Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center
20500 Old Highway 99 SW
Centralia, WA 98531
Thurston County Drug Action Team is pleased to host the 5th annual "Substance Abuse: A Community Response" conference, formerly called "Meth and More: Drug Abuse in Our Area." The conference will provide high-quality educational breakout sessions, opportunity for discussion and collaboration, informative professional speakers and an address from Washington State's Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (See full agenda below)
We invite prevention leaders, treatment professionals, law enforcement professionals, educators, health professionals, government officials and the community to attend. The conference is designed to cover all community sectors and focus on current and emerging issues, latest research findings, best practices, successes, lessons learned, and problems solved. The conference is designed for all levels of experience.
Registration is $45 and includes lunch.
Conference Agenda
Time: |
Activity: |
Presentation: |
8:30am-9:00am |
Check-in |
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9:00am-9:05am |
Welcome |
Meghan Sullivan, Executive Director TOGETHER! |
9:05am-9:15am |
Keynote Address |
Bob Ferguson, Washington State Attorney General |
9:15am-9:25am |
Passing |
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9:25am-10:35am |
Breakout Session |
1-Heroin and Prescription Drugs 2- Police Interactions with Veterans in Crisis: Dual Survival 3- Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders in Women 4-Party Intervention Patrol |
10:35am-10:45am |
Passing |
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10:45am-11:55am |
Breakout Session |
1-Recent Trends in Drug Availability, Use and Trafficking 2-Consequences of I-502 and I-1138 3-The Use of Meditation and Mindfullness Strategies in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 4-Youth Education, Intervention and Treatment |
11:55am-1:00pm |
Lunch |
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1:00pm-2:10pm |
Panel |
Thurston County Treatment Courts: What is Working |
2:10pm-2:20pm |
Passing |
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2:20pm-3:30pm |
Breakout Session |
1-Mental Health First Aid, USA 2- How to Talk to Your Children About Substance Abuse: a Parent Education 3-The Affordable Care Act in a Nutshell 4-Narcotics Task Force and Law Enforcement in Our Area |
3:30pm-3:40pm |
Passing |
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3:40pm-4:00pm |
Evaluations, Raffles and Close |
Meghan Sullivan, Executive Director TOGETHER! |
Sponsorships Available!
You can select a tabling sponsorship on the registration page. For information about any other sponsorship, please contact:
Tamara Clark
360-493-2230, ext. 10
Event Sponsors: