JUNEAU COMMUNITY CAFE

The State of Alaska Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction is excited to host a community cafe in Juneau in February. This community café is designed to help OSMAP directly incorporate the voice of Alaskan communities into the upcoming Statewide Opioid and Polysubstance Use Action Plan. The community café is a method that gets away from the town hall style of gathering community feedback, and instead ensures every voice in attendance is heard. Everyone in the community is invited to the community café.

At this event, we want to hear from the community in Juneau about what polysubstance misuse, overdose, and substance use disorders look like locally. We are also hoping to hear about factors that are unique to the community that either help or hinder the response to these issues, as well as existing efforts to address them. RSVP recommended!

Event Date:
February 24, 2023

Event time:
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. AKST
*Times subject to change.

Event Location:
Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, 320 W Willoughby Ave, Juneau, AK 99801

Agenda

12:30 p.m.

Networking and Resource Table Lunch, sponsored by SouthEast Alaska Regional Health
Consortium (SEARHC)

1:00 p.m.

Community Welcome
Tina Woods, PhD, Senior Director of Community & Behavioral Services, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

1:15 p.m.

Guest Speakers
Christina Love, NCPRSS, CPSS, CRC, CGF, Senior Specialist on Intersectionality & Trauma, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Corey Cox, MD, Clinical Director, Addiction Medicine, SEARCH

Jeni Brown, Family & Community Engagement Specialist, Community Behavioral Services
Department, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

1:50 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m.

State Welcome and Group Breakouts Overview
Theresa Welton,
Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention, Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Alaska Division of Public Health

2:10 p.m.

Group Breakouts

3:20 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Group Breakouts Continued

4:10 p.m.

Close Out – Next Steps
John Ruyak, State of Alaska Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention, Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Alaska Division of Public Health

4:15 p.m.

Closing Activity
Justin McDonald and Local Women’s Drumming Group

RSVP below: