Reduce the Impact: Substance Use

201 East 8th Street,Sioux Falls SD 57103

20 April, 2022

Description

Join us for a day filled with content centered on supporting the effort to reduce the impact of substance use in our community. 8:15-8:20am | Welcome: Emcee: Angela Kennecke 8:20-8:45am | Lived Experience: Melissa Flynn's Story 8:45-9:45am | Keynote Speaker: Nzinga Harrison, MD Understanding basic principles of harm reduction Understanding a comprehensive biopsychosocial-based harm reduction model of addiction treatment 9:45-10:00am | BREAK 10:00-11:00am | Continue: Dr. Harrison Learn to incorporate harm reduction into addiction treatment 11:00-11:30am | Q&A with Dr. Harrison 11:30-12:00pm | Helpline Center University: Substance Use Resources in South Dakota 12:00-1:00pm | LUNCH (on your own) 1:00-2:00pm | Naloxone Education: Dr. Melissa "Mo" Dittberner, The University of South Dakota 2:00-2:45pm | The Future of 988: Janet Kittams, CEO, Helpline Center 2:45-3:00pm | BREAK 3:00-4:00pm | Panel Discussion Emcee: Angela Kennecke Helpline Center The University of South Dakota FaceIt TOGETHER Lived Experience Representation 4:00pm | Wrap up This conference is made possible by the Helpline Center and the University of South Dakota thanks to funding by the SD Department of Social Service, Division of Behavioral Health. We are here for you. All day, every day. At the Helpline Center, we believe everyone deserves help when they need simple answers, community connections or hope during difficult times. The Helpline Center’s mission is “making lives? better by giving support, offering hope and creating connections all day, every day.” Our core services include: 211 Helpline, Suicide & Crisis Support, and Volunteer Connections.