MOMSTELL

Accomplishments

MOMSTELL Developments:

-- Developed “Families of Addiction” an parent/family organization to address substance

   abuse/co-occurring disorder issues throughout Pennsylvania

-- Created  the first Independent Parent Advisory Council for Substance Abuse to address

  family and community access to alcohol and drug abuse and addiction treatment services

-- Participated in successful national campaign demanding Hershey Foods stop production of

   ice breaker pacs. The mints were packaged in small heat sealed square packets filled with

   white powder. The packets resembled illegal drug packets.

-- Liaison Network for Drug Watch International since October 2004

-- Participated in "Addiction is not Fashionable" campaign against Christian Dior's "Addict"

  product line and met with Paris executives in Manhattan, New York

Pennsylvania Local Accomplishments:

 Legislation Involvement:

--Parents testified at field hearings in Cumberland, Blair, Bucks, Philadelphia and Dauphin

  Counties

Speaking Engagements:

-- Cumberland and Perry County Drug and Alcohol Bureau's Heroin Awareness Education

   Program at various schools and community meetings

-- Special guest of TV show "Call the Dr" to discuss drug and alcohol issues

-- WITF  Roundtable discussion on Heroin

-- Local Fox News Special- The Heroin Trap

-- Parents sharing their stories throughout their communities

-- Parents interviewed for local TV show on "Drugs in your neighborhood"

Organization Affiliations:

-- Cumberland/Perry County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

-- Carlisle Health and Wellness Task Force

Statewide Accomplishments

Legislation Involvement:

-- HR-585, to establish a parent panel to study accessible treatment services and make

   recommendations to facilitate access to treatment and intervention services in the

   community. (Passed unanimously June 13, 2006)

-- Working on the state budget every year to restore cuts and increase treatment funding

-- HB-28  a heroin drug trafficking bill (Passed into law June of 2000) Testifying in both the

   Pennsylvania House and Senate

Speaking Engagements:

-- Parent Press Conferences at the Pennsylvania State Capitol

-- Presenting MOMSTELL to the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children’s

   Advisory Council

-- Over 100 presentation of the “Heroin awareness Program”

-- Drug and Alcohol Budget Rallies

-- Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance Statewide Conferences-Heroin Education

   workshop

-- Tioga County Recovery Month: Empowering Parents: Listening to their voices

-- The Pennsylvania Department of  Health's  Statewide Opiate Conference-Advocacy training

-- Over 100 presentation of our  Heroin Awareness program

-- Substance Abuse Awareness Day Press conference at the PA Capitol

-- Commonwealth Prevention Alliance--MOMSTELL Advocacy workshops

-- Speaking with the Heroin Education and Dangerous Substance Understanding Program

   (HEADSUP)

-- District Attorney's Statewide Prosecutor School

-- PA District Attorney's Association Press Conference

-- United Way Capital Area Campaign-Sharing personal stories

-- Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program Conference-Parents told their personal stories

-- MOMSTELL Advocacy Presentation for the Pennsylvania Certification Board

-- Pennsylvania Community Providers Association-  "About" MOMSTELL presentation

-- Statewide NAMI conference-MOMSTELL grassroots advocacy presentation

-- MISA Conference-MOMSTELL advocacy presentation

 Conferences:

-- Advocacy Training and Heroin Awareness Program for the Pennsylvania Department of

   Health's Statewide Opiate Conference

-- MOMSTELL Advocacy workshops for the Commonwealth Prevention Alliance Heroin

    Education and Dangerous Substance Understanding Program (HEADSUP)

-- Parent Press Conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol

-- United Way Capital Area Campaign

-- Commonwealth Prevention and Alliance: Leading the Challenge

-- Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program Conference- “Parents- their stories”

-- The Pennsylvania Certification Board- MOMSTELL Advocacy Presentation Pennsylvania

   Community Providers Association -“About MOMSTELL” presentation

-- Statewide NAMI conference: MOMSTELL grassroots advocacy presentation at Mental

    Illness/ Substance Abuse Conference: MOMSTELL advocacy presentation

-- Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance Statewide Transitions Conference - Heroin

   education workshop 

-- Commonwealth Prevention Alliance: Education and Advocacy for substance abuse and

    mental illness Family and Professional Collaboration 

-- Empowerment for Change in Legislation - Butler County

Organization Affiliations:

-- Statewide Drug and Alcohol Coalition

-- Co-Chair Treatment Accessibility / Standardization Sub Committee

-- Appointed by PA Secretary of Welfare to Children's Advisory Committee

-- OMHSAS Train the Trainers Family Representative

-- Appointed by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Welfare to the Children's Behavioral Health 

   Task  Force

-- Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse's strategic planning committee on drug and

  alcohol issues

-- Appointed to the Student Assistance Advisory Board

-- Pennsylvania  School -Based Behavioral Health Taskforce

-- Co-Occurring Disorders Work Group

-- Pennsylvania's Children's Integrated Services Advisory Committee

-- Pennsylvania Forensics Taskforce

-- Former Board of Directors of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance (PRO-A)

Nationwide Accomplishments:

Legislation Involvement:

-- National Budget-Increase funding for substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Prevention

  including Safe and Drug Free Schools

-- Model State Drug Laws

-- SB-1701, Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill

-- Drug-Free Communities Act Program Reauthorization

Speaking Engagements:

-- National Conference speakers

-- 20 Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: State

   Efforts Enhancing Treatment Systems for Adolescents with Substance Use/Co-Occurring

   Disorders

-- Keynote Arizona Summit on Family Involvement in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment

-- Keynote for Vermont’s “Faces” (Families and Adolescents Driving Care for Effective

-- District of Columbia Breaking the Cycle Conference “The Role of Parents and Families

   Services) conference “Road to Family Driven Care”

-- Nationwide Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness Family Involvement  

   Plenary

-- Vermont Statewide Network Meeting “Lessons learned from Pennsylvania”

-- Reclaiming Futures Webinar ”Family Involvement: a Collaborative Partnership going Forward

-- Keynote for Kansas Second Annual Recovery Conference “Unity in Recovery”

-- Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare- Family Involvement Training

-- Wisconsin Family Advocacy and Support Retreat

-- Ohio Family Forum for Effective Adolescent Substance Use and Treatment and Recovery

-- National Policy Academies

-- Virginia Summer Institute for Addiction Studies- Family Involvement

-- Connecticut Family Advocacy Conference : Lessons learned from Pennsylvania

-- Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court  regarding pro stance on student

   drug testing and against using marijuana cigarettes as “medicine”

-- Joint Meetings on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness

-- Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court 

-- Drug Enforcement Agency's Drug Demand Reduction Coordinators Training in Washington 

   DC

-- United Way Campaign at National Rite Aid Headquarters

Organization Affiliations:

-- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Management Team

-- National Consultants

-- Liaison Partner for Drug Watch International

-- Partnership for a Drug Free America Parent Advisory Board

-- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Management Team

-- National Families in Action Parent Corps Pioneer

TV and Radio Programs:

--  Interviews for Partnership For a Drug Free America's website on DXM

-- Minnesota's KTOE " Life After Loss" radio show

-- Statewide PSA announcements for the Pennsylvania Attorney General

-- "Street Talk,"  New Jersey radio show discussing MOMSTELL

--  Repeat appearances on WGAL-TV LIVE for "Heroin in our Communities"

--  Fox 43 special, "Heroin Trap"

--  PSA commercial for WITF-TV Public Television

--  Video telling Angie's story for the United Way Capitol Area Region Campaign

Awards:

-- Received the Pennsylvania Community Providers Association  President's award for

   advocacy

-- Received the  Remembering Adam's Scott Gobbel Award for selfless service to those in

  need

-- Recognized by Pennsylvania District Attorney's Institute for instruction at the Basic

   Prosecutor's School

-- Recognized by Victim Service Agencies of Cumberland County for outstanding work and

  advocacy on behalf of crime victims

-- Recognized by Pennsylvania Attorney General for participation in the Attorney General's

   Team Up Against Drug Youth Camp

-- Recognized by Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol and the Institute of

   Research Education and Treatment in Addiction

-- Volunteer of the Year Award from PRO-A

-- IABC/Harrisburg-Capitol  Gold Award for writing "Heroin's Heartache" for WITF

   magazine