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We deserve equal rights to recovery. - Shauntelle, a Black trans woman in recovery on the opening panel for #ARHE2020.

This panel on experiences in recovery is COMPLETELY comprised of people of color.

This is a FIRST for @CollegeRecovery. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

It's challenging to heal in a space where all of my identities are not recognized or valued. - Izzy #ARHE2020

Treatment isn't accessible for all. We're not present in recovery spaces but are over represented in the criminal justice system for drugs. - Maysa #ARHE2020

Something I've heard that has stuck with me was "collegiate recovery spaces are essentially frat parties without the alcohol." - Maysa #ARHE2020

Collegiate Recovery is like a microcosm of the world --- so it's not really surprising that there's not that many Brown people in it. - Michelle #ARHE2020

If we don't point out the challenges in Collegiate Recovery, then we're doing an injustice. I don't have the privilege to separate identities. - Shauntelle #AHRE2020

Even if I take my scarf down from being wrapped like a turban --- I still can't take off the Black. - Maysa on entering collegiate recovery spaces as her whole self. #AHRE2020

The below answer is a good summation of the responses to my attached question.

The other responses were so vulnerable. 💜🥺

Do not go and recruit a bunch of persons from marginalized communities when your space is not safe for them. - Thenedra #AHRE2020

As a field, we're not doing a great job of educating & funding collegiate recovery programs at #HBCUs. We HAVE to do outreach to them. - Shauntelle #AHRE2020

This is the first time in my work that I've been in an all-Black space... and that's sad. - Thenedra #AHRE2020

I'm using my areas of privilege to help other people --- and we all have to... if we want to get out of this alive. - Michelle #AHRE2020

"Stop breaking yourself down into bite-sized pieces. Stay whole and let them choke." - a quote Maysa shared #AHRE2020

... that I will be plastering SOMEWHERE!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Amazing keynote panel to kick off #AHRE2020!!!

Excited for Day 2 of #ARHE2020!

While you're here, feel free to check out my sessions: one's on-demand and the other is tomorrow at 2pm!

Annual @CollegeRecovery Members Meeting time to kick off my Day 2 at #ARHE2020!

The org has announced it's most diverse board ever, with the first representation from #HBCUs & #CommunityColleges on the board! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

It's not enough to just NOT to be racist... I'm committed to being anti-racist. - @TimRabolt #ARHE2020

Congratulations to the new & continuing @CollegeRecovery elected persons & board members! #ARHE2020

Looking forward to your leadership!

Next #ARHE2020 session on deck!

Cc: @counselnlaugh

The training we have received in the field as clinicians was largely developed by White men who were treating White men but our students are very diverse.

We have to be willing to buck that system to better serve our students. - @counselnlaugh #ARHE2020

We must believe we can radically change the world and act in that manner every day. - @MzDeHoskins for today's #ARHE2020 keynote "Building a National Movement to Decarcerate the United States."

It costs over $300k to host ONE person at Rikers --- annually. Taxpayers needed to know that this cost was higher than a @Harvard degree. - @MzDeHoskins #ARHE2020

How do we take care of those incarcerated during #COVID19, when we're told hand sanitizer is a must use --- but they're considered contraband? @MzDeHoskins #ARHE2020

Power concedes nothing without demand. It never did and it never will." - Frederick Douglass via @MzDeHoskins of @JustLeadersUSA on the #ARHE2020 keynote.

On a 1-5 scale, 1s are your "cheerleaders" -- they "get it" and 5s are your "hard no folks."

You have to focus on the 3s and 4s. Resistance will always be there-- you have to choose your battles. - @MzDeHoskins #ARHE2020

This is exactly what I live by!!!

Ask for the mansion -- legislators will always compromise. Know what's your sticking point and do not give in on THAT.

Even if you leave with a 4-bedroom house, you didn't have a house AT ALL when you went in. - @MzDeHoskins #ARHE2020

I always think it's pretty interesting to hear how people ended up in the field of #CollegiateRecovery-- I still haven't met a person yet who set out with this goal in mind. 😂

#ARHE2020

If you are not practicing self-care, you are not going to be the best professional that you can be. - Jason Callis #ARHE2020

First session of the day up and it's with @DrKrisDeJesus & @counselnlaugh -- I'll take it! 💪🏾 #ARHE2020

It's important that we realize that we are *not* at the healing phase yet -- we are STILL in active crisis. - @DrKrisDeJesus #ARHE2020

Love that @counselnlaugh hit on the #BlackTax in student affairs work! #ARHE2020

To our allies: we don't always want you there. Knowing when to step in and knowing when to step out is really important. - @DrKrisDeJesus #ARHE2020

Leaning in AND stepping back are both acts of self-preservation. - @DrKrisDeJesus #ARHE2020

Yes! Because some days I want to save the world and some days I wanna put y'all & your cousins on DND. 🥴

Ready for my next #ARHE2020 session!

https://twitter.com/LaHacienda/status/1275149186879688706?s=19

Really great info so far! #ARHE2020

Your local officials need to see you as an expert in your areas and know to come to you for input. - Sherri Layton of @LaHacienda #ARHE2020

We have to look at the impact of societal ills & substance use with our brothers & sisters of color. - Sherri Layton @LaHacienda #ARHE2020

Sidenote: Yes -- because a prime example is that the case with Rayshard Brooks started with a call due to public intoxocation.

Always have your pitch ready & always say thank you! - Sherri Layton #ARHE2020

On the thank you note part?

I LOVE a good, handwritten thank you note! 😊

#ARHE2020

We don't have a "one drug at a time" problem. - Sherri Layton #ARHE2020

You have to understand that addiction does NOT make sense -- no one would CHOOSE that. - Sherri Layton #ARHE2020

Glad to have an excellent partnership with @LADeptHealth to be able to focus on opioids AND stimulants through #LaHEC.

(The new SOR grants will allow the inclusion of stimulanta instead of solely focusing on opioids. S/o to @TheGenRx! 💪🏾)

#ARHE2020

There's a multitude of ways to be involved-- and it doesn't HAVE to be in D.C. - Sherri Layton #ARHE2020

Lots of really great info from Sherri Layton of @LaHacienda -- like call the district office and get the direct email for the person who works on healthcare-related policy to send your email to and NOT the generic one on the website. #ARHE2020

Annnnnnnd if you're undecided on your NEXT session for #ARHE2020, I'd LOVE for you to join me!

Y'all.... whew... the response is literally overwhelming.

Befor we started, I shared w/@Ahmed_Hosni03 & Erin that I've *never* shared my experiences as a Black woman in #CollegiateRecovery with THIS audience--- even though I literally wrote a dissertation on it. 🥴

#ARHE2020

Currently: keynote session with Shauntelle Rose Hammonds, Trevor Gates & Michelle Omowaiye.

I am far from disabled-- I'm DIFFERENTLY ABLED. - Trevor #ARHE2020

It is NOT hard to find a way to make sure all of your resources are accessible. - Trevor #ARHE2020

I know this sounds simple but, you HAVE to care. - Trevor #ARHE2020

I'm tired.... I no longer want to carry that emotional burden. - summary of Shauntelle #ARHE2020 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

What are you doing with the knowledge I already gave you?

I no longer want to be your source of education. - Shauntelle #ARHE2020 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Shauntelle shared this AMAZINGLY vulnerable + transparent video on what LGBTQ(+) students want their professors to know. #ARHE2020

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Is your space safe for EVERYONE who walks in it? Ask yourself who are these spaces safe for. - Shauntelle #ARHE2020

And now Michelle Omowaiye closes it out! #ARHE2020

Really looking forward to Dr. CJ & @DrSBrown's session--- I've been amped since finding out she was at @ncatsuaggies with Dr. Vivian Barnette! #ARHE2020

(Same argument I had with Dr. Barnette ensued tho: bands! 😂 💙💛 #HBCUlove #OneHillman)

Good ground work on the formation & current state of the program at #NCAT & #VUU. #ARHE2020

Sidenote: the Tokyo Vanity reference is GENIUS. 😂

Some of the switch ups that @ncatsuaggies has done to make traditional programming like B/CASICS their own (groups vs solo sessions) and streaming their @SMARTRecovery meetings live on IG. (Students can still remain anonymous.) #ARHE2020

To help get families involved, treat their students well enough and THEY will do the work for you... and oh yeah, go to orientations! 😂 - Dr. CJ #ARHE2020

Culture relevance is happening if what you do AND how you do it is relevant to the population that you serve. - Dr. CJ #ARHE2020

Did Cardi B drop a new TikTok and are my students worried about it?

You need to speak the language that they do --- and you need advertisements that reflect them. - Dr. CJ #ARHE2020

#CulturallyRelevant programming!

#ARHE2020: After my session, I received a number of requests for my dissertation & you can find it here:

Black Girl Magic: How Black Women Administrators Navigate the Intersection of Race and Gender in Workspace Silos at Predominantly White Institutions

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Super excited about this session -- as we're looking at similar partnerships with @LADeptHealth - Office of Behavioral Health to expand #CollegiateRecovery (via #LaHEC) in Louisiana through #SOR funding.

#ARHE2020

Successful collaboration looks at "what can we do for you?" - Susie Mullins #ARHE2020

Yesssssss! A personal mantra: Lead With Service.

So glad that the new #SOR funding will also cover stimulants, methamphetamines & cocaine in addition to opioids!

(As college students tend to use the others more than opioids.)

#ARHE2020

And now the hand-off from Susie Mullins to Tom Bannard!

Tom, I appreciate your transparency in that moment! #ARHE2020

Some great background on the collaboration between @VCU and the Virginia Dept. of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services.

#ARHE2020

Really excited for this session with Dr. Gerard A. Love from @UofAlabama! #ARHE2020

Some background & results from their study:

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More background & results from their study:

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This is an excellent analogy! #ARHE2020

There is no medical risk for accidental administration of naloxone... that's why some EMTs have it as a part of their response protocol when responding to passed out persons. - Dr. Gerard A. Love #ARHE2020

For those in the session with me, this is the summary of the new @LA_Regents policy that we passed last week that I referenced.

And here is the on-demand session that I have on the topic:

#ARHE2020

Excited for this keynote from @noelvest! #ARHE2020

I always think back to this: who gets the benefit of addiction vs criminality?

Lots of time I hear stories where some students were "given a break" or a second chance... all students are not given those breaks and/or chances though.

#ARHE2020

Love two things about what @noelvest is doing here:

(1) presenting this info and (2) encouraging those who haven't already to watch @ava's @13THFilm & read Michelle Alexander's @thenewjimcrow.

#ARHE2020

We have criminalized these three things that SHOULD be public health issues. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

Criminalization of mental health (black is the number of mental health hospitals / blue is the increase of those with mental health issues into the prison system), substance use disorder, and poverty. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

Addiction is a disease --- and it HAS to be approached as such. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

In terms of recocery, we are just starting to pour money into the maintenance phase --- which is opposite of every other disease.

There is only 1 @NIH-funded study on #collegiaterecovery--- that was done 7 years ago. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

Now @samhsagov is beginning to promote the Sequential Intercept Model -- and it will be interesting to see where #collegiaterecovery fits in here. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

As a field of #collegiaterecovery, we tend to be very comfortable with the first circle (diversion point) --- but as a field, we're going to have to look at & become comfortable with recruiting from the 2nd circle (diversion point). - @noelvest
#ARHE2020

That yellow diamond at the top? That was the unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated persons when I was released from prison.

And it's only made worse by race, see the next chart. - @noelvest
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Myth: formerly incarcerated persons CANNOT get financial aid.

TRUTH: they CAN get financial aid.

The only caveat: if you were already ON financial aid, all you have to do is show the federal government that you went through a treatment plan. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

Let's do some conservative math.

We will never see this money -- until we start explaining this to lawmakers. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

So glad for the criminal justice reforms that @LouisianaGov's administration has pushed! #ARHE2020

P.S. - Hey @EdwardTedJames! 😂

I'd agree that Angie Bryan of @gauchorecovery IS pretty amazing! @noelvest #ARHE2020

Prison education changed my life. - @noelvest #ARHE2020

Sidenote: This is why programs like @BPIBard are necessary!

Ready for this!!! #ARHE2020

https://twitter.com/CollegeRecovery/status/1276198474627928070?s=19

One very important thing @jennifer_cervi just highlighted:

As a formerly incarcerated person, being accepted into @UMich was the shock of all shocks-- and not only was she admitted but she helped to start the #collegiaterecovery program there! #ARHE2020

#RecoveryWorks!

There's so many stakeholders who believe in what we are doing --- find them and engage them. - Jonathan Lofgren #ARHE2020

Such an excellent, transparent, vulnerable and inspiring panel to close out #ARHE2020!

Excited to learn more about leveraging ADA to better serve our students in recovery from @amyboydaustin & Jessica Pinti Dunson. #ARHE2020

As our institutions in Louisiana are beginning to explore #collegiaterecovery, a professional development opportunity through #LaHEC will be developed to provide an understanding of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act in relation to recovery. #ARHE2020

So much interaction going on in my final #ARHE2020 session! 😁

My challenge: making sure every #LaHEC liaison knows the information below.

Thank you @CollegeRecovery for handling the herculean task of moving #ARHE2020 online with what LOOKED like ease.

I'm personally grateful for the dedication, commitment & resiliency of everyone involved--- especially the student interns. 💜

Looking forward to #ARHE2021!

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