2025 Abatement Academy Sessions and Resources
February 13
Operation STOP! (by invitation only)
Tony McDowell, OAA
State Agency Portal Training
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
March 12 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for Cities and Counties
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
March 13 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
OAA’s performance measurement standards
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
March 21 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for Cities and Counties
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
March 26 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for Cities and Counties
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
March 27 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Henrico County’s kinship navigator program
Gretchen Brown, Henrico Dept of Social Services
April 10 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Collegiate recovery programs in Virginia
Thomas Bannard (VCU Rams in Recovery), Cora Taylor (Radford University), Kaitlin Carter (Virginia Tech)
April 16 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for State Agencies
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
April 24 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Addressing Stigma in the Community: An Overview of the New River Valley's Stigma Awareness and Education Efforts
Anna Champion (Project Manager), Kinsey Weaver (Community Accountability Coordinator), Meredith Lane (VT Student Intern)
May 14 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for State Agencies
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
May 21 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A / Support Training for State Agencies
Charlie Lintecum and Sharekka Bridges, OAA
May 22 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Standing up Mobile Treatment - a "How-To" guide
Speakers – Pending
June 12 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Separating myth from reality – liability questions around the administration of naloxone
Tiana Vazques, REVIVE! Health Education Specialist, DBHDS
Stephanie Diaz, Programs Manager, Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
Tim Spencer, Roanoke City Attorney
June 26 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
After the overdose: peer-based follow-up services
Speakers – Pending
July 10 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Update on Virginia legislative efforts (and funding) that relate to opioid and SUD abatement
Adam Rosatelli, OAA
July 24 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Substance use education and prevention for kids: New efforts for Virginia’s youth
Dept. of Education
Va Foundation for Healthy Youth
Virginia Extension Service
Office of the Attorney General
Aug. 14 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System's "SmART Clinic" - Street medicine, Access, Reduction, and Treatment project
Tracie Kostelac, UVA
Aug. 28 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Establishing naloxone and harm reduction vending machines within at-risk communities
City of Richmond, VA
Sept. 11 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Back to School Part 1: The Expansion of Recovery High Schools in Virginia
Karen Grabowski, DBHDS
Other speakers pending (Chesterfield, Va Beach, Loudoun)
Sept. 25 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
How to prep for an OAA operational review
OAA Staff
Oct. 9 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
EMS-based administration of buprenorphine
Speakers – pending
Oct. 23 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Emergency room bridge programs and hospital naloxone take-home
Jason Lowe, DMAS
Dr. Brandon Wills, VCU
Dr. Cheri Hartman, Carilion Clinic
Nov. 13 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Back to School Part 2: Defining a role for law enforcement in school-based prevention programs
Speakers -pending
Dec. 11 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Re-entry to Recovery (R2R) efforts at Dept of Corrections
Allen Stewart, VADOC