Mental Health: Working with Families in Addiction
A panel of experts and individuals with lived experience will share insights on how substance use impacts families and offer practical strategies for case managers to provide effective support.
1:00 PM - 2:15 PMWed
Coldstream 3
Front Line Staff/ Case Managers kynect
Speakers
Charles Kendell
MPA Board Coordinator and Chair of the State ASAP Board
Franklin County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy
This session will provide strategies and resources to CA Case Workers on how to help clients struggling with recent drug use in their family. Regardless of how drugs are being used the entire family is impacted. Often the question asked will be “My child (insert any relationship) is involved with drugs - how do I get help for them, and us? This session will provide specific, proven, hands-on resources from how to find help to navigating the many treatment options. It will also focus on help for others in in the family or home, as addiction involves everyone. Presenters: Charles Kendell, MPA Board Coordinator, Franklin County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy and Chair of the State ASAP Board Leah Dick, MPH, Research Project Manager, University of Kentucky, College of Public Health, Kentucky Injury and Prevention Research Center Gene Butcher, State Organizer, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones Chapters