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MINUTES January 1 , 1906 4 BOARD of HEALTH <br /> Mr. Doherty clommented, "'If <br /> an individual has a problem, Ube firstresponsibility is <br /> on that person to seek help." "We can't go 'k��o n on them- door asking if they have a <br /> problem."' "Obviously, we have to make it known that these prograI s exist.')? ".Maybe <br /> could have the papers publish information free of char e." '"I don't- wait to tae any <br /> money away from the ser ice provider's just for the sale of someone ming a profit on <br /> advertising." <br /> Ms. Caffyn stated, "What we're finding here is that people feel that they reed he--Alp <br /> in the community." "'The good part of this is the community coalition wMCh basically is <br /> not just Mashp a it's done by census and it's only 0% of M shp e and it's part o <br /> Waquoit and E. Falmouth." "It's done on statistics -- social problems, drugs, alcohot. 101 <br /> income, You name it." `'Even if it's a problem and we can address it we are finallyt iana <br /> money and assistance to do o." "The deal of whether people are awai,,re of social services <br /> is just not Mashp ."' "Thy did a survey thwough M"stable County and they fou�d out <br /> that throughout the county people were saying th v weren" a.Nr re of all the services that <br /> exist."' `'There are a tremendous amount of sen!lce provid r7s that if h.-adl the <br /> opportunity that it would be fiartneled into the town throe: lY sono=..ons-; who could assist <br /> people u one t ons sis. a " don't think the] oa.rd can assist as they are very Oust'." <br /> ?Ar. Doherty commented, "We could change ourbudget- to reflect ct the addition, of <br /> a ot, er assistant agent who would he qualified in social services.�i <br /> Ms. Caf'yn relayed, "This is anadvisory com r tte , e'3"za. not asking for an <br /> r <br /> individual because we think this individual on the coalition wilu Perhaps t l;.e up Avbat t <br /> town cfeuinot pay for,"' " aIniouth has a human service director • nd hurnan <br /> department which receives millions of dollars." <br /> W. Long stated, "On of the things we need is to have some type of committee or <br /> group of people and organizations thin the to wn who are i.- t .r*�sted in this particular <br /> type of arena to begin to address some of these issues os- at least put together some of <br /> x iter als for our pop latioa Lo know where they can go or have sorne hype on'reference <br /> Plan." "The Ur6ted Wav has a referral sear;ce which -rot people arsno-Ii aware. .�f," <br /> "They .avep u lished a book called "Connections"" which con-t finis every human s rvlcO <br /> ag cy on the :ape." :`At least this is a place fog- the towinveople if f0cas their <br /> energies." "-I think .it"s more, the intent of the committee, not so much to create a human <br /> SeVIVICe department or whatever, but to fit:d some m char srn here so that people in town, <br /> if t ey have i s sense they are, not being r s ced can come i Ito o�".e l o *. , they cou ld calx <br /> that agency and begin that networking PI ss.�l <br />