Friday, August 11, 2023

Champlain Valley Expo

Essex Junction, Vermont

10a - 11:30a Summit Presentation

12p - 4p Resource Tables & Break Out Rooms

Free Exhibitor Spaces Available

2^nd Annual

Substance Use Addiction Summit

Booth set-up: 8a - 10a on Friday, August 11th

Summit Presentation from 10a - 11:30a

Booth & Break-Out Rooms Open at Noon

We welcome additional booths.

Each table is provided with 2 chairs and tablecloth.

Please register by clicking on the link here

or email me [Melinda White] with any questions.

Below, please find information on our

agenda, keynote speaker, sponsors,

participating organization and more.

Thank you!

We are eager to share the day, together!

- Melinda White

check out one of my favorite video clips here

The Blue Ribbon Kitchen will be selling food in the Expo Center for our event.

Speakers Include

Chief Prevention Officer - Monica Hutt

Health Commissioner - Dr. Mark Levine &

Vermont Department of Health - Jeffery Trites

Project Vision - Commander Matthew Prouty &

Turning Point Center of Rutland Tracie Hauck

Keynote Speaker - Maureen Cavanagh

(Author of the book "If you love me" / Magnolia New Beginnings)

Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences

- Peter Mallary & Jeff Moreau

Jenna's Promise - Greg & Dawn Tatro

Granite Recovery Centers – Anthony O’Shaughnessy

Keynote Speaker | Maureen Cavanagh

An author, educator, licensed alcohol and drug counselor and the founder of Magnolia New Beginnings; a non-profit 501c3 organization that provides access to online support groups and education for anyone struggling with a loved one’s addiction.

She serves as the Director of Family Support Services at New England Medical Group and the President of Magnolia Recovery and Consulting Services providing interventional family recovery coaching.

She is a NAADAC approved education provider and has developed and trains nationally on a 26-module curriculum-led family support meeting called FAST.

Maureen is also a training partner of Operation 2 Save Lives, training police departments and community groups on the creation of quick response teams to respond to overdose and partner in deflection initiatives.

Maureen’s first book, a gripping memoir, If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction, is a story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles—and ultimately reckons with—substance use disorder.

The memoir was published by Henry Holt/MacMillan in 2018. If You Love Me was favorably reviewed by the NY Times, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and the audiobook was named a runner up for Amazon/Audibles 2018 Memoir of the Year.

Maureen's unforgettable story, told with love and humor, brings the opioid crisis out of the shadows and into the house next door. Her real-life account is inspiring and harrowing, and ultimately a story of recovery and renewal.

From his website: "Benjamin Lerner, the Great-grandson of Irving Berlin (composer of such iconic tunes as “God Bless America” and “White Christmas”), is a Vermont-based Composer, Writer, Radio Host, and Recovery Advocate.

Benjamin started his musical career as a classical piano prodigy. By his early twenties, he was an IV heroin and crack cocaine addict. Now sober since June 13, 2016, he journals his journey in addiction and sobriety in his all new piano-raps, which combine classical piano and rap.

Benjamin credits his continued success in recovery to his ability to express his emotions relating to his struggle through word and song.

“When I first went to rehab,” Benjamin admits, “I was afraid I wasn’t going to be able to make music anymore, because I made music about doing drugs for so long, I didn’t know if I’d be able to do it without getting high. It took getting clean for me to realize that expression and creativity are the drugs I’ve been searching for all along. I’m still a junkie. I just get high off of music now.”

Benjamin has had the pleasure of performing for the National Academy of Medicine and The Aspen Institute. In 2019, he was the composer-in-residence at 1761 Arts, and he made his Carnegie Hall debut in April 2022 as part of the Indie Collaborative.

His debut album, CLEAN, was released in February 2020. It was produced at Old Mill Road Recording in East Arlington, Vermont. Benjamin’s weekly column, also entitled, CLEAN, is read weekly in the Vermont News Guide and was syndicated in Seven Days in 2022.

In January 2021, Benjamin started hosting CLEAN Jams on WEQX, an innovative radio program that shines a spotlight on rap, hip-hop, and recovery. CLEAN Jams is sponsored by Old Mill Road Media."

Benjamin provides dynamic, relevant and real recovery content, creating a safe, radically-inclusive space for open dialogue with anyone about addiction and supporting all pathways of recovery.

Follow his Facebook page, here. Listen to the song, Scars, here.

2023 Registration - Sponsors & Exhibitors

Sponsorship

Join the growing list of supporters who believe recovery is real, and allow this annual event to remain accessible

and free to all to attend.

Sponsorship Link

Free Booth Registration

CLICK HERE

Businesses, Community Organizations, Private Practices and Providers

No matter where within the landscape of recovery from alcoholism and/or addiction your group falls, this is your chance to come out, connect and expand your network!

In addition to navigating support and services across Vermont and the Northeast, this day is designed to increase visibility and awareness of all YOUR group or organization does:

Meet with Summit Attendees, Peer Colleagues and Professional Networks sharing the same passion and purpose as those you serve with.

2023 Sponsors - Thank You!

Granite Recovery Centers

Granite Recovery Centers are the New England drug detox and alcohol addiction treatment centers you can rely on for recovery.

Call 855.712.7784 today to learn more!

Recovery | Kingdom Recovery Center | Saint Johnsbury

Peer to peer recovery support services at Kingdom Recovery Center are for individuals and family members seeking and sustaining recovery from alcoholism, substance misuse and any other hurt, habit or hang-up associated with sustaining recovery.

Alcohol + Drug Rehab in Vermont | Sana at Stowe

Sana is a premier retreat style alcohol and drug rehab located in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont. Call us at (866) 575-9958.

Participating Organizations

Registered Organizations are Listed Below

Special Announcement: Benjamin Lerner will be in attendance and available to chat with during the booth & break-out session!

Addiction Recovery Channel

Averhealth

BAART Programs

Better Life Partners

CCV

Clara Martin Center

Community College of Vermont

Counseling Associates of New London, PLLCC

VOEO/Voices Against Violence

Dismas of Vermont - Women's Dismas House

Franklin Grand Isle Restorative Justice Center

HireAbility/VocRehab Vermont

Howard Center

Howard Center Safe Recovery

Institute for Trauma Recovery and Resiliency

Johnson Health Center

Josh Pallotta Fund/Josh's House

Kingdom Recovery Center

Kingdom Recovery Center Parents in Recovery Program

Lamoille County Mental Health Services

Lamoille Valley MAT Team

Lund Family Center

Mosaic, VT

NAMI Vermont

North Central Vermont Recovery Center

Northwestern Counseling & Support Services

Northwestern Medical Center - Regional Self-Management Program Coordinator

OAS LLC, dba Valley Vista

Peak Outcome Partners

RRMC West Ridge Center

Samaritan House

SMART Recovery

Spectrum Youth and Family Services

Tabling as VADIC (on behalf of VDH DSU)

Team Sharing Vermont

The University of Vermont Medical Center

Turning Point Center Of Addison County Inc

Turning Point Center of Chittenden County

Turning Point Center of Rutland

Turning Point Recovery Center Bennington

United Way of Northwest VT Prevention Network

University of Vermont

U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, White River Junction

UVM Center on Rural Addiction

Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences

Vermont CARES

Vermont Collaborative for Practice Improvement & Innovation

Vermont Department of Labor, Workforce Development DivisionVermont Department of Health - Tobacco Control Program

Vermont Foundation of Recovery

Vermont National Guard J9 Prevention/Family Programs

Vermont State University - Graduate Programs in Counseling & School PsychologyVermont Veterans Outreach

Vets Town Hall

VT Helplink

WARRIORS S.O.A.R.

Working Fields

The success of our event and overall attendance is impacted significantly by your organizations active, continuous participation in sharing the social media and marketing for this event with your professional networks, clients served and community partners alike.

Links to Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are below.

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increase visibility and awareness organically and engage with those most likely to attend.

2023 Coming Together: A Substance Use Addiction Summit

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