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Title | SAMHSA Sponored-NAADAC Open House |
Description | Come join NAADAC for Addiction Professionals' day and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the association. |
Date | 9/20/2007 11:00 AM to 9/20/2007 2:00 PM |
Location | Alexandria, VA |
Program Agenda | Doors Open from 11 am to 2 pm and all are welcome! |
Expected Number of Participants | 40 |
Primary Contact | Diana Kamp |
Address | 1001 N. Faifax St Suite 201
Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Phone Number | 702-741-7686 |
Email Address | naadac@naadac.org |
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Title | Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference: "Just Say Know" - SAMHSA Sponsored |
Description | The 2007 Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference is the premier educational event for psychiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses, social workers, substance abuse authority administrators, community hospitals, community mental health clinics, correctional facility staff, educational staff, preventionists, internship/residency, drug courts, judicial staff and law enforcement. The Student Assistance Conference is now combined with the Fall Substance Abuse Conference. Conference check-in will begin Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 4:00 at The Dixie Center, St. George, Utah. The conference will include three educational tracks: Prevention, Treatment, and Drug Court/Justice. Continuing education credit is available for participants. |
Date | 9/26/2007 8:00 AM to 9/28/2007 12:00 PM |
Type of Event | conference |
Location | The Dixie Center
St. George, Utah |
Expected Number of Participants | 600 |
Primary Contact | Gloria Boberg |
Address | 2919 Granite Hollow
Sandy, UT 84902 |
Phone Number | 801-301-9700 |
Email Address | nanaboberg@aol.com |
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Title | Mutual Aid Based Group Work.com |
Description | I will be using my blog, Mutual Aid Based Group Work.com to promote recovery awareness month all month. The blog is viewed mostly by social workers providing group treatment. |
Date | 8/28/2007 1:27 AM to 8/28/2007 2:28 AM |
Type of Event | On-line promotion of Recovery Awareness Month |
Location | On-line |
Program Agenda | on-line promotion |
Invited Officials/Presenters | no one |
Expected Number of Participants | 500 |
Invited Participants/Audience | on-line viewers |
Primary Contact | Andrew Cicchetti |
Address | 439 78th street, apt. 4
Brooklyn, NY 11209 |
Phone Number | 212-505-6212 |
Email Address | atcicchetti@att.net |
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Title | Oxford House 9th Annual World Convention |
Description | Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Parallel to this concept lies the organizational structure of Oxford House, Inc. This publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation is the umbrella organization which provides the network connecting all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise. |
Date | 8/30/2007 9:00 AM to 9/2/2007 7:00 PM |
Type of Event | Conference |
Location | Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001 |
Program Agenda | Oxford House, Inc. exists to educate individuals and private and public entities in the benefits of the Oxford House concept of group homes for recovering substance abusers. It allocates all resources, including grant funds, property donations, and available personnel, to replicate democratically self-run and self-supported Oxford Houses to assist in the recovery of substance abusers. |
Expected Number of Participants | 500 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Oxford House Forum is open to any organization, company, or entity having an interest in the activities of the Oxford House Forum. |
Primary Contact | Anna Mable-Jones |
Address | 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
Phone Number | (301) 587-2916 |
Email Address | anna.mable@oxfordhouse.org |
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Title | Recovery Month Faith Community Bulletin Insert |
Description | This product, a faith community bulletin insert, can be easily downloaded and used by churches, temples and mosques for their Sunday/Sabbath-day bulletins, newsletters or bulletin boards. The 5" X 8" double-sided informational sheet provides: current facts from research about the number of persons struggling with addiction; effectiveness of evidence-based treatment in bringing about recovery; what persons can do to become more informed about this disease; what persons can do to help others suffering from addiction; and what faith communities can do to provide support services. The bulletin insert in pdf is available in color and black & white. Both the color and black & white versions can be downloaded from the Mid-America ATTC Web site at: http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html . Printing instructions are provided on the website. |
Date | 9/1/2007 12:01 AM to 9/30/2007 11:59 PM |
Type of Event | product |
Location | This product can be downloaded from http://www.mattc.org/information/recovery/insert.html and used anywhere in the country. |
Program Agenda | N/A |
Invited Officials/Presenters | N/A |
Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Invited Participants/Audience | N/A |
Primary Contact | Jan Wrolstad |
Address | Mid-America ATTC; UMKC; 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 |
Phone Number | (816) 482-1150 |
Email Address | WROLSTAD@MATTC.ORG |
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Title | Recovery Month Kick-Off National Survey on Drug Abuse Release -- SAMHSA-Sponsored |
Description | The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will unveil the results of the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health at a press conference on Thursday, September 6. The annual survey, formerly called the Household Survey is the largest of its kind, and is the governments primary vehicle for determining how many persons are abusing illegal drugs, pharmaceuticals, alcohol and tobacco.
The release of the 2006 survey results is the keynote of the annual National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month press conference marking a month long observance of the gains made by those in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse, as well as treatment providers. |
Date | 9/6/2007 9:30 AM to 9/6/2007 11:00 AM |
Type of Event | Press Conference |
Location | National Press Building,
Murrow-White-Lisagor Rooms, 13th Floor
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
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Invited Officials/Presenters | John Walters, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Terry Cline, Ph.D., Administrator, SAMHSA
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
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Expected Number of Participants | 100 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Media, organizations and the general public |
Primary Contact | Mark Weber |
Address | 1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857 |
Phone Number | 240-276-2130 |
Email Address | mark.weber@samhsa.hhs.gov |
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Title | Utah's Recovery Day - SAMHSA-sponsored |
Description | Utah's Recovery Day, a celebration of recovery and public information fair on recovery resources in Utah. |
Date | 9/15/2007 8:00 AM to 9/15/2007 1:00 PM |
Type of Event | State/County observance |
Location | Gallivan Center, downtown Salt Lake City, Utah |
Program Agenda | Opening Cermonies 9am
Awards Ceremony 9:30 am
featured entertainment and presenters 10 am to 3 pm. |
Invited Officials/Presenters | Utah's Governor, Salt Lake County Mayor, Salt Lake County Council Members, Salt Lake City Mayor, Salt Lake City Council members, other distinguished guests. |
Expected Number of Participants | 10000 |
Invited Participants/Audience | Anyone in recovery or their families, and the general public |
Primary Contact | Kelly Housley |
Address | 857 E 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102 |
Phone Number | 801-487-3276 |
Email Address | khousley@uafslc.org |
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Title | Together We Can Celebrate Recovery 5k Run |
Description | Recovery Month event |
Date | 9/15/2007 8:00:00 AM |
Type of Event | Walk |
Location | The Gallivan Center 239 South Main Street
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Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Primary Contact | Jodi Delaney |
Address | 2001 South State Street Suite S2300
Salt Lake City , UT 84190-2250 |
Phone Number | 801-347-1143 |
Email Address | jdelaney@slco.org |
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Title | Addictions Counselor Day 2007 |
Description | Whereas, addiction counselors are uniquely qualified, frontline health care professionals who are indispensable in the process of guiding patients with addictive disorders to recovery;
Whereas, alcohol and drug disorders are a major public health problem that costs American society more than $300 billion each year, affecting millions of Americans of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds and in all communities through treatment, education, and prevention programs; and
Whereas, addictive disorders are a treatable disease and treatment of addiction is as successful as the treatment of other chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma; and
Whereas, tens of thousands of addiction-focused health care professionals have dedicated their lives to increasing awareness of alcohol and drug disorders and enhancing the care of individuals, families, and communities through treatment, education and prevention programs; and
Whereas, addiction counselors promote excellence in care by promoting the highest quality and most up-to-date, science-based services to our clients, our families and our communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary A. Rosenberg, Garrison Commander of the United States Army Garrison Bamberg, do hereby proclaim 20 September 2007
ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR DAY
GARY A. ROSENBERG
LTC, SF
Commanding |
Date | 9/20/2007 1:00:00 AM |
Type of Event | official observance |
Location | United States Army Garrison Bamberg, Germany |
Expected Number of Participants | 250 |
Primary Contact | Larry Ashley |
Address | University of Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-3066 |
Phone Number | 702-895-3935 |
Email Address | BambergPAO@eur.army.mil |
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Title | Bowling for Recovery with Volunteers of America, Utah |
Description | Put a team together to support those in recovery and Volunteers of America, Utah.
Teams of 6 will bowl for prizes during this 50's themed event. Watch for an available pledge form and details at www.voaut.org or call 801-363-9414. |
Date | 9/29/2007 11:45 AM to 9/29/2007 2:00 PM |
Type of Event | Team bowling and fundraiser. |
Location | AMF Ritz - 2265 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Expected Number of Participants | 200 |
Primary Contact | Michelle Templin |
Address | 511 West 200 South #160
Salt Lake City, UT 84121 |
Phone Number | 801-363-9414 |
Email Address | michelle.templin@voaut.org |
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