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Addiction: What Can We Do About It? by Episcopal Church in Connecticut – April 28, 2018

Posted April 4, 2018 by waldo

Presents: Addiction: What Can We Do About It?

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Check-in begins at 8:30 AM.

Christ Church Cathedral Parish House

Hartford, Connecticut

Keynote Speaker will be Deputy Warden Sandra Violette, from the Department of Correction’s Addiction Services Unit. Deputy Warden Violette received her MSW from the UConn School of Social Work and is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She has been the Deputy Warden of Health and Addiction Services for the past year, and has begun to bring Medicated Assisted treatment to several different areas within Corrections. She has also been instrumental in introducing Recovery Coaching in the Correctional Facilities. Your questions will be welcome.

Click here to register.

“The Department’s addiction services provide a graduated system of substance abuse treatment programs. The agency’s Objective Classification System indicates that 88% of the inmates who come into the system have a substance abuse history that suggests a significant need for some level of substance abuse treatment.” (from the DOC website)

There will be panel discussions with formerly-incarcerated men and women and their families.

“Self-care & support, and support for loved ones” will be the topic of a panel discussion by organizations that support families in Connecticut

Beverages and snacks will be offered throughout the Forum and a box lunch will be served, all included in your $10 registration fee.

Refunds are accepted before April 22, 2018 (11:59 p.m.).

Please direct questions or trouble with registration to Ellen Adams (deaconellen98@yahoo.com).

CT Legislators Hear Firsthand About Re-entry Hiring

Posted March 29, 2017 by malta

Malta Justice Initiative (MJI) recently hosted a successful legislative breakfast to impress legislators and state officials about the value of hiring the formerly incarcerated. On March 28th at 9 a.m., legislators, sentencing commission members, and other interested citizens attending the event at the State Capitol heard from MJI Chairman John Santa who introduced three speakers: Peter Gioia, Vice President and Economist for the CT Business and Industry Association, State Representative Robyn Porter, and Daryl McGraw, the Director of the Office of Recovery Community Affairs at Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

The speakers discussed the importance of re-entry hiring. A 2016 survey by MJI highlighted that employers are very willing to give the formerly incarcerated a “second chance.” The purpose of the breakfast was to introduce the Malta Connecticut Employer Survey and its implications for policy and legislative actions. Watch the speakers in the links below:

Peter Gioia Speaks

Representative Robyn Porter Speaks

Daryl McGraw Speaks