Kickoff Luncheon Program 2014 Recovery Month Kickoff Luncheon and Video Trilogy: Looking Back at Addiction, Looking Forward to Recovery September 4, 2014 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the J.W. Marriott Washington, D.C. COLLABORATING PARTNERS Welcome & Agenda Greetings Recovery Month Partners and Loyal Supporters NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, Young People in Recovery (YPR), and the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS), along with the official Recovery Month partner, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are pleased to have you join us for the 25th Anniversary Recovery Month Kickoff Luncheon, and video trilogy launch, Looking Back at Addiction, Looking Forward to Recovery. The video trilogy is produced in partnership with our Recovery Month Planning Partner, Entertainment Industries Council (EIC). Today we look back through the history of the recovery movement and SAMHSA’s National Recovery Month, celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Recovery Month and celebrate NAADAC’s 40th Anniversary, as well as honor the achievements of those who through their personal and professional lives, have carried the message of hope for long-term recovery. Together, we have paved the way for recovery to enter into the mainstream of the larger national community. Working together over the last two plus decades has made possible what many struggle to find to be a truth every day; that treatment works, there is hope, and recovery is possible! The 2014 Recovery Month Kickoff Luncheon marks the official launch of SAMHSA’s National Recovery Month, first started by NAADAC and partners as “Treatment Works” in 1989. In addition to celebrating the larger history of treatment and recovery in the United States, we will celebrate many of the milestones within NAADAC’s 40 years of rich history as a leader in the addiction profession. Originally founded in 1974 as the National Association of Alcoholism Counselors and Trainers, NAADAC has since played a central role in elevating the quality of addiction treatment in the United States through its advocacy, credentialing, and education and training activities. The event will also serve as the initial launch of the video trilogy, Looking Back at Addiction, Looking Forward to Recovery, with a debut of the first video: “The History of NAADAC and the Addiction Profession.” On behalf of SAMHSA, NAADAC, Young People in Recovery, and the Association of Recovery Schools, we thank you for your loyal support of the addiction and recovery profession through the years and hope you enjoy this year’s special celebration! Very Truly Yours, Kickoff Luncheon Agenda Prelude and Postlude performed by John McAndrew – Recovery Song Welcome Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals Invocation Ivette Torres, Director for Consumer Affairs at SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Enjoy your lunch Presidential Proclamation announcing 2014 Recovery Month Michael Botticelli, Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Introduction by Gerry Schmidt, Public Policy Chair for NAADAC Remarks and Award Presentation Pam Hyde, Chief Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Introduction by AJ Senerchia, Vice President of Communications of Young People in Recovery Treatment Works! to Recovery Month: Conversations of Treatment and Recovery Panelists: Mike DeAgro, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, Kristen Harper, Dr. H. Westly Clark, and Paolo del Vecchio Introduction and Moderated by Marie Dyak SAMHSA and NAADAC Video “The History of NAADAC and the Addiction Profession” Introduction by Gerry Schmidt Closing Kristen Harper and Cynthia Moreno Tuohy Cynthia Moreno Tuohy NAADAC Executive Director Speaker Biographies Michael Botticelli, Acting Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has more than two decades of experience supporting Americans who have been affected by substance use disorders. Prior to joining ONDCP, Botticelli served as Director of the Bureau of Sub stance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as a member of the National Advisory Committee for SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, and in a variety of leadership roles for NASADAD. Botticelli was the first recipient of the annual Ramstad/Kennedy National Award for Out standing Leadership in Promoting Addiction Recovery in 2008, and was awarded the Service Award from NASADAD in 2012. Dr. H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, is the Director of the Center for Sub stance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration which leads the agency’s national effort to provide effective and accessible treatment to all Ameri cans with addictive disorders. Dr. Clark is a noted author and educator in substance abuse treatment, anger and pain management, psychopharmacology, and medical and legal issues. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field of substance abuse treatment, including a 2008 President of the United States Rank of Distinguished Executive Award in recognition of his personal commitment to excellence in government and public service; and a 2003 President of the United States of America Rank of Meritorious Executive Award in the Senior Executive Service for his sustained superior accomplishments in management of programs of the United States Government and for noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency in the public service, 2003. Mike DeAgro is a founding member of Young People in Recovery, and serves as Chairman of YPR’s Board of Directors. DeAgro has served as the coordinator of Case Western Reserve Univer sity’s recovery house and has helped start a nonprofit that provides legal aid to those incarcer ated because of addiction. Currently, he is a consultant to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, developing opiate preventative measures for college campuses. Federally, he helped drive federal initiatives while working at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by researching the effectiveness of various recovery methods and promoting behavioral health privacy. Further, he has aided the creation and development of recovery programs at high schools and colleges nationally. As a young person in longterm recovery, DeAgro is dedicated to empowering other young people to reap the benefits of recovery. Paolo del Vecchio, MSW, is the Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). Del Vecchio provides executive leadership for Federal efforts to improve the nation’s mental health service systems. This includes management of the federal/state mental health block grant program and directing a range of programs and activities that address topics such as suicide prevention, children’s mental health, homelessness, disaster mental health, HIV/AIDS, and others. A self-identified mental health consumer, trauma survivor, and person in recovery from addictions, del Vecchio has been involved for over 40 years in behavioral health as a consumer, family member, provider, advocate, and policy maker and has been a leader in many Federal efforts including the Federal Advisory Planning Board for the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, the HHS Multiple Chronic Conditions Initiative, the HHS Living Community Initiative and numerous others. Marie Gallo Dyak is the Executive Vice President of Program Services and Government Relations to the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. She is responsible for concept development and implementation of EIC programs and special projects primarily involving the entertainment in dustry and health and social issues. This also includes public servce initiatives, special events, constituent relations and development of in-kind support for prevention initiatives, health information dissemination, and entertainment-based human resource issues. Dyak is also Executive Producer of the PRISM Awards that spotlights the entertainment industry’s unique platform to reach audiences with accurate health information. Dyak is an Emmy® Award winning producer, having produced educational and training videos on such topics as substance abuse, foster care, multicultural families, and PET cardiac technology. She serves as a judge for the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Celebration of Service to American station awards. Dyak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from St. Louis University. Speaker Biographies Kristen Harper, MEd, LCDC, is the Executive Director of the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS) and a person living in long-term recovery. ARS supports existing, as well as emerging recovery high school programs by providing schools with an optional accreditation process and best practices trainings. Harper is currently pursuing a PhD in Higher Education Administration at Texas Tech Univer sity, where she was the Collegiate Recovery Communities (CRC) Replication Coordinator for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery over the past three years. Prior to joining Tech, she founded a CRC at Georgia Southern University in 2008. Pamela Hyde, JD, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Administrator of the Sub stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad ministration (SAMHSA), a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services in November 2009. The agency’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. Hyde is an attorney and came to SAMHSA with more than 35 years of experience in management and consulting for public health care and human services agencies. She has served as a state mental health director, state human services director, city housing and human services director, as well as CEO of a private non-profit managed behavioral healthcare firm. John McAndrew is a singer/songwriter and piano player and he takes us on a musical journey from self-centeredness to humility, using stories and songs. This journey is a long and difficult one, and an important one in recovery. Mc Andrew’s music touches the heart, and then opens our eyes and minds to the possibilities in recovery. His presentations have been a large part of many conferences, schools, and national events. McAndrew has worked on a regular basis at several treatment centers with programs, presentations, and workshops on music and spirituality. He also does work with faculty, patients, family programs, and alumni events. More recently, McAndrew was the keynote speaker for Eric Clap ton’s annual Crossroads Centre Alumni Reception in Antigua, West Indies in November of 2012. CELEBRATING NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH FOR 25 YEARS HISTORIC NORTH TEXAS RECOVERY CENTER OFFERS OVER 70 TWELVE STEP RECOVERY MEETINGS EACH WEEK 5324 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75220 214.265.7192 | WWW.TWELFTHSTEPMINISTRY.ORG Speaker Biographies Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and has been an addiction professional for over 35 years. Moreno Tuohy is a former Executive Director for the Danya Institute and Project Officer of the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CEATTC). She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Washington State University and holds a Certificate in Alcohol/Drug Abuse. Moreno Tuohy has taught throughout the United States, Ice land, Russia, China, New Zealand, Cyprus, Egypt, Hong Kong, South Korea, Cuba, Kenya, Bali, Pacific Jurisdiction and Australia. Gerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, has served as the Vice President and Chief Development Offi cer at Valley HealthCare System since Septem ber 1980. He has been in the mental health and addictions treatment profession for 40 years, beginning his career with the State of West Virginia working as an alcohol and drug counselor doing assessments, treatment and prevention in 1972. Schmidt has a variety of publications to his credit including several articles on the development of Employee Assistance Programs in rural areas and served on the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Expert Panel for the National Treatment Plan development. Schmidt is currently the Clinical Affairs Consultant for NAADAC, as well as the Chair of the Public Policy Committee and has been active in the coordination and delivery of the series of Practitioners Services Network (PSN) projects for NAADAC and CSAT. AJ Senerchia is YPR’s Vice President of Com munications, and a young person in long-term recovery. He is a founding member of YPR, and has also founded YPR-DC, YPR-MA and YPRPortland. Senerchia first entered recovery in 2006, when he was 18, and eventually became abstinent in 2010 at age 22. He first entered the field facilitating substance use groups as a Case Manager at Careco Mental Health, in Washington, D.C. Senerchia is a passionate and vocal activist, and graduate of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, where he studied the History of Social Movements. He draws essential comparisons between the Free Speech Movement, which was one of the most successful youth movements in history, and the emerging Youth Recovery Movement. Senerchia uses his experience and expertise to implement key strategic structural interpretations, which will advance both YPR and the Recovery Movement. Ivette Torres, MEd, MSc, joined the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the fall of 1997. Ms. Torres o versees the CSAT team responsible for generating and disseminating mental and substance use disorder treatment and recovery best practices to SAMHSA’s mission-related constituents. She develops national public health education strategies and campaigns including the observance of the National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month, celebrated each September. vivitrol.com/hcp VIVITROL is a registered trademark of Alkermes, Inc. ©2014 Alkermes, Inc. All rights reserved VIV-001664 Printed in U.S.A. vivitrol.com Client:Alkermes Vivitrol Publication Name: Ohio Conf. 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These schools educate students in recovery from substance use or co-occurring disorders while meeting state requirements for awarding a secondary school diploma, i.e. schools offers credits leading to a state-required high school diploma. All students enrolled in a recovery high school are practicing a recovery life-style, utilizing one of the many pathways to recovery. Currently, there are 32 recovery high schools with 5 more set to open Fall 2014. Twelve states currently have at least one recovery high school. For more information, please email Kristen Harper at [email protected] or visit our website www.recoveryschools.org. For over two decades, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has helped communities prevent underage and excessive alcohol use, tobacco, illicit drugs, and the misuse and abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Today, CADCA is the nation’s leading substance abuse preven tion organization, representing over 5,000 community-based coalitions across the United States and in 18 countries who work to create safe, healthy and drug-free communities. By delivering state-of-the-art training, developing resources and tools that practitioners can use in the field, advocating for coalitions and substance abuse prevention on Capitol Hill and educating the public about key issues, CADCA is transforming communities across the country. www.cadca.org Partner and Sponsor Descriptions The Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1983 by leaders within the entertainment industry to bring the power and influence of the industry to communicate about health and social issues. The organiza tion is considered to be the chief pioneer of entertainment and journalism outreach and a premiere success story in the field of entertainment education. This mission relies on providing resource information to the creative community and culminates in recognition of the industry through the national television special PRISM Showcase which addresses accurate portrayals of substance use issues and mental health concerns. The organization also produces the SET Awards, honoring positive and non-stereotypical portrayals of science, engineering and technology. Learn about our Education, Resource and Recognition programs at eiconline.org | prismawards.com | eicnetwork.tv | eicsetawards.com. Optum (www.optum.com) is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. Optum comprises more than 40,000 people worldwide who collaborate to deliver integrated, intelligent solutions that work to modernize the health system and improve overall population health. For information about Optum Solutions, call 866.386.3404 or email [email protected] Orexo is a specialty pharmaceutical company with commercial operations in the United States and R&D in Sweden developing improved treatments using proprietary drug delivery technology. The company is commercializing its proprietary product, ZUBSOLV® (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual tablets CIII, for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, in the United States. Orexo has a portfolio of two approved and revenue generating products currently marketed under license in the EU and US. Orexo AB, with its headquarters in Sweden, is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange and its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) trade on the OTCQX marketplace in the U.S. under the symbol, “ORXOY.” The largest shareholders are Novo A/S and HealthCap. For information about Orexo, please visit www.orexo.com. The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was established in 1992 and directed by Congress to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general health care system. Over the years SAMHSA has demonstrated that – prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover from mental and substance use disorders. Behavioral health services improve health status and reduce health care and other costs to society. Continued improvement in the delivery and financing of prevention, treatment and recovery support services provides a cost-effective opportunity to advance and protect the Nation’s health. Transforming Youth Recovery (TYR) is a non-profit organization that looks specifically at the community, educational and peer networks that influence youth development and achievement, and is both studying and conceiving novel approaches that have the potential to dramatically expand family and school-based prevention, intervention and recovery support services—one community, one school, one student at a time. In particular, TYR promotes the initiation and expansion of collegiate recovery programs through its’ higher education grant initiative. We want students in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors to have the support they need to succeed as they learn and build a recovery lifestyle they can maintain as adults. Valley HealthCare System, now in its 45th year of delivery of quality behavioral health care services to the citizens of north central West Virginian, has a rich history of responding to the needs of the community. Over the years, Valley has continued to add to its array of services for people with disabilities, including services for individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health and chemical dependency issues. Valley serves individuals in 28 different sites, including outpatient offices, group homes, day treatment programs, residential treatment centers and in the community and peoples’ homes. Community responsiveness and tailored delivery of services have been hallmarks of care for Valley HealthCare System. A commitment to excellence in the delivery of behavioral health care services has been the standard whereby Valley has directed its mission and focused its resources since the advent of community mental health care. For more information, visit www.valleyhealthcare.org, call 800.232.0020 or email [email protected]. “Quality of Care for Quality of Life” Young People in Recovery (YPR) is a national grassroots advocacy organization focused on creating recovery-ready communities throughout the nation for young people in, or seeking, recovery. YPR aims to improve access to treatment, educational resources, employment opportunities, and secure, quality housing on the local, state, and national levels. By creating a national network of young people in recovery, we empower young people to get involved in their communities by providing them with the tools and support to take charge of their futures. Thank You to Our Partners and Sponsors SILVER SPONSOR SUPPORTER SPONSORS Thanks to Orexo as the centerpiece sponsor Transforming Youth Recovery One Community, One School, One Student At A Time SPONSORS COLLABORATING PARTNERS