American Psychological Association Division 50
Join over 1000 individuals committed to research, professional training, and clinical practice within the broad range of addictive behaviors, including senior addiction researchers, practitioners, early career members, and students/trainees.
News Date: Friday, May 6, 2022 - 12:15
Summit: Boots on the Ground
Date: Friday, May 13
Time: 9:30-5 EST
Zoom Registration: https://twincities.vcnf.org/register/
Presenters: Front-line Recovery Support Services, Recovery Scientists, & Federal Officers including White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, and NIH.
Organizers: Medical Addiction Discovery Team, Recovery Research Institute, Faces & Voices of Recovery, & Twin Cities Recovery Project
Phone: (612) 227-6916
Email: Corrie L. Vilsaint, Ph.D. clar0128@umn.edu
Website: https://twincities.vcnf.org/agenda/
Description: Boots on the Ground will explore, through a Black community lens, the power of innovative, community-based approaches to help people with opioid and other substance use disorders. The summit will showcase community programs from across the country, each designed to counteract the stigma and racial disparities that so often keep members of communities of color from receiving equitable access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction and recovery services. Speakers will share the stories of their programs, highlighting factors that both enable and challenge their program successes, including funding, partners, and evaluation. Facilitated panel and breakout sessions will provide for additional insights and synthesis.
Resources are available for those struggling with addiction and numerous effective treatments exist. Whether you are looking for help for yourself or a loved one, we encourage you to seek out help.
