Mercer County Overdose Prevention Workgroup
Strategic Plan Goals
- Goal 1 – Increase coordination and collaboration between law enforcement, public health entities, and the general public to decrease supply of drugs in Mercer County.
- Goal 2 – Eliminate stigma and increase community awareness in Mercer County.
- Goal 3 – Ensure that every person in Mercer County has access to treatment at the appropriate level of care, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and any special needs associated with their care.
- Goal 4 – Expand resources in Mercer County to ensure that all residents have access to non-treatment based needs throughout their treatment and recovery.
- Goal 5 – Coordinate local efforts across all sectors to ensure a unified approach to strategies being used to eliminate overdose and connect persons to treatment/non-treatment services.
Coalition Meetings
- Second Tuesday of each month at 8:15a // For more information contact Tracy Auell
Coalition Subcommittees
- Intervention
- Expand resources in Mercer County to ensure that all residents have access to non-treatment based needs throughout their treatment and recovery.
- Treatment
- Ensure that every person in Mercer County has access to treatment at the appropriate level of care, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and any special needs associated with their care.
- Prevention
- Eliminate stigma and increase community awareness in Mercer County
Coalition Leadership
Tracy Auell
Prevention Program Supervisor, Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc.
tracy.auell@mcbhc.org
724-662-1550 x125
PERU Technical Assistance Provider
Kiandra Foster
k.foster@pitt.edu
(412) 383-3927
Single County Authority
Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission
Pennsylvania counties are required to designate an agency to function as the Single County Authority and be responsible for program planning and the administration of state and federally funded grant agreements. This includes the delivery and oversight of prevention; intervention/treatment; and treatment-related services pertaining to substance use/misuse, and problem gambling disorders.
The Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission (MBCHC) Central Intake & Assessment Department provides free screening and referral to treatment provided to those who have no insurance or are underinsured. The Mercer County Single County Authority (SCA), as part the MCBHC, may provide financial assistance to support treatment costs if the person qualifies. For more information, call: 724-662-2230