2025 Symposium Registration & Sponsorship Information


Quarterly Meetings
State Task Force Meetings will typically be held on the 1st Thursday of DEC, FEB, MAY, and JUL
1:00 - 2:00 PM (EST) |
February 6, 2025 |
May 1, 2025 |
July 10, 2025 (2nd Thursday due to holiday) |
Symposium
Enriching our communities
- Facilitating direct communication at the local level.
- Stakeholders develop & implement targeted initiatives based on real-world experiences.
- Solutions are both evidence-based and relevant to each community.
Summits
Network, Learn, and Share
- Gathering around 250 people to network, learn, and share expertise
- Workshops & Presentations
- Experts, leaders, and influencers from all sectors of direct service providers, lived experience, and community members.
Task Force
Designing Solutions
- Groups of members interested in solving problems together.
- Solutions are shared at the Fall & Spring Summits.
- State Advocacy for those affected by substance use disorder.
Who joins our events?






Our events in action....
Cross-Sector Collaboration
Allies
- Business & Industry
- Community Coalitions
- County Managers
- County Employees
- Leaders & Faith Communities
- Executive Directors & Local Non-Profits
- Military Personnel
- Opioid Task Force Groups
- Professional Groups
- Parents, Family Members & Friends affected by substance use disorder (SUD)
- Persons with Sober Living
- People in Recovery
- Seniors
- Tribal
- Youth
Direct Service: Health & Mental Health Providers & Professionals
- Community Health Educators
- Doctors, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioners (also prescribers)
- Nurses, Nursing Assistants
- Community Paramedicine (CP) /Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's)
- Interventionists
- Peer Support Specialists
- Pharmacists
- Prevention Specialists
- Psychiatrists (also prescribers)
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Therapists
Direct Service: Judicial and Law Enforcement Professionals & Programs
- City Law Enforcement
- County Law Enforcement (Sheriffs)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Detectives
- Narcotics Officers
- NC Judicial Branch (Attorneys, Courts, Employees, Judges)
- NC State Highway Patrol (State Troopers)
- Re-Entry & Justice Involved Programs
Direct Service Departments, Facilities, and Programs
- Advocacy Groups
- Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC)
- Crisis
- Detox Facilities
- Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking
- Emergency Departments
- Emergency Medical Services System
- Employee Assistance Programs / Employment Resources
- Faith Based Programs
- Federal Departments (Health & Human Services)
- Hospitals
- County Housing Boards
- Housing (Shelters/Transitional/Short-Term/Long-Tem/Utilities Support)
- Inpatient Programs
- Local Management Entities (LME's)
- Local Support Groups (Grief, Hope, Spiritual Care)
- Managed Care Organization (MCO's)
- Maternity & Parenting Services
- NC Department of Health & Human Services (Health Benefits - Medicaid, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services)
- Outpatient Programs
- Pharmacies
- Professional Monitoring Organizations
- Recovery Programs
- Residential Treatment
- Transportation Services
- Veteran's Services
Educational Institutions
- Graduate/Executive Training Programs
- Recovery Communities & Programs embedded in educational settings
- Recovery High Schools
- Researchers
- School Administration (K-12 & College)
- School Service Personnel (K-12 & College)
- Faculty & Staff (K-12 & College)
- University Wellness Programs