| 8 a.m. |
Breakfast
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| 8:45-9 a.m. |
Registration
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| 9-9:15 a.m. |
Welcome
Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL
Tammy Jo Hill, NCSL
Kate Blackman, NCSL
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| 9:15-10 a.m. |
Fellows Report out
This session will provide an opportunity for Fellows to share their challenges and successes since the last meeting. Fellows will provide updates on their action plans and share new developments, policies and programs in their states.
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| 10-Noon |
Non-Traditional Partners: Criminal Justice and Exploring the Sequential Intercept Model
This session will focus on collaboration between health and justice system actors at various levels of government to improve outcomes for individuals, focusing on the sequential intercept model. The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) details how individuals with mental and substance use disorders come into contact with and move through the criminal justice system. Speakers will provide an overview of the model and share an example from Nebraska.
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL
Speakers: Travis Parker, Program Area Director, Policy Research Associates Inc. | Powerpoint | PDF file-98 pages
Kasey Parker, Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Nebraska
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| Noon-12:15 p.m. |
Break- Transition to Lunch Session |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch with the Maternal and Child Health Fellows: Access to Care and Treatment for Pregnant Women in Correctional Settings
This session will introduce Fellows to current policy trends regarding care and treatment options for pregnant women in correctional settings.
Topics covered will include the prevalence of mental and behavioral health rates and medication for opioid use disorders.
Moderator: Tahra Johnson, NCSL
Speakers: Kate Bryan, policy analyst, NCSL Criminal and Civil Justice Program | Powerpoint | PDF file-20 pages
Senator Whitney Westerfield, Kentucky
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| 1:30-2 p.m. |
Optional Fitness Break Led by NCSL Staff |
| 2-2:45 p.m. |
Understanding Fentanyl and Combatting Overdose
Speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will highlight federal efforts to partner public health and public safety systems. Speakers will also focus on recent omnibus legislation passed in Colorado to specifically address the role of fentanyl in ongoing overdose deaths.
Moderator: Tammy Hill, NCSL
Speakers: Jordan Crummett, Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator, Overdose Response Strategy, CDC Foundation | Powerpoint | PDF file-24 pages
Representative Mike Weissman, Colorado | Powerpoint | PDF file-11 pages
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| 2:45-3:30 p.m. |
Opioids in the Courtroom
This session will provide an overview of the ongoing opioid litigation across the 50 states. The session will pay particular attention to how settlements may be determined, money allocated and the role of state legislatures in this process.
Moderator: Karmen Hanson, NCSL
Speakers: Heidi Williams, director of opioid response, Colorado Attorney General’s Office | Powerpoint | PDF file-20 pages
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| 3:30-3:45 p.m. |
Action Planning |
| 3:45-4 p.m. |
Break - Transition |
| 4-4:45 p.m. |
Joint Session with Maternal and Child Health Fellows: Using Data Metrics to Understand Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
This session will highlight newly developed metrics for opioid use disorder treatment at the local level. Fellows will have an opportunity to engage with speakers on the development and use of these metrics as it relates to policy considerations for increasing access to treatment and continuity of care.
Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL
Speakers: Jane Koppelman, senior officer substance use prevention and treatment, The Pew Charitable Trusts | Powerpoint | PDF file-25 pages
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| 5-7 p.m. |
Reception and Dinner |
| Sunday, June 5 |
| 8 a.m. |
Breakfast
Fellows will have breakfast on their own prior to the start of the meeting.
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| 9-9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Overview of the Day
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| 9:15-10:45 a.m. |
On the Continuum of Care: Recovery Housing
This session will focus on state policies and programs designed to facilitate treatment, recovery and long-term supports, paying particular attention to the role of recovery housing in the process. Speakers will cover various issues related to housing, including payment models.
Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL
Speakers: Dave Sheridan, executive director, National Alliance for Recovery Residences | Powerpoint | PDF file-29 pages
Aaron Williams, senior advisor, National Council for Mental Wellbeing | Powerpoint | PDF file-25 pages
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| 10:45-11 a.m. |
Action Planning |
| 11-11:15 a.m. |
Break/Check Out |
| 11:15-Noon |
Wrap Up, Reflection and Graduation
Fellows will have a final opportunity to share ideas and key takeaways from the meeting as well as to connect with their colleagues. NCSL will present Fellows with their graduation certificates, conduct evaluations, collect action plans and take a group photo!
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| Noon-12:15 p.m. |
Break/Transition |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. |
Joint Lunch with Maternal and Child Health Fellows
Opioid Policy Fellows will join the Maternal and Child Health Fellows for lunch and engage in discussions around intersecting topics, including maternal substance use disorder, neonatal abstinence syndrome, suicide prevention and adverse childhood experiences.
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |