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Coming Together - Third Annual Substance Use Addiction Summit 07/19/2024

From the organizer:

Substance use in Vermont continues to rise with tragic loss, daily. There are incredible efforts and resources dedicated to connecting those who seek help. We are grateful for everyone who fights this battle every day.

This Summit seeks to expand the awareness of resources, identify the areas of deficiency, and bring together stakeholders who normally don’t get to network. The goal is to integrate and educate on successful efforts that are working for those in crisis and expand these efforts to every corner of Vermont.

Speakers Include:
  • Charlie Papillo / Brad Ferland – Welcoming & Sponsor Appreciation
  • Governor’s Office - TBD
  • Jefferey Trites - Vermont Department of Health (Data)
  • Heather Wenzel – SaVida Health
  • Carole Ricciuti – Working Fields
  • Melinda White / Peter Wright – Turning Point of Franklin County / Northwestern
  • Medical Center
  • Tony O’Shaughnessy – Granite Recovery
  • Gary DeCarolis – Recovery Partners of Vermont
  • Dawn Tatro – Jenna’s Promise
  • Valerie Pallotta – Josh’s House / Josh Pallotta Fund
  • Miriam Boyle – Vermont National Guard Family Programs
  • Melinda White and Brad Ferland – Closing Comments & Thanks

Under the Dome: Public Safety & Criminal Justice - Gun Control, Retail Theft, Drug Use Prosecution, and 'Raise the Age' 05/20/2024

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, speaks with Representative Martin LaLonde and Representative Angela Arsenault about public safety.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

Burlington Community Forum Part 2: Substance Use Disorder and Property Crime 12/19/2023

From the Mayor's Office:

The City of Burlington hosts a community forum about substance use disorder and property crime, featuring the following panelists: 

  • Jess Kirby, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  • Commissioner Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health
  • Miro Weinberger, Mayor
  • State’s Attorney Sarah George
  • Rachel Jolly, Community Justice Center

In October 2023, the City Council passed a resolution declaring the unprecedented increase in substance use a public health crisis, and declared it to be Burlington’s top public health and safety priority. The resolution called for two community forums to discuss these important issues.

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/mayor/public-safety-community-forum-information

Coming Together - Second Annual Substance Use Addiction Summit 08/11/2023

From the organizer:

Substance use in Vermont continues to rise with tragic loss, daily. There are incredible efforts and resources dedicated to connecting those who seek help. We are grateful for everyone who fights this battle every day.

This Summit seeks to expand the awareness of resources, identify the areas of deficiency, and bring together stakeholders who normally don’t get to network. The goal is to integrate and educate on successful efforts that are working for those in crisis and expand these efforts to every corner of Vermont.

Speakers Include:
  • Chief Prevention Officer - Monica Hutt
  • Health Commissioner - Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health - Jeffery Trites
  • Project Vision - Commander Matthew Prouty, Turning Point Center of Rutland - Tracie
  • Hauck
  • Keynote Speaker - Maureen Cavanagh (Author of the book "If you love me" / Magnolia New Beginnings)
  • Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences - Peter Mallary and Jeff Moreau
  • Jenna's Promise - Greg & Dawn Tatro
  • Granite Recovery Centers – Anthony O’Shaughnessy

Addiction Recovery Channel: Promo - Leon Walls Interview 04/16/2021

This is a promotional message for an upcoming episode of the Addiction Recovery Channel.

Join Ed and his esteemed guest, Dr. Leon Walls, Associate Professor at the University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social Services, as they enter into an honest dialogue focussed upon the most pressing social issue we face together as a nation today, namely, racial injustice and its intolerable effects.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Public Health Alert - Harm Reduction 03/25/2021

Ed Baker gives a Public Health Alert, regarding rising rates of drug overdose fatalities in Vermont, and promotes a new show aiming to help suffering Vermonters. 

In his next show, Ed’s guests will be Grace Keller, Director at Safe Recovery of Howard Center, a program devoted to saving the lives of people who use drugs through Harm Reduction services, and Sarah George, Vermont States Attorney for Chittenden County since January 2017, an advocate for justice.

His guests address the fatal-overdose crisis that we face in Vermont, and discuss specific ways both people who use drugs and Vermonters in general can help save lives.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Harm Reduction During a Dual Crisis - Drug Overdose Fatalities and COVID-19 03/25/2021

Ed and his guests Grace Keller and Sarah George address the fatal-overdose crisis that we face in Vermont, and discuss specific ways both people who use drugs and Vermonters in general can help save lives.

Grace Keller is the Director at Safe Recovery of Howard Center, a program devoted to saving the lives of people who use drugs through Harm Reduction services.

Sarah George is the Vermont States Attorney for Chittenden County since January 2017 and an advocate for justice.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Addiction Recovery Supports During This Time Of Coronavirus 04/09/2020

ARC Host and Producer Ed Baker interviews Gary De Carolis, Executive Director at Chittenden County Turning Point, a large Recovery Center in Burlington, Vermont. They discuss innovative ways to stay connected and deliver essential Recovery Support Services to people in all stages of Recovery.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Substance Use Disorder, Recovery, and Employment - Employers Working to Support People with SUD 03/06/2020

Join Host and Producer Ed Baker and his three distinguished guests to discuss the important nexus between substance use disorder, recovery and employment.

Ron Stankevich, co-author of the “Employer Toolkit,” Peter Espenshade, CEO of VAMHAR, and Tammy Bushnell, HR Director at Edlund’s Inc., discuss the advances in this area being accomplished in Vermont.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Upcoming Event - Cannabis Commercialization: Lessons from Colorado 02/14/2020

Presenter Kenneth Finn, MD, will speak about the commercialization of cannabis (with THC) in CO and the health and safety implications for Vermont.

Friday, February 21st - 3 possible events to attend:

EVENING: 6:00 - 8:00pm Hors D'oervers will be served.
UVM Alumni House, 61 Summit Street, Burlington
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-evening.eventbrite.com

MORNING: 7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast will be served.
Capitol Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-breakfast.eventbrite.com

NOON: 12:00 Lunch will be served.
Capital Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier.
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-lunch.eventbrite.com

About the presenter: Dr Finn has practiced pain medicine in Colorado Springs for 24 years. He served on the Colorado Governor’s Task Force on Amendment 64, Consumer Safety and Social Issues Work Group and the Colorado Medical Marijuana Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Finn is an Executive Board Member of the American Board of Pain Medicine and has been on their Exam Council for 17 years. He also serves on the El Paso County Medical Society Board of Directors and is involved in the Colorado Pain Society and Colorado Medical Society’s work to manage the state’s opioid epidemic. He is currently editing a medical textbook for Springer Nature titled "Cannabinoids in Medicine" that is scheduled to be published this summer.

For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events/1292227724297641/

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