Coffee Break !! Time to catch a cup of hot joe on the latest at Southeast ATTC. This bonus episode will highlight SATTC staff member, Celene Craig, MPH, MS, as we flip the script on the voice behind the mic of our podcast. We will discuss why is it important to have a multifaceted approach to public health issues and how having a niche in addiction…

In this episode, we focus our attention on substance use coercion including the common forms, the effects on survivors, and how providers address the needs equitably by integrating services. Our conversation suggests that integrated services uniquely benefit survivors and are associated with decreased substance use and experiences of violence. We h…

In this episode, we focus our attention on recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity in the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine. The collaboration jointly released “Evaluating State Mental Health and Addiction…

In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Technology Transfer Specialist and President and CEO of Inentional Begginnings, LLC, Sharon Hesseltine. We turn our attention to the stigma and barriers that women face while parenting or pregnant while being challenged with substance use disorder (SUD). Sharon highlights her personal journey a…

This episode is a product of the Southeast TTC Critical Thought Leaders Collaboration. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking on health equity/health disparities from the lens of innovation and how to connect substance use prevention to treatment/recovery efforts. We speak with Nicole Augustine on how the environment can pose barriers an…

Welcome back and we are glad you returned! This is the opening episode of the new 2nd season. This episode will feature, Joy Ssebikindu, LPC graduate from Vanderbilt University (BA, Sociology and Child Development) and MEd in Clinical Mental Health counseling. We speak on health disparities in the southeast, the African American substance use disor…

In our last episode for the very first season of SATTC's pilot podcast, we talk with Takeya McDonald. A Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) with experience serving children and adolescent, primarily with behavioral modification and family systems, as well as adults in recovery from drug and alcohol use. She has assisted clients to expl…

Both Health Policy Associate Fellows at Morehouse School of Medicine's Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Dr. Melissa Sexton, PhD, MDiv, LMFT, works with college and graduate students, individuals and couples seeking counseling, women who struggle with self-esteem issues, people seeking career changes, people having a crisis of faith and/or meani…

The Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) serves as a national resource for front-line practitioners, educators, researchers, and policy makers who impact our primary healthcare system. Our guest : Lora Wills serves as the Assistant Director leading the creation and advancement of health equity that grounds our work in the eradi…

On this episode we speak with Devan Doherty of Right Relief Health and discuss what some behavioral health acronyms really mean and breaking down stigma. As the Clinical Coordinator and Public Relations of the practice, in general, Devan is in charge of overseeing the flow of patients, communicating directly with her father Dr. Dennis and making su…

As we tune back in we had the pleasure of introducing some of Morehouse School of Medicine's own Anne Gaglioti, MD and Brian McGregor, Ph.D. Dr. Gaglioti is the Associate Professor in the MSM Department of Family Medicine, as well as the Associate Director of Research and Director of the Southeast Regional Clinicians Network, in the National Center…

Scott Hesseltine, MBA, LCADC, VP of Addiction Services at Centerstone Kentucky takes time to discuss aspects of the evolution of SUD treatment services and the community based services that have evolved like case management, peer support, employment services and housing. As well as sharing the vital role Narcan has played in saving lives and reduci…

Coffee Break !! Time to catch a cup of hot joe on the latest at SATTC. This bonus episode will highlight SATTC's Faith Initiative, "Let's Have the Conversion : One Voice, One Mission" with SATTC Director Dawn Tyus, M.Ed, LPC. We will discuss also why is it important to have communities of faith at the table when discussing SUDs. --- Send in a voice…

Be apart of the solution or the problem, but pick a side. We welcome Michael Mumper to the podcast in our third episode. Michael is apart of CADCA's (Communities Anti-Drug Coalition of America) Drug Free Fayette, a coalition that tackles community coalition building, substance abuse prevention, youth leadership development, marketing and community …

Using to social media to promote awareness, generate buzz, and behavior change. We have the pleasure of introducing Aaron Wiggins, a YouTube content creator and leader of the non-profit Peoples Public Health and recent graduate of The University of South Florida, who discusses topics surrounding public health crisis and hot topics. Aaron is apart o…

Millennial Magic!! That’s exactly what this episode represents as we converse with Jerria Martin, executive director of the Drug Free Community of Dallas County in Selma, Alabama. We speak on how to engage the youth into the work of substance use, behavioral health, and opioid use disorders. To continue the work that we do we must continue to peak …