BREAKING THE STIGMA AND ENDING THE ADDICTION CYCLE: Critical Steps for States, Counties & Tribes

In-person and Livestream

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

9:00AM – 5:00PM EST

Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Event FOCUS

Guidance and lessons learned to support opioid/substance use abatement efforts; using evidence to guide spending.

Critical steps for states, counties and tribes to develop an equitable, coordinated, and aggressive opioid response plan.

Current environment of opioid litigations/settlements and their impact on abatement efforts at the state and local levels.

How stigma affects health outcomes within communities and guidance to address the social factors that contribute to those health inequities.

EVENT PROGRAM

Who Should Attend

  • Counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, interventionists
  • Physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists
  • Advocates, families, and people in recovery
  • Rural and urban community leaders
  • Faith-based Leaders
  • Law enforcement personnel
  • Public Health Officials & Administrators (including VHA and IHS)
  • Federal, state, county and tribal officials and lawmakers
  • Education specialists and researchers
  • Prevention programs
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Civil Legal Aid and Public Defenders
  • First responders
  • Hospitals
  • Peer Support Specialists
  • Community-based Organizations

SPEAKERS
BY TOPIC

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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HARM REDUCTION

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CIVIL LEGAL AID

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TREATMENT

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PREVENTION

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WORKPLACE/EMPLOYMENT

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RECOVERY

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SPONSOR PARTNERS

(CO-HOST)

UNCOMN

Use of data & analytics to solve addiction issues via research.

Stifel

Abatement Financing Strategies

FHE Health

Delivering quality, medically integrated personalized treatment for those suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders

GATC Health

Advancing individualized medicine through advanced predictive diagnostics and drug discovery – to greatly reduce or mitigate health risks before they manifest.

Spectra Plasmonics

Providing better data to combat the opioid crisis

WestCare Foundation

Strengthening and expanding the treatment continuum.
Kolmac provides a measurement-based outpatient program for adults who want to receive real-world addiction treatment. You can remain at home and on the job while you recover.
LSF Health Systems is one of seven behavioral health Managing Entities (ME) contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families to manage the state-funded system of behavioral health care for people who face poverty and are without insurance.
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ACADEMIC PARTNERS

Georgetown University

Medical Center

UNC Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Social Medicine

NYU Global School of Public Health

ETSU, Addiction Science Center

NATIONAL AND STATE PARTNERS

National Governors Association (NGA)

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Legal Services Corporation (LSC)

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Local Hotel Suggestions

Georgetown Inn

(discounted rate for our group 5/16-5/18 – use code ABE when booking; or call 202-333-8900 and mention Abatement 101 group)

Sonder Georgetown

Hilton Garden Inn/Georgetown Hotel

(20% off best available rate)

Hyatt Place – Georgetown

The Graham Georgetown

(20% off best available rate through December 31, 2022)

Embassy Suites Georgetown

The Westin Georgetown

Lunch to be provided for in-person attendees.