On July 21, RALI gathered a panel of substance abuse experts to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuing opioid crisis and mental health of Tennessee residents. This webinar featured a discussion of these challenges, as well as strategies and new resources for Tennessee residents from the following experts:
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Mark O’Brien Policy Director, RALI
Joe Abdalla, Executive Director, Code 3 Association
General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman & CEO, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Tony Jackson, Director of Prevention Services, Division of Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Tom Starling, EdD, Chief Executive Director, Mental Health America of the MidSouth