My conversation w/ Gustavo Rivera about state budget negotiations &:
-Gov/Legislature relationship
-Medicaid $$$
-several health care policy & funding areas
-NY Health Act
-'Coverage for All'
-overdose prevention centers
-housing policy
-& more

Listen: soundcloud.com/gotham-gazette…

Grassroots opioid overdose prevention effort opens third Twin Cities harm reduction box kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

COMMENT: Is it not time we had overdose prevention centres to try and tackle the number of drug deaths on the streets of Northern Ireland? – viewdigital.org/comment-is-it-… - Rob McAdam #MentalHealthMatters Mandy McAuley Dr Órfhlaith Campbell Kellie Turtle William Crawley

Great resource for younger kids: Muppets from Sesame Workshop help explain opioid addiction to young #children #addiction #opioids #alcoholic #recoveryposse #family #Parents
vpm.org/2023-12-04/mup…

I just wrote a long, semi-coherent review of Whiteout on goodreads. in sum: 1) We've needed this book for a long time. 2) I thought there was little-to-no room left to blow my mind with drug policy insights. Wrong. 3) jnetherland made me cry. Rude. 100/10
goodreads.com/review/show/64…

Ahead of this year’s #NatCon24 conference hosted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, we want to hear from you! What do you believe will be most discussed and anticipated topic/part of the conference?

Link to register here: eventscribe.net/2023/NatCon23/…

Our own Aja Ramos and Lavina Camacho are coming to National Council for Mental Wellbeing to discuss how the Pacific Island's Disaster Response teams are managing climate change! #WeareWestCare #NatCon2024

Thanks everyone who came to our talk about #CulturalCompetency today for the #MHFAsummit Reggie Burton and I are here to meet through the #MentalHealth conference! DM’s are open National Council for Mental Wellbeing MentalHealthFirstAid Avery Burton Foundation

MentalHealthFirstAid Summit has begun! See you in Room 124 for our talk about #CulturalCompetency #MentalHealthMatters #NatCon24

Day1✨of National Council for Mental Wellbeing MHFA Summit. #NatCon24 #MHFASummit

WestCare was honored with the Mental Health First Aid Award at #NatCon24 by National Council for Mental Wellbeing. We are grateful to MentalHealthFirstAid and National Council for Mental Wellbeing for their partnerships. Together, we're spreading MHFA training far and wide! #MHFAAward #WeAreWestCare #UpliftingtheHumanSpirit

#NatCon24 #algee

'Your daily activities will charge your selfcare battery. Selfcare is not selfish but preventative care. '
Mental Health Advocate T-Kea Blackman at MHFA summit in St Louis.
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#NATCON24

Heading to my first #NatCon24 National Council for Mental Wellbeing Let’s Gooooooo!

Grateful for our #mhfa team at UNC Social Work though not all are pictured here. We presented our 2+ year's worth of work today at #natcon24 and the #mhfa summit to discuss program evaluation and implementation across our campus, along with lessons learned and next steps.

When your vision becomes reality 🤩 We're prepped and ready for the first day of #NatCon24 ! Stop by booth 1403 to grab some innovaTel swag, connect with us -- and don't forget about the Puppy Park! We'll see you tomorrow 🙌

The wait is over! #NatCon24 has finally arrived! We're so excited to come together with National Council for Mental Wellbeing and other influential leaders in the #HumanServices industry over the next few days. We'll see you bright and early tomorrow at booth #1003: okt.to/vbOV8a

Thanks to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for featuring our video on the transformative power of #FCS at the NatCon '24 conference (@nationalcouncil)! View it here: fcsok.org/certified-comm…. #NatCon24 #mentalhealthandmore #MORE #ODMHSAS #CCBHC

Kicked off #NatCon24 surrounded by #harmreduction advocates and providers talking about the history of the movement and why it’s critical for our work to take up space at this traditionally clinical and behavioral health oriented event - see ya at the OPC exhibit tomorrow!

Globally, punitive drug laws uphold racist and colonial structures. Marginalised and racialised communities are disproportionately targeted and affected by these punitive drug laws and policies.

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