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2023 Summit Slides

Main Sessions

Summit Opening Session

Sylvia Barnard, Good Samaritan Shelter
Shauna Goodman, MPA, National Sobering Collaborative
Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, RN, CNL, UCSF School of Nursing, Smith-Bernadin Consulting

Standards of Care for Sobering

Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, RN, CNL, UCSF School of Nursing, Smith-Bernadin Consulting

Moving from Hope to Healing: District of Columbia Stabilization Center

Arish Narayen, Esq., DC Department of Behavioral Health
Robert Holman, MD, DC Fire and EMS Department

Two-Way Listening Session with SAMHSA

Yngvild K. Olsen, MD, MPH, SAMHSA
John Palmieri, MD, MHA, SAMHSA
Billina Shaw, MD, MPH, SAMHSA

Breakout Sessions

Sobering 101

Hilary Aquino, MA, Exodus Recovery, Inc.

Withdrawal Stabilization and Medication-Assisted Treatment

Laura Elmore, LMSW-AP, Austin/Travis County Sobering Center
Mike Sasser, EMT-P, CHW, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services

Partnering with Law Enforcement: Creating Community Through Working Together

Jean Sokora, LCSW, CCDP-D, CRPS, CPS, Preferred Family Healthcare
Major Eric Larson, Esq., St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Chronic Substance Use Disorders: Partnership to Reduce Emergency Department Overutilization

Suzanne Jarvis, MPH, Houston Recovery Center
Melissa Perez-Halley, LMSW, MA, Harris Health System

Bridging the Gap: Sobering Centers and Managed Alcohol Programs

Devora Keller, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health

SoMA RISE Center: Addressing Unmet Needs for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in Crisis

Paul Harkin, MA, HealthRight 360
Jose G. Rios Chavez, HealthRight 360
Eli Smith, EMT, HealthRight 360

Getting it Right: The Road to Bringing Sobering Care to your Community

Avital Graves, MBA, MHA, NRP, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
Rolando Santiago, PhD, CFRE, Montgomery County Health and Human Services