LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Center for Behavioral Health (CBH), a nationally accredited outpatient treatment facility, today announced that it will present at the 8th annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Billed as the largest annual conference to address the opioid crisis, the annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit will host President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as they address attendees on Wednesday, April 24 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
CBH Directors Krista Hales from Las Vegas, Nevada and Shay Swartout from Shreveport, Louisiana will lead the panel discussion, "Recovery Oriented Systems of Care: Integrating Community Providers to Address the Opioid Epidemic." The patient-centric care panel will also include representatives from law enforcement and advocacy groups. Representing patient care from multiple perspectives, the panelists will share how a community-based approach has been instrumental to patient recovery. Specifically, Ms. Hales and Ms. Swartout panel will:
- Define Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
- Identify community partners impacted by the opioid epidemic
- Define partnership roles to develop programming /activities
This year's conference is timely as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculated that more 70,237 overdose deaths occurred in 2017. With the increasing rise of overdoses and the introduction of new drugs (i.e. Fentanyl) the recovery treatment industry is looking at new ways to address what is quickly becoming an epidemic. Center for Behavioral Health has been on the forefront of introducing and implementing a number of patient centric protocols that integrate many community providers to surround patients with a full array of social services.
"Over the past year Center for Behavioral Health has been able to better integrate its care with a network of care providers within its surrounding community and state," said Brant Massman, CEO of Center for Behavioral Health. "The focus of the Rx Summit has always been focused on collaboration and acts as platform for recovery stakeholders to discuss what's working in prevention and treatment. Krista and Shay are two of the finest leaders and thinkers in integrating community resources for recovering patients and I look forward to them sharing insight and best practices that we have learned in helping patients define their recovery plan."
About Center for Behavioral Health
Center for Behavioral Health is an accredited network of growing outpatient facilities and treatment centers that is focused on assisting people addicted to opiates. With 23 locations across the country, CBH provides treatment for all drugs and alcohol, HIV/AIDS, compulsive gambling and domestic violence. Based on location some facilities offer classes in impulse control, anger management and DUI. CBH is a privately held organization. Learn more about Center for Behavioral Health by visiting its website or following it via social media.
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