Community Voices Third Annual Freedom's Voice Conference:
When the Gates Open: Building Linkages between Reentry & Health Care
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center - Atlanta, Georgia
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
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| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome
Jamal Simmons, Master of Ceremonies
Political commentator, journalist
Elisabeth Kingsbury, J.D.
Senior Researcher, Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved
Morehouse School of Medicine
Henrie M. Treadwell, Ph.D.
Director, Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved
Morehouse School of Medicine
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| 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Workshops
Enhancing Linkages & Effective Mental Health Care
Presented in partnership with University Legal Services.
Securing Options for People in Need of Substance Abuse Treatment
Presented in partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance Network.
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| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch
Henrie M. Treadwell, Ph.D.
Director, Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved
Morehouse School of Medicine
John E. Maupin, Jr., D.D.S.
President, Morehouse School of Medicine
Keynote Address
Health, Incarceration, and Homecoming: What Must Be Done to Ensure the Health and Safety of Our Communities
Joshua DuBois, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
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| 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Plenary
Basic Lifelines: Ensuring Access to Public Benefits for Formerly Incarcerated People
Moderator: Jamal Simmons, political commentator , journalist
Elizabeth Farid, J.D.
Deputy Director, National H.I.R.E. Network
The Legal Action Center
Hon. Emanuel Jones, M.B.A.
State Senator
Georgia General Assembly
Laurel L. Stine, J.D.
Director of Federal Relations
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Dazara Ware, M.P.C.
Georgia State Team Lead, SOAR Program,
Georgia Dept. of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Break & Light Refreshments
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| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Soledad O'Brien Interview
A City with a Vision: How Cory Booker Reinvented Reentry in Newark
Interviewee: Cory Booker, J.D., Mayor of Newark, NJ (invited)
Interviewer: Soledad O'Brien, Anchor & Special Correspondent, CNN
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| 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
Closing & Moving Forward
Henrie M. Treadwell, Ph.D.
Director, Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved
Morehouse School of Medicine
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