NECCY Presents Stronger Roots Together: Working with Families in Recovery

The Northeast Council on Children and Youth, Young Child Wellness Council, Council on Children’s Mental Health, Youth Transitions Advisory Council, and the Home Visiting Leadership Alliance have partnered together to present you Stronger Roots Together: Working with Families in Recovery on Friday, January 17^th from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Summit Leadership Foundation in Johnson City (3515 Bristol Hwy, Johnson City, TN 37601). If you are unable to make it to East Tennessee to attend the event in person, a virtual option will be made available.

We invite you to join us for this professional development, networking, and systems’ mobilizing event to help prevent, reduce, and treat parental substance use led by Associate Professor of Psychology at ETSU, Dr. Diana Morelen. This event will include a documentary screening, Forest for the Trees, to illustrate the complexities surrounding maternal substance use; Q&A with experts in the field; small group networking and brainstorming guided discussions; and a panel discussion on the policies and practices that help or hinder our efforts to reduce parental substance use. The panel will include representation from individuals with lived experience as well as professionals who represent child welfare, criminal justice, policy and legislation, community-based recovery services, and mental health.

This event is FREE and open to anyone interested. If you are an active member of the Northeast Council on Children and Youth, this event will be available CEU’s from the NASW-TN Chapter. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please register here if you plan on joining us IN PERSON: Stronger Roots Together: Working with Families in Recovery

For those attending virtually, please save the date; a virtual option will be shared at a later time.

We hope to see you there!