Schedule
The National Opioids Settlement and other settlement agreements have created a sense of hope for families and communities affected by the opioid crisis and provided a profound opportunity for states and providers across the nation to begin to repair the damage the epidemic has wrought. There is so much to do to understand how to most effectively distribute the $26 billion allocated to 46 states as part of the Opioids Settlement and other elements of the $50 billion settlement proceeds.
The Summit on the Opioids Settlement: A Pathway to Hope will serve as a conversation and planning session on the most pressing issues facing communities and children and families impacted by the opioid crisis, collaboratively determine solutions that are most needed, and build a path forward for an evidence-informed response to this crisis. Together, we will understand the framing of the problem, define the most important areas that need solutions, and determine the solutions that need evidence in tow.
August 5, 2024
Smith Ballroom, The Morris Inn
6:00 p.m. | Reception Hour
7:00 p.m. | Welcome Dinner: A Call to the Common Good
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Welcome to the Summit on the Opioids Settlement: A Pathway to Hope
Speaker: Jim Sullivan, Professor of Economics, Co-founder and Director, Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities and Director, Notre Dame Poverty Initiative, University of Notre Dame -
Featured remarks
Speaker: Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame president emeritus and a member of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse board of directors -
Keynote discussion
Facilitator: David Go, Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy, University of Notre Dame
Speakers: Don Mason, Board Chair, One Ohio Recovery Foundation
Alisha Nelson, Executive Director, One Ohio Recovery Foundation
Jonathan Board, Executive Director, West Virginia First Foundation
August 6, 2024
Downes Ballroom, Corbett Family Hall
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Framing the Problem
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Understanding the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic
Speaker: Bill Evans, Keough Hesburgh Professor of Economics and Co-Founder of the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO), University of Notre Dame -
The Impact to Communities
Speaker: Steve Williams, Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia -
The Impact to Children and Families
Speaker: Mark Phillips, CEO, Catholic Charities West Virginia
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Needed Solutions
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Guided conversation and activities to identify what our communities, children, and families need
Speakers: Heather Reynolds, Michael L. Smith Managing Director, LEO, University of Notre Dame
Rachel Fulcher Dawson, Senior Associate Director of Policy & Impact, LEO, University of Notre Dame
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch
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Keynote Address
Speakers: Zachary Markovits, Vice President and Local Practice Lead, Results for America
Patrick Carter, Vice President and State Practice Lead, Results for America
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. | Break
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Solutions Backed by Evidence
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Guided conversation and activities to determine a path forward that will build evidence on the impact of identified solutions
Speakers: Heather Reynolds, Michael L. Smith Managing Director, LEO, University of Notre Dame
Rachel Fulcher Dawson, Senior Associate Director of Policy & Impact, LEO, University of Notre Dame