Community Health Worker at Salvation Army

By BOBBIE GREEN

The Progress

The Salvation Army of Mesquite has added a new staff position to its local office. Working for the Prevention, Advocacy, Choices, Teamwork Coalition (PACT) is Lindsey Poston, the new Community Health Manager for the Virgin Valley Area.

PACT’s mission is to prevent substance abuse in the community. “Virgin Valley did not have a community health worker, so I work under a large umbrella,” Poston said. “I help people get in touch with the resources they need. I can help with health and mental health care concerns.”
Poston works for PACT under a four-year CARES Housing Assistance Program (CHAP) grant.

She is putting together a booklet listing all of the community resources available which can be handed out to the public. She is working with others in the state looking for ways to accomplish getting a much-needed mental health facility in the Mesquite community. A Senior Services Councilor is coming in June to meet with Poston on this subject

Poston has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Management. “Mental Health Care services are my passion because of personal family experiences,” Poston said. “Mental health and addiction go hand in hand.”

Poston is a twenty-year resident of the Mesquite community.
“I am here to provide community outreach and resource connections,” she said. “I would like to start up group sessions and programs for kids. Our mental health workers in this community are swamped we need more services here.”

Poston’s office is located in the Salvation Army of Mesquite building at 742 Pioneer Blvd. Suite D. She may also be contacted by phone at 702-345-5116 or by email at lposton@DrugFreeLasVegas.org