Over the past two weeks, BCHD hosted a series of open meetings of the Work Group on Drug Treatment Access and Neighborhood Relations. The sessions included panel discussions with hospital and university leaders as well as national and local policy experts, including Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Kana Enomoto, and Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Dr. Wilson Compton.

The Work Group was created to expand access to evidence-based treatment in the city while maintaining positive relationships with treatment providers and the communities they serve.

The following list includes the panel discussion members and the topics discussed at each open meeting. The written testimony is available in the attached PDF document.

TESTIMONY SESSIONS

12/14/2016: Meeting One

Treatment Providers

• Karen Reese, Executive Director, Man Alive, Inc.
• Debbie Rock, Executive Director, LIGHT Health and Wellness, Inc.
• Lillian Donnard, Executive Director, Glenwood Life Counseling Services
• Vickie Walters, Executive Director, IBR/REACH Health Services

Community Organizations

• Saleem Gauhar, Executive Director, Manna House, Inc.

12/16/2016: Meeting Two

Individuals in Recovery

• Carlos Hardy, Founder and CEO, M-ROCC

Community Organizations

• Edna Mann-Lake and Timothy Bridges, President and Vice President, Fayette Street Outreach Organization, Inc.

12/20/2016: Meeting Three

National Policy Leaders

• Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Dr. Yngvild Olsen, Director-at-Large and Chair of Public Policy Committee, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

Anchor Institutions: Hospital/University Leaders

• Dr. Aliya Jones, Chair, Department of Behavioral Health, Bon Secours Health System
• Dr. Chris Welsh, Medical Director, Substance Abuse Consultation Service and Comprehensive Recovery Program, University of Maryland Medical Center

MEMBERS OF THE WORKGROUP ON DRUG TREATMENT ACCESS AND NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONS

Co-chairs:

• Don Fry, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee
• Bill McCarthy, Executive Director of Catholic Charities
• Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City Health Commissioner

Members:

• Tony Brown, Director of Safety Services, Charles Village Benefits District
• John Bullock, Assistant Professor, Towson University
• Kevin Davis, Police Commissioner, Baltimore City
• Pamela Davis, Director of Police Development and Training Academy, BPD
• Andy Frank, Special Advisor to the President on Economic Development, The Johns Hopkins University
• Matt Gallagher, President & CEO, Goldseker Foundation
• Nancy Jordan-Howard, COO, Baltimore Development Corporation
• Jon Laria, Managing Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Alyssa Domzal, Association, Ballard Spahr LLP
• J.R. Lee, Public Safety Committee Chair, Southwest Partnership
• Alan Mlinarchik, Central Baltimore Partnership; Charm City Group, LLC
• Dr. Sam Ross, CEO, Bon Secours Health System
• Vickie Walters, Executive Director, IBR/REACH Health Services
• Kathy Westcoat, President and CEO, Behavioral Health System Baltimore
• Adrienne Breidenstine, Vice President of Policy and Communications, BHSB