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.

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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.

2025 Brown Bag Advocacy Sessions

January 2025- Substance Use Priorities in the 89th Legislative Session

Date: January 15, 2025

Time: 12pm - 1pm CT

Location: Virtual (zoom, registration required)

Save the Date!

Recovery Day at the Capitol is February 25th.

Past Events

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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March 2022: Texas Votes Recovery!

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…

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Feb 2022: Advocating with Equity

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.  …

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Jan 2022: Patient Brokering, Fraudulent Billing & Deceptive Marketing

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…

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Nov 2021: Budget and Appropriations 101

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

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Special thank you to our partners who helped make this possible: