THE OPIOID CRISIS

A Community Conversation


APRIL 28, 2018 FROM 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

DOORS OPEN AT 12:30 PM
LOCATION: EPIPHANY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
3301 HIDDEN MEADOW DR, HERNDON, VA 20171


STUDENTS 7TH – 12TH GRADES AND ADULTS


About

It isn't harmless or a "rite of passage." Learn from those who are working with students and others who have made the dangerous choice to use opioids--the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, morphine, and many others. What are the symptoms of opioid abuse? What are the treatment options? Can we work together in our community to end this very real threat to the health and safety of our youth? What steps should we take?

For students 7th - 12th grades and adults
Registration required
Location: Epiphany Episcopal Church
3301 Hidden Meadow Dr, Herndon, VA 20171


Schedule

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Welcoming remarks and speakers

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM: Movie - "Heroin: The Hardest Hit"

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM: Facilitated conversation with panel members - one for adults and one for teens

Panel members include:
- Jan Brown - SpiritWorks Foundation
- Lauren McDonald - SpiritWorks Foundation
- Wanda Orr - Community Services Board
- Lauren Nickum - Community Services Board
- Brian Maslowski - Fairfax County Public Schools
- Stefan Mascoll - Fairfax County Public Schools
- Two Representatives from the Fairfax County Police Department

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Closing remarks.

The Speakers


Shelly Young Modes

Shelly is the Founder and Director of Empower. As a family in recovery from substance use disorder and its impact on all of us, it is Shelly’s dream to help as many families as we can get to the other side of addiction and on the path of recovery. She want to leave a legacy of love, of empowerment, help others find freedom & independence and dance together in the beautiful moments and hold each other during the brutal ones. Shelly is a passionate advocate for families impacted by addiction. Drawing on her own experience as a daughter, mother, granddaughter, spouse and friend, she creates movement from the chaotic waters of navigating addiction to the creative flow of love and empowerment for families and communities in recovery. Throughout her journey, her faith was in the power of love and connection combined with a fierce devotion to healing. Shelly kept her sights on Recovery. She studied every path and listened and learned from those in long term recovery. Shelly is a firm believer that there are many paths to recovery, therefore each intervention and recovery path is design based on the individual and the needs of the family. Her creative and innovative programs honor everyone's unique journey. She has a loving and fearless approach as well as a fierce determination to help families end the suffering. She has the tools, programs, expertise, protocols and a pretty amazing posse that works with her that offers a radical path to the kind of wholeness your family deserves. When it comes to ending addiction, Shelly doesn’t mess around
Shelly Young
Founder & Director of Empower
ARISE CAI-II, CPODG


Rev. Jan M. Brown

The Rev. Jan M. Brown is the Founding/Executive Director of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul. Jan is a person in long term recovery from addiction meaning she has not used drugs or alcohol or drugs since January 1, 1987. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in Psychology, is certified as a Recovery Support Specialist and is one of four people in the country certified as a Master Recovery Life Coach. She is also an Addictions Educator and sought after speaker on topics of addiction, brain injury and recovery management. Jan serves on the Board of Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church, the Board of Faces and Voices of Recovery, the SAMHSA BRSS-TACS Steering Committee and co-chairs the Addictions and Recovery Commission for the Diocese of Southern Virginia. In 2014 she was appointed by the Governor of Virginia and serves on the Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse. In 2015 Jan was appointed by the Presiding Bishop to serve on the Commission on Impairment and Leadership. In 2016 she was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church and since then as been serving as Deacon at Bruton Parish.


Rev. Lauren McDonald

The Rev. Lauren McDonald is the Director of Spiritual and Community Programming at SpiritWorks Foundation. Lauren has been a friend and volunteer of SpiritWorks since 2008 and began employment in January 2012. She has been living in recovery from co-dependence since February 2011. Lauren is an Episcopal priest with a passion for healing and spiritual practices. At SpiritWorks she oversees volunteer management, faith community education and training, and recovery ministry. Lauren received a B.A. in Speech and Theatre Arts from The University of the South in 1991 and a M.Div. from Seabury Western Theological Seminary in 2008. She has a Certificate in Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families through the National Association for Children of Addiction and is a Level 1 USA Archery Instructor. She co-chairs the Addictions and Recovery Commission for the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Beginning in June 2016, Lauren began serving as the Associate Rector for Outreach and Women’s Ministries at Bruton Parish.