Brown Bag Advocacy 

Community lunch & learn

Brown Bag Advocacy is an educational series that focuses on policies affecting substance use, mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery. The series is held over the lunch hour, so you grab your lunch or a snack and join us to learn about advocacy and related topics.

Click on upcoming event below to register.

Looking for a recorded session? Please click on the session post below view the recording.

This project is funded in part by a grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

Upcoming Events

January: Brown Bag Advocacy Session

Funding opportunity for OUD related programs

Join us and our outstanding presenters from the Opioid Abatement Council, Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker, Dr. Doug Thornton, and Ms. Amanda Lopez, to discuss an upcoming grant utilizing the Opioid settlement dollars. You don't want to miss out on this amazing funding opportunity!

1 hour of CE’s will be offered. Registration is open.

Date: Wednesday, January 17th

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CT (1 hr of TCB CEU's available)

Location: Virtual (register here!)

 

To learn more about the Opioid Abatement Council, check out their website.

 

Past Events

January 2024- Funding opportunity for OUD related programs

Join us and our outstanding presenters from the Opioid Abatement Council, Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker, Dr. Doug Thornton, and Ms. Amanda Lopez, to discuss an upcoming grant utilizing the Opioid settlement dollars. You don’t want to miss out on this amazing funding opportunity!    

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October 2023- Peer workforce Q&A with Texas HHSC’s Peer Support and Recovery

Have questions about substance use and mental health peer certification and supervision? Want to know more about working as an independent peer specialist? We do too! We are bringing in experts from HHSC’s Peer Support and Recovery to answer your questions about certification, scope of…

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July 2023- TxCOPE: Using Data to Drive Community Overdose Response in Texas

TxCOPE: Using Data to Drive Community Overdose Response in Texas Presented by Kasey Claborn, PhD Director, Addiction Research Institute Director & Principal Investigator, TxCOPE Date: July 19, 2023 Time: 12 PM CST Location: Zoom

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June 2023- Updates from the 88th Legislative Session

It has been an interesting 88th Legislative Session and so much has happened regarding substance use prevention, treatment and recovery policy. Please join us on Tuesday, June 13th @ noon CT for a legislative debrief of what transpired over these last 140 days. We will…

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February 2023: Connecting with your Legislators

Date: Wednesday, February 15th Time: 12:00 pm CT Location: Zoom (pre-registration link) Being an informed advocate is key and we are here to help you! Last month we reviewed how to set up a TLO account, navigate the website, and create your own personalized lists…

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January 2023: Navigating the Texas Legislature Online

January 18, 2023 Navigating the Texas Legislature Online Date: Wednesday, January 18th Time: 12:00 pm CT Location: Zoom (pre-registration link)   Want to know if a bill has been filed in your area of interest? Want to know what committees bills have been assigned to…

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November 2022: Preview of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery bills

November 16, 2022: HOT OFF THE PRESS! Preview of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery bills Date: Wednesday, November 16th Time: 12:00 pm CT Location: Zoom (pre-registration link)   Join us on November 16th for a one hour preview of legislation that is being “pre-filed” (early bill…

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October 2022: 10% Recovery Set Aside

October 2022: (Date Change) Join us on Wednesday, October 19th for a very informative discussion on the 10% Recovery Set- Aside with special guest, Greg Williams. According to SAMHSA (2021), there is no dedicated source of funding of community recovery resources. This funding set-aside would…

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May 2022: Time to talk money- Economics of running a recovery home

Date: Wednesday, May 18th Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT Topic: Economics of running a recovery home Location: Zoom Meeting (link) click link to register in advance. Whether you are looking to learn something new or have experience to share, please join us for a lively…

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April 2022: Breaking free of the past: Expunction, Non Disclosure & More

Date: Wednesday, April 20th Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT Topic: Breaking free of the past: Expunction, Non Disclosure & More Location: link to April session video Too often we hear of people in recovery struggling to find meaningful employment and safe housing due old involvement…

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