Addiction and Recovery in the United States: Reinforcing Community-Based Solutions
 
Addiction and Recovery in the United States: Reinforcing Community-Based Solutions

Thursday, May 14, 2015
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET

Onsite registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Lunch will be offered after the event.

The Altarum Policy Roundtable will highlight three distinct, interrelated sectors of the organized recovery community and include perspectives from organizations representing both young people and recovery programs in the educational system, as well as adults. The Roundtable dialogue will discuss a statement of the problem, ways in which the organized recovery community has addressed addiction and recovery to date, and how further resources will develop capacity and infrastructure to ensure an effective community response in the future.   more >>

Presenters include:

Opening Remarks (invited)
  • Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
  • Senator Rob Portman (R-OH)
Framing the Discussion
  • Michael Botticelli, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Tom Coderre, Advisor to the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Panel Moderator
  • Carol McDaid, Principal and Cofounder, Capitol Decisions, Inc.
Panel Summary