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What: 2015 YSAPC Summit
When: November 5, 2015
Time: 8:30 am – 1:00 pm (see below for schedule)
Where: LifeWorks East (835 North Pleasant Valley Rd, 78702).
A Call to Leaders: Keeping Kids Sober in Travis County
The focus of this year’s Summit is on systems-building to better address youth substance abuse prevention in Travis County.
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration and Coffee
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Introduction & Welcome
9:15 am – 10:00 am: Keynote Speaker
Prevention Science: Achieving Lasting Change
Crystal Collier
Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S
Director
The Behavioral Health Institute Center for Recovering Families
The Choices program is a comprehensive, multiple high-risk behavior prevention program for high school students. Choices utilizes a novel prevention approach by building a student’s executive functioning skills while simultaneously targeting certain high-risk behaviors. Participants will learn how the Choices program in Houston, TX, integrated into school systems and created normative change.
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Youth Panel and Youth PSA Showcase
11:00 am -noon – Systems Panel –
School System: Kevin Brackmeyer, Manor ISD Superintendent
Judiciary System: Honorable Judge Elisabeth Earle, Travis County DWI Court
Information System: Dr. Susan Millea, Children’s Optimal Health
Treatment System: Joe Dias, Memorial Hermann Prevention & Recovery Center
12-12:15 – PSA Finalist and Winners Recognized – Youth Engagement workgroup
12:15 – Closing Remarks
