Breaking the Stigma and Ending the Addiction Cycle
Critical Steps for States, Counties & Tribes
Supporting Communities intheir Abatement Efforts
Event: Breaking the Stigma and Ending the Addiction Cycle
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 contributing to those health inequities.
May 17, 2022 Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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Event Highlights
Introductory Remarks
Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Founder, SAFE Project.
Opening Keynote Speaker
Policy, Possibilities, and the Road from Here
Regina LaBelle, JD, Director, Addiction & Public Policy Initiative
Distinguished Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Director, Master of Science in Addiction Policy and Practice, Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Criminal Justice Panel
Reducing the Stigma and Improving Access to Quality SUD Treatment Prior, During and Post-Incarceration
Moderator: Judge Duane Slone, Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial District, TN
- Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, School of Medicine, Social Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill – Topic: JCOIN Research linking justice involved individuals with MOUD through Community Supervision and within the jail system.
- Kelly Moore, PhD, Crime, Addiction Re-Entry (CARE) Lab, Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University – Topic: Stigma reduction within the corrections workforce. [not in person]
- David Scharf, Executive Director, Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Community Programs – Topic: Broward County Opioid Abatement Initiatives.
- Sue Fox, Director, Outreach Peer Support, Rural Initiatives, Volunteers of America (VOA) Mid-States -Topic: Before and after incarceration, the perspective of a person in recovery
Special Topic Session
Early Interventions for Pre-natal Opioid Exposure & NAS Baby Health
Sarah J. Surber, PhD, JD, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Environmental Attorney, Thompson Barney
Defining Harm Reduction Panel
Implementing Effective & Innovative Strategies
Moderator: Ryan Kaczka, Partner, Stone Street Group; Board Member, Rutgers University Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies (CAS)
- Jason Carter, President & Founder, UNCOMN – Topic: Using data-driven measures to save lives by directing opioid abatement funds to communities in most need.
- Christine Cauffield, PhD, CEO, LSF Health Systems – Topic(s): Family Crisis Coordination; and Project SETS community-based opioid overdose interception program.
- Malcolm Eade, CEO and Co-founder, Spectra Plasmonics (Spectra) – Topic(s): Data analytics technology to combat the opioid crisis.
- Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP, Director and Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, Rutgers University – Topic: The COR Syndemic: The Overlap of COVID-19, Opioids and Systemic Racism in Healthcare.
Lunch Speaker Session
Tribal Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Field
Mark LeBeau, PhD, MS, CEO California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB).
Utilizing Tribal Best Practices to Overcome Opioid Treatment Barriers in Tribal Communities
Heather Momberg, DNP, RN, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator, Toiyabe Indian Health Project (TIHP), Member, Blackfeet Nation in Montana.
Afternoon Keynote Remarks
Racial & Ethnic DEI – Social Factors that Contribute to Health Disparities in Addiction Treatment
Debra Furr-Holden, PhD, Dean-Designate, NYU School of Global Public Health.
Civil Legal Aid Panel
A focus on civil legal issues faced by individuals with substance use disorders and their families and how they are supported through a team approach.
Moderator: Stefanie Davis, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Office of Legal Aid Affairs, Legal Services Corporation
- Helen Gratil, Director, Beyond Opioids Project.
- Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, DFASAM, Medical Director, Friends Research Institute; MSP Staff Physician, University of California-San Francisco.
Workplace/Employment Panel
The important role employers play in helping to address the addiction crisis within the workplace, and how it is being put to action.
Moderator/Panelist: Rachael Cooper, Shatterproof
- J.J. Bartlett, President, CEO & Founder, Fishing Partnership Support Services – Topic: Dedicated to improving the health, safety, and economic security of commercial fishermen and their families.
- Donald Kosiak, MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE, Chief Medical Officer, Leidos – Topic: Committed to addressing the opioid epidemic both in the workplace and the broader community.
- Robert L. Neri, LMHC, MCAP, Senior Vice President and Chief Program/Service Officer, WestCare Foundation – Topic: The innovative approaches created by Treatment agencies to recruit, train and retain their workforce.
Personal Stories & Lived Experience
Turtle on a Fencepost
Stephen Loyd, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery, Mount Juliet, Tennessee – Topic(s): Combating stigma and providing evidence-based treatment; Personal journey from provider to patient to provider in long-term recovery.
Treatment Panel
Innovative Treatment Approaches Centered on the Continuum of Care
Moderator: Beau A. Nelson, DBH, LCSW, Chief Clinical Officer, FHE Health
- Ann-Marie K. Foster, MPA, President & CEO, Phoenix Houses NY|LI – Topic: Challenges Facing Urban Drug Treatment Programs.
- Stephanie Hoskins, Director, Addiction Recovery Services, Volunteers of America (VOA) Mid-States – Topic: Freedom House residential treatment program for pregnant and parenting women with SUD.
- Annie Peters, PhD, LP, Director of Research & Education, NAATP – Topic(s): FoRSE Project; DEI Best Practices in Addiction Treatment.
- Stephanie Strong, Founder & CEO, Boulder Care – Topic(s): Telehealth.
- Beverly Watts Davis, Senior Vice President for Texas Operations, and Chief Officer for Resource Development and Program Support, West Care Foundation – Topic: Breaking the inter-generational cycle of substance use disorders, with emphasis on treatment for women and children.
Special Topic Session
What is the future of addiction treatment science?
Tyrone Lam, COO,GATC Health
Early Prevention, and Early Intervention Strategies
Interrupting the Pathways to Initiation and Addiction
Moderator: Emily Piper, JD, Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
- Phillip W. Graham, DrPH, MPH, Director, Center for Behavioral Health Epidemiology, Implementation, and Evaluation Research, RTI International – Topic: The Promise and Importance of Looking Upstream.
- Karen Pershing, MPH, CPS II, Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition, Knoxville, TN – Topic: Early intervention strategies; TN ACE’s.
- Teresa Sanchez, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Tribal Council Member; Riverside San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Board Delegate; California Tribal Families Coalition.
- Sue Thau, MCRP, Public Policy Consultant, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) – Topic: Upstream prevention strategies.
Recovery Panel
How can we get to the level where recovery is not just possible, but expected?
Moderator/Panelist: Tiffany Cole Hall, LCSW, LCADC, Chief Operating Officer, Volunteers of America (VOA) Mid-States – Topic: Building a Recovery Eco-system
- Jennifer Dorsey, NCC, LCPC, LPC, CAC-I, Chief Clinical Officer, Kolmac Outpatient Recovery – Topic: Benefits and challenges of outpatient treatment; and connecting patients to a recovery community.
- Jennie Hill, Director, Laotong Yoga, Inc. – Topic(s): Healing Communities through Recovery Supports.
- Jessica Hulsey Nickel, Founder and Executive Director, Addiction Policy Forum – Topic: Understanding the patient journey, from onset and treatment to stable recovery.
Closing Keynote Remarks
Post-Settlement Financial Options for States, Counties and Tribes
Sarah Lieber, Managing Director and Co-Head Litigation Finance Group, Stifel Financial Corp.
Speakers and Panelists
Georgetown University Law Center
Regina LaBelle, JD
Director, Addiction & Public Policy Initiative, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admiral James A. Winnefeld
New York University
Debra Furr-Holden, PhD
Incoming Dean, NYU Global School of Public Health
Cedar Recovery
Stephen Loyd, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Cedar Recovery, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Wayne State University
Sarah J. Surber, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Environmental Attorney, Thompson Barney
GATC Health
V. Tyrone Lam
Chief Operating Officer, GATC Health
Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Inc.
Heather Momberg, DNP, RN
Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Coordinator at Toiyabe Indian Health Project (TIHP), Inc.
California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.
Mark LeBeau, PhD, MS
Chief Executive Officer, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.
Moderator
Judge Duane Slone
Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial District, TN
University of North Carolina
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine
Sarah Lieber
Managing Director and Co-Head Litigation Finance Group, Stifel Financial Corp.
Broward County Sheriff's Office
David Scharf
Executive Director, Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Community Programs
Volunteers of America Mid-States
Sue Fox
Director, Outreach Peer Support, Rural Initiatives, Volunteers of America Mid-States
CEO, LSF Health Systems
Christine Cauffield, PsyD
Partner, Stone Street Group
Founder & CEO, UNCOMN
Jason Carter
Rutgers University
Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP
Director and Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies
CEO and Co-Founder Spectra
Malcolm Eade
Moderator
Stefanie K. Davis
Senior Assistant General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Legal Services Corporation
Center for Arkansas Legal Services
Helen Gratil
Director, Beyond Opioids Project
Addiction Policy Forum
Jessica Hulsey
Founder & CEO
University of California-San Francisco
Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, DFASAM
Medical Director, Friends Research Institute; MSP Staff Physician, University of California-San Francisco
Moderator
Beau Nelson, DBH, LCSW
Chief Clinical Officer – FHE Health
Phoenix Houses NY|LI
Ann-Marie Foster
President & CEO, Phoenix Houses NY|LI
NAATP
Annie Peters, PhD, LP
Director of Research & Education
Volunteers of America Mid-States
Stephanie Hoskins, LCADC, LPCA, CSS
Director, Rural Addiction Recovery Services, Volunteers of America Mid-States
West Care Foundation
Beverly Watts Davis
Senior Vice-President for Texas Operations, and Chief Officer of Resource Development and Program Support, West Care Foundation
Moderator
Emily Piper, JD
Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
RTI International
Phillip Graham, DrPH, MPH
Director, Center for Behavioral Health Epidemiology, Implementation and Evaluation Research
Laotong Yoga
Jennie Hill
Director, Laotong Yoga, Inc.
Metro Drug Coalition
Karen Pershing, MPH, CPS II
Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition, Knoxville, TN
Kolmac
Jen Dorsey, NCC, LPC, CAC-I, LCPC, LCADAS
Chief Clinical Officer & Vice President of Operations
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Teresa Sanchez
Tribal Council Member at Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Sue Thau, MCRP
Public Policy Consultant
Moderator
Rachael Cooper
Senior Director, Stigma, National Stigma Initiative, Shatterproof
Fishing Partnership Support Services
J.J. Bartlett
President, CEO & Founder
Leidos
Dan Kosiak, MD, MBA, FACEP, CPE
Chief Medical Officer
WestCare Foundation
Robert L. Neri, LMHC, MCAP
Senior Vice President and Chief Program/Service Officer
Moderator
Tiffany Cole Hall, LCSW, LCADC
Chief Operating Officer, Volunteers of America Mid-States
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