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
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
Recognizing and addressing stigma as a barrier to treatment and recovery
Speakers – pending
May 8 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
An overview of the NEW OAA public-facing grants dashboard
Matthew Terrill, OAA
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
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
Mike Fatula, City of Richmond
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