Substance Abuse/Drugs

The WA State Department of Children, Youth, and Families--Juvenile Rehabilitation submitted a TA request to obtain information on how to optimize their site-specific diversion prevention plans. AHP spoke with the program, provided resources, podcasts and webinar announcements that would be helpful to them.

The program requested a TA request to obtain information about withdrawal management.

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the 2023 COSSAP National Forum session: A Jail’s Peer-Driven Blueprint for Reentry to Support Individuals in Recovery.
Presenters:
Sharon Bean, MPA, Jail Population Manager, Camden County Department of Corrections, Camden, New Jersey
Victoria Daggan, MSW, LSW, Jail Reentry Coordinator, Camden County Department of Corrections, Camden, New Jersey
Sekiya Golden, Camden County Center for Family Services, Camden, New Jersey

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the 2023 COSSAP National Forum session: Finding Recovery Housing: Insights from Three Counties.
Presenters:
Julie Nowinski-Konchak, MD, MPH, FASAM, Physician Advisor, Substance Use Disorder/Medications for Addiction Treatment Program, Cook County Health, Cook County, Illinois
Virginia Lee, Detention Administrator, Sierra County, New Mexico
John Hulick, MS, Senior Program Manager, Palm Beach County Community Services Department, Office of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders, Palm Beach County, Florida

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the 2023 COSSAP National Forum session: Father's Day Out: A Novel Intervention to Support Incarcerated Fathers with SUD and Their Minor Children.
Presenter:
Angela Hawken, PhD, Professor, New York University, New York, New York
Tina Mitchell, President/Executive Director, CrossBRIDGE, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee
Shreeti Bickett, Director of Programs, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the session for the 2023 COSSAP National Forum: From the Community to Jail and Back Again: Closing the Gaps.
Presenters:
Edmond Hayes, Assistant Superintendent, Director of Opioid Treatment Program, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Rachel Katz, MSN, FNP-BC, Director of Addiction Services, Community Health Center of Franklin County, Greenfield, Massachusetts

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the session for the 2023 COSSAP National Forum Session: SOAR-ing into Recovery: Bridging the Gap in Alternative to Incarceration Programs for Low-level Felony Drug Offenders.
Presenters:
Molly Roffers-Susa, MS, Special Programs Coordinator, Winnebago County District Attorney’s Office, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Caitlin Weihing, MS, Crime Data Analysis, Winnebago County District Attorney’s Office, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the 2023 COSSAP National Forum Session: Franklin County, Ohio: Supporting Access to Treatment and Recovery Services across the Justice Intercepts.
Presenters:
Caitlin Looney, LISW-S, Grants Administrator, Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs, Columbus, Ohio
Ryan Newsome, MSW, LISW, Social Services Coordinator, Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs, Columbus, Ohio
Token Carter, MS, LPC, Discharge Planner, Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs, Columbus, Ohio

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the 2023 COSSAP National Forum: Providing Medication-assisted Treatment (MAT) in Jails: COSSUP’s Jail-based MAT Peer Mentor Initiative session.
Presenters:
Edmond Hayes, Assistant Superintendent, Director, Opioid Treatment Program, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Greenfield, Massachusetts
Levin Schwartz, MSW, LICSW, Assistant Superintendent, Director, Reentry Services, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Greenfield, Massachusetts

AHP assisted in the successful delivery of the session for the 2023 COSSAP National Forum: Creating Access to Reentry and Recovery Support Services in Transylvania County Detention Center: First-Year Findings.
Presenters:
Albert Kopak, PhD, Research Scientist, University of North Carolina Health Sciences at Mountain Area Health Education Center, Sylva North Carolina
Kristen Gentry, MA, Program Director, Community Awareness Recovery Effort (CARE) Coalition, Brevard, North Carolina