Opening Remarks
| 08:35 | Peter Gaumond, Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| 08:40 | Mark Sanders LCSW, CADC, CEO of On The Mark Consulting and Founder of the Museum of African American Addictions Treatment and Recovery |
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Session I: Recovery Science and Community Mobilization
| 08:55 | Corrie Vilsaint, PhD, Principle Investigator, Recovery Research Institute, Harvard Medical School: |
| 09:15 | Anita Bradley, MSW, LSW, LICDC-CS, CEO and founder, Northern Ohio Recovery Association. "Reversing Stigma as a Mechanism to Activate Communities Around Best Practices" |
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Session II: Recovery Community Organization, Legacies, and Stigma
| 09:35 | Tony Sanchez, Director of Partnerships, Faces and Voices of Recovery: "Needs of Recovery Community Organizations Overview of Opioid Epidemic in the Black Community" |
| 09:55 | Michael E. Johnson, LMSW, CPRC, CPRM, Detroit Recovery Project, INC: "Recovery with Dignity" |
| 10:15 | LeRoy Brown: "Eradicating Stigma In Black Communities through Innovative Strategies to Create Best Practices" |
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Session III: Faith
| 10:45 | Akousa Dankwah, MPH, DrPH Class of 2022, Recovery Research Institute: "The Intersection of Church Clergy and Recovery Community Centers in Tackling the Opioid Use Disorder Crisis" |
| 11:05 | Pastor Monica DeLaurentis, ICCM Life Center: "The 4 T's" |
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Afternoon Session Opening Remarks
| 12:00 | Jerome Adams, MD; Former U.S. Surgeon General, Purdue Presidential Fellow and Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives |
| 12:05 | H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH; Dean’s Executive Professor of Public Health at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California |
| 12:10 | Will Aklin, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator/ Director Behavioral Treatment Program, NIH/NIDA |
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Panel Discussion
Innovative Ways to
● Reverse Stigma in the Black Community
● Create Best Practices to Address Opioid Use Disorder in the Black Community
Panel participants
● Willie Pearl Evans, MAPL
● Allegra Comas, ACSW, MA, Friendly Housing Los Angeles
● LeRoy Brown, Twin Cities Recovery Project, INC.
● Nate Hurse, MSW, MBA, LICSW, LADC, Vice President of Minnesota Certification Board and Vice President of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)
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Calls to Action from Breakouts
Breakout leaders discuss one or two concrete recommendations for action
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Session IV: Recovery Support Services for Pregnant and Parenting Women
| 02:35 | Dora Dantzler-Wright, BS, CADC, NCRS, CPRS, RCT; Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition: |
| 02:55 | Bobbie Bledsoe, BSW, CPSS; Greater Louisville Recovery Project: "Black, Pregnant, Substance Abuse and Unheard: Breaking the Silence and Removing Treatment Barriers to Heal Future Generations" |
| 03:15 | Rev. Jan Brown, MSC, RCP, CPRS; SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul: |
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