A Police, School, Community, Health, and Education Partnership.

Assignment: Agency Presentation

Teri L. Wilson

Department of Social Work, Walden University

SOCW 6500: Social Work Field Education I

Dr. Karen Watkins

July 2h, 2021
 Demographics of the Clients Served
Martinsburg city, West Virginia West Virginia State Demographics 2019
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Other Hispanic Alone Other Hispanic Alone

“In the US, 61% of black children and 51% of Hispanic

children have experienced at least one ACE, compared to
40% of white children. …” (Martinsburg, WV | Data USA, 2019; Merrick et al., 2018; Will, 2020)
 Students, Parents, Families,
Community
Adults

Gateways: Police, Schools, Medical Clinics, Birth to 3, Self-

referral

Tier I: Increase Awareness Tier II: Identify & Tier III: Mitigate
Intervene
Prevention Services Prevention Services
1. Build a trauma-informed community Prevention Services 1. Build protective factors
3. Cultivate stable 1. Screen 2. Address social determinants
relationships/environments 2. Risk stratify 3. Systematically monitor risk &
4. Foster resilience 3. Offer appropriate interventions progress
5. Provide community resource HUBs 4. Strengthen families

Shared Measurement Continuous Communication

Mutually Reinforcing
Common Agenda Backbone Support
Activities

The Martinsburg Initiative: A Police/School/Health/Community Partnership

Preventing Opioid Use Disorder, Building
Pitch Deck Strong Families, & Empowering Communities
Presentation
Funding Sources:

• Grants
• Community Partners
• Public Sources
 OUR MISSION
 ​

To Prevent substance use disorders

To Build strong families

To Empower the Martinsburg Community

 References
Martinsburg, WV | Data USA. (2019). Datausa.io. https://datausa.io/profile/geo/martinsburg-wv/

Merrick, M. T., Ford, D. C., Ports, K. A., & Guinn, A. S. (2018). Prevalence of Adverse Childhood

Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States. JAMA

Pediatrics, 172(11), 1038. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2537

Will, M. (2020, April 14). Still Mostly White and Female: New Federal Data on the Teaching Profession.

Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/still-mostly-white-and-female-new-federal-

data-on-the-teaching-profession/2020/04