- Andrea Barthwell, MD, DFASAM, Chair of FORE’s Board of Directors; Chief Medical Officer, Wire Health; President, Encounter Medical Group, P.C.
New Initiatives to Fight the Opioid and Overdose Crisis Facing America’s Youth
Sep 27 2023
WHEN:
Sep 27, 2023 at 9:00am
WHERE:
Lisagor Room
CONTACT INFO:
Myrna Manners
MORE INFO:
News Conference
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by The National Press Club. Inquiries should be directed to the contact above.
When: Sept. 27, 2023, at 9:00am
Where: Lisagor Room
Contact Info: [email protected]
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), a national, grant-making foundation focused on finding and fostering innovative solutions to end the nation’s opioid and drug overdose crisis, is hosting a press conference announcing new initiatives to fight the opioid and overdose crisis facing America's youth.
As fentanyl, xylazine and other forms of substance use continue to devastate our youth, FORE is expanding its work with children, youth, and families with a focus on prevention. The discussion will center on innovative solutions and how policy makers, health care providers, parents, caregivers, educators, the court system, and all involved in the future of our children can work together to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience.
The conference, “New Initiatives to Fight the Opioid and Overdose Crisis Facing America’s Youth,” will be held on Wednesday, September 27, at the National Press Club from 9 am – 10am ET.
To attend in person, RSVP to Myrna Manners, [email protected], Phone/Text: 718-986-7255.
To join remotely, register for the virtual webcast here
Attendance is free.
Speakers
- Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, President of FORE
- Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, MD, Child and Adolescent Addiction Psychiatrist at Children's National Hospital and Howard University
- Jeanette Betancourt, EdD, Senior Vice President for U.S. Social Impact at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street
- Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP, Senior Vice President, Healthy Resilient Children, Youth, and Families at the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Parents sharing their experiences