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May 12, 2023

8:30 AM CDT - 8:35 AM
Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
Presented by:Phil Rutherford, Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery, Bishop Mark C. McGuire, Sr.

 

08:30 Bishop Mark McGuire
08:33 Phil Rutherford, COO, Faces and Voices of Recovery
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8:35 AM CDT - 8:45 AM
Opening Remarks
Presented by:Shalini Wickramatilake, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Michael Askew, Deputy Director of The Office of Recovery at SAMHSA
08:35 Shalini Wickramatilake, Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
08:40 Michael Askew, Deputy Director of the Office of Recovery at SAMHSA
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8:45 AM CDT - 9:35 AM
Session I: Recovery Community Centers
Presented by:Ese Aghenta, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota, Dorothy West, LCDC, RSPS Trainer, TIC Trainer, Phil Rutherford, Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery

 

08:45 Ese Aghenta, MD, MPP, University of Minnesota
09:05 Dorothy West, LCDC, RSPS Trainer, TIC Trainer, Executive Director for the Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources.
09:25 Phil Rutherford, Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery
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9:35 AM CDT - 10:15 AM
Session II: Recovery Housing
Presented by:Corrie Vilsaint, PhD, Henry A. White (Tony), Director of Outreach at Fletcher Group Inc.

 

09:35 Corrie Vilsaint, PhD, Recovery Research Institute, Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
10:00 Tony White, Fletcher Group
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10:15 AM CDT - 10:30 AM
15 Minute Break
10:15 15 Minute Break
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10:30 AM CDT - 11:30 AM
Session III: Recovery in Education: Recovery High Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
Presented by:Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, Jen Belemu, PRS, Dominiquie “CJ” Clemmons-James, Ph.D., LCMHC, CRC, LCAS, CCS, Macy Hyland, BA, CPRS, Jesse Kaplan, RCPF, CPRSR-AS, CPS

 

10:30 Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, CEO of On The Mark Consulting and Founder of the Museum of African American Addictions Treatment and Recovery
10:50 Jen Belemu, PRS, Mary Haven Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
11:00 Dominique Clemmons-James, PhD, LCMHC, CRC, LCAS, CCS; Assistant Professor at East Carolina University and Board Secretary for the Association of Recovery in Higher
11:10 Macy Hyland, BA, CPRS and Jesse Kaplan FCPF, CPRSR-AS, CPS; Recovery Advocate Manager at Mn Prevention & Recovery Alliance: "Dynamic Prevention in the Age of Generation Z and Alpha"
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11:30 AM CDT - 12:00 PM
Lunch Break
11:30 Lunch Break
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12:00 PM CDT - 12:15 PM
Afternoon Session Opening Remarks
Presented by:Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, Will M. Aklin, PhD, Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw
12:00 Arthur Evans Jr., PhD; CEO of the American Psychological Association
12:05 Will Aklin, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator/ Director Behavioral Treatment Program, NIH/NIDA
12:10 Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, Ward 4 in North Minneapolis on the City Council 
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12:15 PM CDT - 12:55 PM
Session IV: Prevention of Fatal Drug Poisoning
Presented by:Alister Martin, MD, MPP, Elizabeth Burden, MS; Senior Advisor National Council for Mental Wellbeing

 

12:15 Alister Martin, MD, MPP; Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School: "The Opioid Crisis in 2023: Meeting the Moment"
12:35 Elizabeth Burden, MS; National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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12:55 PM CDT - 1:45 PM
Breakout Sessions
Presented by:Liz Folie, LMFT; Clinical Director at Friendly House, Dora Dantzler-Wright, BS, CADC, NCRS, CPRS, RCT, George Lewis, CPRC, Abu As-Sidiq, Recovery Navigator & CPRS

Breakout 1: Prevention of Fatal Drug Poisoning and Medicated Assisted Recovery

Breakout 2: Pregnant and Parenting People

Breakout 3: Youth

Breakout 4: Stigma and Intervention including Intersectionality/Sexuality

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1:45 PM CDT - 2:15 PM
Calls to Action from Breakouts

Breakout leaders discuss one or two concrete recommendations for action

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2:15 PM CDT - 2:55 PM
Session V: Policy and Fundraising
Presented by:Tracie Gardner, Senior Vice President of Policy Advocacy, Anita Bradley MSW, LSW, LICDC-CS

 

2:15 Tracie Gardner, Senior Vice President of Policy Advocacy, Legal Action Center: "The Impact of the War on Drugs and the Recovery Movement for Black Communities"
2:35 Anita Bradley MSW, LSW, LICDC-CS, Executive Director of the Northern Ohio Recovery Association:"Let's Talk about getting the Bag - Let's talk about enhancing your budget- Where is the Money$$$"
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2:55 PM CDT - 3:35 PM
Session VI: Mental Health
Presented by:Minerva Francis, EdD, MPH, CHES, Jonathan Lofgren, PhD, LADC

 

02:55 Minerva Francis, PhD; Partnership to End Addiction: "Identifying the mental health needs of people living with opioid use disorder through Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC) in outpatient treatment programs"
03:15 Jonathan Lofgren, PhD, LADC; Minneapolis College: "Integrated SUD and MH Recovery in the African American Community: Boots On"
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3:35 PM CDT - 4:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
Presented by:Phil Rutherford, Chief Operating Officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery
03:35 Phil Rutherford, COO, Faces and Voices of Recovery
03:45 LaTricia Tate, Program Director, Twin Cities Recovery Project, INC.
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