Brown Bag Advocacy

Date: Wednesday, November 10th
Topic: Budget and Appropriations 101 with Lee Johnson and Leela Rice with the Texas Council of Community Centers and Cynthia Humphreys with the Association of Substance Abuse Professionals.
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CT

Date: Wednesday, January 26th

Topic: Patient Brokering, Fraudulent Billing and Deceptive Marketing practices

Location: Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87016024480?pwd=eTRSWUhRVkdKc0R0MnhtYUNtTFRIUT09

Meeting ID: 870 1602 4480
Passcode: 499838

Patient brokering (or body brokering) is a widespread issue that plagues healthcare. The treatment and recovery industries are not immune to these bad players and the issue is only growing.

Join us on January 26th at noon (CT) as we welcome Sherri Layton with TAAP and La Hacienda Treatment Centers and discuss the varying aspects of brokering, what it looks like in Texas and what we can do to stop it.

Sherri Layton oversees the Intensive Outpatient Programs for La Haciendas Austin and College Station locations and advocates for state and national laws that support those in recovery and addiction treatment programs.

She is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, an Advanced Addiction Counselor, and a Certified Clinical Supervisor, and holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

We look forward to an interactive discussion!

Date: Wednesday, February 16th

Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm CT

Topic: Advocating with Equity

Miss the session? Click here for the video!

We are excited to have Dr. Ashley Stewart speak to us this month about how we can be sure to advocate with equity.

Dr. Ashley E. Stewart received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, and her Master’s at Columbia University. She is the MSW Program Director and an Assistant Professor at Temple University, College of Public Health, School of Social Work, training interdisciplinary students about social justice theories and frameworks and translational skills for anti-oppressive practice. Ashley is also a Training and Curriculum Development Specialist in racial equity at C4 innovations. Ashley provides racial equity training, consultation, and support and understands and respects the intricacies inherent in equity-centered work. Her research includes assessing the intersections of identity, structural oppression, health and mental health, and policy. In addition to the advanced study of the consequence and causes of identity-based oppression, Ashley supports implementing anti-oppressive practices at organizational, structural, programmatic, and clinical interventions.

Date: Wednesday, March 16th

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CT

Topic: The mysteries of Voting (eligibility, registering and your impact)

Location: Click here for session video

Ever wonder how your vote makes a difference? Want to know more about voting eligibility and how to register? We will cover all of this and more! Including important dates and how you (and your vote) can influence your legislators.

Join us as we discuss these important topics with our friends at the Recovery Advocacy Project and Maggie Luna with Texas Center for Justice & Equity.

The Recovery Advocacy Project (RAP) is a network of people and organizations across the country advocating for addiction recovery policies. RAP is committed to giving people in recovery from all pathways, family members, and supporters of recovery the grassroots organizing tools to think and act locally. RAP is working to build a visible and effective constituency in demand of community and public policy based solutions in response to America’s long standing addiction crisis.
https://www.recoveryvoices.com/

Maggie Luna is a strong advocate of justice for women. She is currently the 'Peer Policy Fellow at the Texas Center for Justice and Equity (TCJE), where she coordinates the Statewide Leadership Council and advances local and state policies to transform the justice system.' To learn more about her work, visit the Texas Center for Justice and Equity.

You won't want to miss this!

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Take the Vote Recovery Texas pledge today! 

Date: Wednesday, April 20th

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CT

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

Location: Zoom Meeting (click here for link)

Too often we hear of people in recovery struggling to find meaningful employment and safe housing due old involvement with the justice system. We are excited to have Cole Spainhour and Todd Ver Weire, attorneys at law, speak with us about expunction, non-disclosure and the reinstatement of state voting rights. Please join us for this very informative event!

April Expunction flyer

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 discussion!

One topic often avoided in recovery housing discussions is the economics behind opening and operating a recovery home. May's advocacy session will explore these areas.

Come join us for a dynamic interactive discussion about the real costs of running a recovery home in Texas. Please click the zoom link above to register in advance.

We will see you soon!