This full-day training provided critical updates from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KYOAAC) on reporting requirements, best practices, and funding opportunities. Experts like Dallas Hurley from Volunteers of America Mid-States guided attendees through strategies for making their communities Recovery Ready, ensuring funds are used to create lasting impact.

The Kentucky Youth Advocates team presented the Opioid Dashboard, showing how to translate data into actionable solutions. Adam Trosper from KORE discussed ways to supplement programs for maximum impact, while Elizabeth Harney addressed stigma surrounding substance use disorder and recovery.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Lauren Carr, Opioid Settlement Advisor, KACo

9:15 – 10:00 AM | Best Practices, Reporting Changes, and Commission Updates
Lauren Carr, Opioid Settlement Advisor, KACo
Jessie Halladay, Deputy Executive Director, KYOAAC

10:00 – 10:45 AM | Guide Map for Settlement Spending: Recovery Ready Community
Dallas Hurley, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, Recovery Ready Communities | Volunteers of America Mid-States

10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break

11:00 – 12:00 PM | Turning Data into Action: Opioid Dashboard
Hannah Edelen, Policy and Director, Bloom Kentucky, Kentucky Youth Advocates
Tara Grieshop-Goodwin, Chief Impact Officer, Kentucky Youth Advocates

12:00 – 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 PM | Maximizing Impact: Supplementing Programs
Adam Trosper, State Overdose Coordinator, Kentucky Overdose Response Effort (KORE), KY Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities

1:45 – 2:30 PM | Eclipsing Stigmas
Elizabeth Jade Harney, NRP, CCP-C, BBA

2:30 – 3:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Q&A

Access the presentation here.