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2017 Event Highlights

The 44th Annual Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (KSAODS), held July 23-27, 2017, was our largest event ever with over 900 participants. We hope that all who attended enjoyed the new speakers and topics, as well as some favorites from years past, and the resources, services, programs and products available at the Exhibit Hall.

Along with traditional substance abuse treatment workshops, 14 workshops focused on Prevention, Behavioral Health, Integration, and Engaging Adolescents. These particular focus areas support the complex needs and emerging trends that service providers are seeing in their work across communities in Kentucky.

Each year, through the event, the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID) recognizes outstanding achievement in the fields of Prevention and Treatment. The award winners this year are:

  • Michael Lowther Award for Excellence in Prevention Work: Samantha Powell
  • Robert Straus Awards for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
    Advocacy: Donna Bumpus
    Community Organization/Business: Reclaiming Futures in the Cumberlands
    Prevention: Jeff Jones
    Treatment: Amanda Metcalf

For handouts provided by 2017 KSAODS workshop presenters, click the "2017" link under "Course Catalogs, Handouts and Highlights" in the Related Links box on the right side of this page.

For access to your certificate for the current or a previous year, click "Certificates" in the Related Links box.

It was our pleasure to meet new friends and see many familiar faces at the 44th annual Kentucky School. Thank you for coming, and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

Be sure to save the dates for the 45th annual Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, July 22-26, 2018.

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