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Colliding Crises: Tackling Behavioral Health in a Pandemic

Our country is experiencing a mental health crisis. The stress and social isolation due to COVID-19 has resulted in an uptick in unsafe drug practices, and we need more people equipped to respond to those experiencing a mental health emergency. Join us for a panel discussion with leaders in behavioral health on how to think differently about addiction and overdose prevention in the current era.

 

Presenters

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Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD
Vanessa Jacobsohn, MD

Medical Director of Primary Care, UNM Addiction and Substance Abuse Program, University of New Mexico

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Brooke Briggance
Brooke Briggance

Deputy Director, FACES for the Future Coalition | Program Director, Cypress Resilience Project, Public Health Institute

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Moderator

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Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH
Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH

Senior Advisor, PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact
Founder, Dialogue4Health
Sr. Vice President Emeritus, External Relations and Preventive Medicine, Public Health Institute

 

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