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May 12, 2023
Invocation, Welcome, and Introduction
08:30 | Bishop Mark McGuire |
08:33 | Phil Rutherford, COO, Faces and Voices of Recovery |
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Opening Remarks
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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Session I: Recovery Community Centers
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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Session II: Recovery Housing
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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15 Minute Break
10:15 | 15 Minute Break |
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Session III: Recovery in Education: Recovery High Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
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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Lunch Break
11:30 | Lunch Break |
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Afternoon Session Opening Remarks
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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Session IV: Prevention of Fatal Drug Poisoning
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 |
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Breakout Sessions
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
- Facilitated by Abu As-Sidiq, CPRS; Twin Cities Recovery Project, INC.
Breakout 2: Pregnant and Parenting People
- Facilitated by Dora Dantzler-Wright, BS, CADC, NCRS, CPRS, RCT; Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition:
Breakout 3: Youth
- Facilitated by George Lewis, CPRS-R; Twin Cities Recovery Project, INC.
Breakout 4: Stigma and Intervention including Intersectionality/Sexuality
- Facilitated by Liz Folie, LMFT; Clinical Director at Friendly House
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Calls to Action from Breakouts
Breakout leaders discuss one or two concrete recommendations for action
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Session V: Policy and Fundraising
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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Session VI: Mental Health
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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Concluding Remarks
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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