved Drastic clothing style changes If you notice a change, ask about it. Trust your instincts. https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/communications-community- involvement/fake-and-fatal DEA's "One Pill Can Kill" initiative, which launched in September 2021, aims to raise public awareness about the counterfeit pill issue while highlighting prevention resources. View a fact sheet on fake pills in English or Spanish. The prevalence of fake pills - pills that mimic legitimate medication but are often laced with fentanyl or methamphetamine - is a growing problem in communities across the nation. Is your school using ‘One Pill Can Kill’ materials to get the word out about fake pills? If so, let us know! Send a description of your efforts to community.outreach@dea.gov. We may feature your school and its program on our site! Campuses have adopted the initiative in an effort to educate their student population. Learn about them below. Auburn University Image 4 Auburn University's Health Promotion and Wellness Services uses their Instagram page to educate students about the dangers of illicitly manufactured drugs being laced with fentanyl. Read more. Dr. Thomas Hall, Director of the Orange County, Florida Drug-Free Coalition, has made several proactive efforts in the past two months to raise awareness of One Pill Can Kill for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Dr. Hall has worked closely with the Chief of Police of UCF Campus Police, Carl Metzger, on these efforts. Click the following links to see visuals of campus bus stop signage and a graphic wrap on campus police cruiser. Texarkana College in Texas hosted Dr. Matt Young of Texarkana Emergency Center and Hospital to educate students on the dangers of fentanyl, including the fact that 6 out of 10 fake pills have lethal doses of the opioid. Read more. University at Albany Image The University at Albany's Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research uses their Instagram page to educate students about the dangers of fake pills. 5 Check out a couple of their posts below:  Fake pills Instagram post  Overdose Awareness Week flyer Instagram post The school also created social media posts, posters, and ads for bus shelters with QR codes to the One Pill Can Kill website. 6 According to Dr. Kelsey Bradshaw, a clinical child psychologist with Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, “Social media has become a way for young people to communicate with others. Naturally, these platforms have also become a way that they communicate their needs 7 for substances, and people try to take advantage of that because they assume there’s more anonymity.” Teens may be buying drugs out of boredom, isolation, existing substance use issues, or mental health struggles. SnapChat, a popular social media platform among young adults and some teenagers, commissioned research from Morning Consult in response to the growing concerns about social media and drug use. The survey was designed to understand how young people perceive drugs and fentanyl. Their findings indicated that young adults and teenagers in the United States today are facing significant mental health challenges, connected to high levels of stress. This isn’t surprising, given the pandemic and the politically-fueled turmoil that we’ve faced in the last year. Almost 90% of those surveyed (ages 13 to 24) reported that people their age feel overwhelmed. The study also found that young people are seeking coping strategies for their stress, and many are turning to drug abuse. About 1 in 5 Gen Zers have thought about abusing prescription drugs, and 84% agree that “coping with stress and anxiety” is a key reason people use drugs. Unfortunately, young people also lack resources and education about the dangers of drug abuse and specifically, the deadliness of fentanyl and its presence in common drugs of choice. Nearly 1 in 4 youth said they did not have enough information about fentanyl to know how dangerous it is. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post- 1/f/illegal-drug-sales-on-social-media-how-snapchat-is-stepping-up-t Snapchat’s role in fentanyl crisis probed during House roundtable: House lawmakers considered the role of social media, and specifically Snap- owned Snapchat, in propagating the fentanyl poisoning crisis in a roundtable Wednesday. The event in the House Energy and Commerce Committee could set the stage for new proposals to protect kids on the internet or limit the liability protections for online platforms. The committee’s new Republican leader Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., has indicated that under her stewardship, the panel will seek to significantly narrow liability protections for tech platforms and in the past she’s expressed interest in protections for kids online. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/snapchat%E2%80%99s-role-in-fentanyl- crisis-probed-during-house-roundtable Use of Snapchat in fentanyl sales draws scrutiny. “We are committed to doing our part to fight the national fentanyl poisoning crisis, which includes using cutting-edge technology to help us proactively find and shut down drug dealers’ accounts,” Rachel Racusen, a Snap spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement. Drug deaths among American teenagers have soared in recent years, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl has led that surge. 8 From 2019 to 2021, the median monthly number of overdoses among adolescents in the U.S. climbed 109%, with fentanyl-related deaths among the same 10-to-19- year-old cohort soaring 182%, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/use-of-snapchat-in-fentanyl-sales-draws- scrutiny LOCAL NEWS Teen found dead at Bernstein High School, 3 others hos One teenage girl died, and three other teenagers were hospitalized after they were found to have overdosed at a school in Hollywood and a nearby park. All the teenagers are believed to have gotten Percocet laced with fentanyl at Lexington Park, where two of the teens were found. The park is less than a mile from Bernstein High School, where two 15-year-old girls had also overdosed, including a girl whose body was found in a bathroom. The grim discoveries were made by a parent who was concerned his stepdaughter had not come home. He had reported his stepdaughter missing at 2:30 p.m., and continued looking for her. He eventually made his way to the school, in the 1300 block of North Wilton Place, and found her suffering from an overdose in the courtyard and called police. LAPD officers arrived at the school at about 9 p.m. The girl told her stepfather that her friend had also overdosed and was in a bathroom. The officers got staff, who were at an on-campus event, to get inside the school, where they found the second girl unresponsive inside a bathroom stall. Paramedics tried to help the girl, but she was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/local-news-teen-found-dead-at-bernstein- high-school-3-others-hos Song for Charlie dedicated to raising awareness about ‘fentapills: WHAT IS SONG FOR CHARLIE ALL ABOUT? After the sudden loss of their son Charlie, Ed and Mary Ternan created Song for Charlie with one goal: to bring awareness to counterfeit prescription pills being sold online targeting young people. With your help, we can spread the word and save lives. OUR VISION We envision a future in which the casual use of prescription pills is considered socially unacceptable, and in which sharing random pills is uncool. 9 We endeavor to change the ‘quick fix’ mindset of self-medication in favor of more organic and sustainable strategies for managing stress and anxiety. To accomplish these goals, we must break through the noise and communicate with young people on their terms – go where they are; speak their language; and get them talking. OUR MISSION Growing up in our fast-paced world is stressful. Song for Charlie is a national family-run, nonprofit charity that encourages young people to choose healthy coping strategies over self-medication. We empower students to learn and share knowledge by providing research tools and promoting peer-to-peer learning programs. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/song-for-charlie-dedicated-to- raising-awareness-about-%E2%80%98fentapills https://www.songforcharlie.org/about-us Jennifer Epstein will review the steps of the PAIR method- Plan, find Allies, Identify what you want, and Request action, and give you tips on how to get the attention of your school district. https://www.songforcharlie.org/video- resources?pgid=l15dxmic2-44b939dd-1f1a-4315-a531-8ad4160f5bdf Video Resources | Song for Charlie Song for Charlie https://www.songforcharlie.org/video-resources A library of our video resources including informational vidoes, webinars and documentaries. Orange County CA Fentanyl Hearing Address the rising epidemic. Watch Our Fentanyl Hearing Hosted by Supervisor Foley featuring Local Law Enforcement, Health Experts, and Policymakers. 10 11 Countering the deadly scourge of fentanyl in Orange County 'Our resources are outmatched by the sheer quantity of what is being trafficked,' says Sheriff Don Barnes. 12 Alexander Neville, 14, pictured during a trip to Palomar Mountain in 2019, died after ingesting fentanyl in June 2020 A single sugar packet’s worth of fentanyl packs 500 lethal doses. More than 100,000 lives were consumed by drug poisonings and overdoses last year in the United States, the equivalent of 10 Boeing 737 jets crashing every week — for an entire year. The synthetic opioid was responsible for just 4% of drug-related deaths in 2013, but more than 70% in 2021. It’s now the leading cause of death for children 17 and under “The fentanyl epidemic is our most significant long-term health crisis,” Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said at a public hearing Thursday, March 3. “Our resources are outmatched by the sheer quantity of what is being trafficked. https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/03/countering-the-deadly-scourge-of-fentanyl-in- orange-county/ https://abc7.com/nogales-high-school-la-puente-california-14-year-old-girl- dies/12235319/ https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/usc-nonprofit-taco-continues-fight- against-fentanyl-epidemic/ https://anchor.fm/elizabeth-cheryl/episodes/Dear-Fentanyl--Your-secret-is-out- e1gqun7 13 https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/communications-community- involvement/fake-and-fatal https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/fentanyl-tainted-pills-bought-on- social-media-cause-youth-drug-de ILLEGAL DRUG SALES ON SOCIAL MEDIA: HOW SNAPCHAT IS STEPPING UP T https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/illegal-drug-sales-on-social-media- how-snapchat-is-stepping-up-t A Roundtable on Big Tech and the Fentanyl Poisoning Crisis. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/a-roundtable-on-big-tech-and-the- fentanyl-poisoning-crisis Thank You Craig A Durfey 14 3/5/23, 5:00 PM Bill Text - AB-638 Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB638 1/2 SHARE THIS:Date Published: 10/07/2021 02:00 PM AB-638 Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs.(2021-2022) Assembly Bill No. 638 CHAPTER 584 An act to amend Section 5840 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health, and making an appropriation therefor. [ Approved by Governor October 06, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State October 06, 2021. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 638, Quirk-Silva. Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs. Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs and requires counties to spend those funds on mental health services, as specified. The MHSA requires counties to establish a program designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling and authorizes counties to use funds designated for prevention and early intervention to broaden the provision of those community-based mental health services by adding prevention and early intervention services or activities. Existing law authorizes the MHSA to be amended by a 2/3 vote of the Legislature if the amendments are consistent with, and further the purposes of, the MHSA. This bill would amend the MHSA by including in the prevention and early intervention services authorized to be provided, prevention and early intervention strategies that address mental health needs, substance misuse or substance use disorders, or needs relating to cooccurring mental health and substance use services. By authorizing a new use for continuously appropriated funds, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would state the finding and declaration of the Legislature that this change is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the MHSA. Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: yes Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: no THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5840 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 5840. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in coordination with counties, shall establish a program designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling. The program shall emphasize improving timely access to services for underserved populations. Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites 3/5/23, 5:00 PM Bill Text - AB-638 Mental Health Services Act: early intervention and prevention programs. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB638 2/2 (b) The program shall include the following components: (1) Outreach to families, employers, primary care health care providers, and others to recognize the early signs of potentially severe and disabling mental illnesses. (2) Access and linkage to medically necessary care provided by county mental health programs for children with severe mental illness, as defined in Section 5600.3, and for adults and seniors with severe mental illness, as defined in Section 5600.3, as early in the onset of these conditions as practicable. (3) Reduction in stigma associated with either being diagnosed with a mental illness or seeking mental health services. (4) Reduction in discrimination against people with mental illness. (c) The program shall include mental health services similar to those provided under other programs that are effective in preventing mental illnesses from becoming severe, and shall also include components similar to programs that have been successful in reducing the duration of untreated severe mental illnesses and assisting people in quickly regaining productive lives. (d) The program shall emphasize strategies to reduce the following negative outcomes that may result from untreated mental illness: (1) Suicide. (2) Incarcerations. (3) School failure or dropout. (4) Unemployment. (5) Prolonged suffering. (6) Homelessness. (7) Removal of children from their homes. (e) Prevention and early intervention funds may be used to broaden the provision of community-based mental health services by adding prevention and early intervention services or activities to these services, including prevention and early intervention strategies that address mental health needs, substance misuse or substance use disorders, or needs relating to cooccurring mental health and substance use services. (f ) In consultation with mental health stakeholders, and consistent with regulations from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, pursuant to Section 5846, the department shall revise the program elements in Section 5840 applicable to all county mental health programs in future years to reflect what is learned about the most effective prevention and intervention programs for children, adults, and seniors. SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that this act is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the Mental Health Services Act within the meaning of Section 18 of that act.