Florida Substance Use Disorder Symposium: Health Equity and Social Justice (April 8)

Florida Substance Use Disorder Symposium: Health Equity and Social Justice

Join the Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children for a one-day symposium on Substance Use Disorders (SUD), featuring keynote speaker Corey Best, founder of Mining for Gold, a platform for social institution leaders to think, stretch, and grow with fellow community leaders who have experienced systems of oppression first-hand, in order to curate community experiences that shape new ways of thinking within complex systems.

The Florida Higher Education Substance Use Disorder Consortium is a multi-university project led by FSU and the National Association of Social Work, Florida Chapter (NASW-FL) and Citrus Health Network, Inc. to develop a science-informed curriculum concentrated on substance use disorder and co-occurring mental disorders.

Attendees will receive a free book, The Opioid Fix: America's Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have by Barbara Andraka-Christou.

5.5 hours of Continuing Education credits available

Register at: bit.ly/sudsymposium2022

(Registration Deadline: April 4th)
Click here for the event program

Schedule:

• 9:00 a.m. | Registration, Networking & Book Signing; Continental Breakfast Provided

• 9:30 a.m.| Welcome: Jim Clark, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, FSU

• 9:45 a.m. | Opening Speaker: Dr. Barbara Andraka-Christou, Assistant Professor, College of Community Innovation & Education, School of Global Health Management & Informatics, College of Community Innovation & Education, University of Central Florida; Unequal Opportunities for Lifesaving Opioid Addiction Treatment, The Role of Race, Ethnicity, Poverty, and Justice System Involvement

• 10:45 a.m. | Break

• 10:55 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Introduction: Jennifer Luther, Research Association, Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families and Children, College of Social Work, FSU

• 11:00 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Corey Best, Founder, Community Curator, Mining for Gold; Making Child Welfare Work for Families Affected by Substance Use: Collaboration, Policy and Best Practice

• 12:15 p.m. | Lunch - A box lunch will be provided. Vegetarian option available.

• 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Speaker Introduction: Jim Clark

• 12:50 p.m. | Lunch Speaker: Michael King, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Region 4; Mental Health, Equity and Resilience

• 1:45 p.m. | Break

• 2:00 p.m. | Speaker: Jacquelyn McMillan, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Florida A&M University; Core Harm Reduction Principles and Services

• 2:45 p.m. | Panel: Parental Substance Use Disorder Impact on Children; Jane Dwyer Lee, Joy McCellan, Robert Walker; Moderator: Jennifer Luther

• 3:30 p.m. | Adjourn