Fall Professional Conference

Join us for the 17th Annual Fall Professional Conference!

Creating a Better Future for Our Communities Together.

For 17 years, Prevention Resources, Inc. and partners have been hosting an annual professional conference that aims to bring our sectors together and learn about critical topics pertinent to our community.

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Wednesday October 27

9:00am – 1:00pm EST

9:00am : Welcome Ceremony

9:30am Opening Keynote : Resiliency Beyond Bouncing Back with Kym Laube

10:45am :

Recovery: the Pandemic Within the Pandemic with Kym Laube

NJ Trends and Collaborative Efforts with SA Chris Jakim

The Role of the Trusted Adult with Susan Tellone

12:00pm :

Through a Trauma Lens: Rethinking Addiction with Dr. Debra Ruisard

Current Drug Trends with Jermaine Galloway

Thursday October 28

9:00am – 2:00pm EST

9:00am : Day 2 Welcome Back

9:15am :

The Modern Alcohol Epidemic: What it Looks Like and What We Can Do About It with Dylan Ellerbee

Non-Opioid Choice Project: A Community Approach with Lesley Gabel & Peggy Dowd

10:30am :

The Dangerous Truth about Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story with Laura Stack

Alcohol Prevention in the Context of COVID-19 and Declining Mental Health in the United States: The Importance of Health Promotion with Dr. Aaron White

11:45am :

Legalization of Marijuana: A factual look at the impact that legalization of marijuana has had in Colorado with Dale Quigley

The Newest Drug Dealing Trends: Social Media and Snapchat with Sgt. Ashley Thompson & Sgt. Benjamin Martinez

1:00pm Closing Keynote :

The Fierce Urgencies of Now! Changing the Conversation about The Role of Prevention, Commercialization and Inequity in a Time of National Crisis with Carlton Hall