Recovery LIVE! Supporting Underrepresented College Student Populations Experiencing or At Risk of Serious Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorders

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national leaders in a conversation about treatment and recovery supports for underrepresented student populations. Approximately 1.8 million of the nation’s college students meet the medical criteria for substance misuse or dependence, and increasing numbers of students report high levels of anxiety, hopelessness, and other symptoms of mental illness. In recent years, students, practitioners, administrators, and campus and community leaders have developed an array of collegiate recovery support models that assist thousands of students with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.

Presenters will review data on the prevalence of serious mental illness and substance use disorders among underrepresented student populations. The discussion will highlight opportunities for colleges and communities to provide recovery support services to help students at risk of developing serious mental illness or substance use disorders, as well as those already experiencing these disorders, to achieve their educational goals.

Join us for this free, interactive virtual event, moderated by Devin Reaves, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition.

Presenters:

Chantel Gant, Associate Director, Counseling and Wellness Center, Xavier University of Louisiana

Hakeem Rahim, President and CEO, I Am Acceptance

Antwane Mills, Field Organizer, EqualityMaine