RSV 2025: Breakout Session 6A - Recovery and Employment Opportunities

Description: 

People in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) often face barriers to securing meaningful employment in supportive workplaces. Ohio University-Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Service and Horizon Health Kentucky have developed programs to help individuals in recovery overcome these challenges while assisting employers in creating recovery-supportive workplaces. In this session, panelists shared their strategies, implementation experiences, and community impact.

Presenters: 
Kyle Perkins, CPA, CMPE, Executive Director, Horizon Health KY
Whitney Wynn, MScCFS, Director, Horizon Health KY
Cale G. Burke, MS Communication, MPA, Senior Project Manager, PEER Applied Research Team, Partnership for Community-Based Prevention, Ohio University-Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Service
Kaitie Park, Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
Jamie Belcher, Sandusky County Public Health
Nikki Williams, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wyandot Counties

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