THE 2021-2022 SUMMIT & SEMINAR SERIES

 

THE 2021-2022 SUMMIT & SEMINAR SERIES
The state’s strong commitment to fighting the opioid epidemic

2023 Keynotes and Presentations

KEYNOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Governor Janet Mills held her 5th Annual Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at the Cross Insurance Arena In Portland. This year's theme: The Power of Prevention, Focus on Families. There were over 1000 people in attendance and the day included keynote speakers and breakout sessions, with the voices of persons in recovery featured prominently again this year.

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Governor Janet Mills convenes Maine's fifth annual opioid response summit

Governor Janet Mills convened Maine's fifth annual opioid response summit on Thursday, in Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena, bringing together 1,400 policymakers and the recovery community to curb an epidemic that costs the state a dozen lives every week and hundreds of lives every year.

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Photo(s) Credit: Erin Towns Photography

FIRST SEMINAR
Held on September 10, 2021

Maine Naloxone Distribution Initiative (MNDI)

SECOND SEMINAR
Held on October 1, 2021

New Overdose Spike Alert System

FOURTH SEMINAR
Held on December 3, 2021
 

Staying connected from a distance: How to build and maintain therapeutic relationships using telehealth

FIFTH SEMINAR
Held on January 7, 2022
 

The Road Ahead, looking back on 2021 and Maine’s Opioid Response strategy and priorities for 2022.

SIXTH SEMINAR
Held on February 4, 2022
 

Connecting Communities of Recovery, Inside and Outside of Maine’s Correctional Facilities

SEVENTH SEMINAR
Held on March 4, 2022
 

Invisible Disability: Overdose, Brain Injury, and the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Service Delivery and Treatment

EIGHTH SEMINAR
Held on May 6, 2022
 

Responding to the Epidemic within a Pandemic: Shatterproof’s Approach to Addressing Addiction

ANNUAL SUMMIT FINAL LIVE EVENT
2021-2022 Summit Series
Held on July 11, 2022
4th Annual Opioid Response Summit – Community, Connection, & Compassion