Sessions
Breakout Session - Current and Emerging Trends in Substance Use
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Wed
Kim Simmons, LCDC, ACPS, CPM is the Director of Prevention for the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas and has been a leader for the organization for 28 years. Kim received her Applied Science degree and continued her training with ADAC to become a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor LCDC. She furthered her studies in the prevention field obtaining her Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist ACPS certification and completed the Certified Public Management CPM program at Stephen F. Austin State University. Currently, she oversees 8 grants that provide prevention and Intervention programming to 15 counties in the Deep East Texas Region. ADAC continues to grow and has served thousands of youth and adults both virtually and in-person with prevention education activities, intervention counseling, and recovery support services throughout the Deep East Texas Region.