The purpose of this conference is to Engage, Educate, & Energize community members about Deaths of Despair and its causes. This conference will help to form the pathway out of Deaths of Despair. The conference will allow national and local speakers to tell of their journey and how we as a community can address this issue in the most effective and efficient way. This is an opportunity for the community to come together and let the light of HOPE shine! Come be a part of the solution to address the root causes of deaths by suicide, drug and alcohol poisoning, and alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis.

Objectives

Engage: partners in the mid- Willamette area in active learning and meaningful discussion to build momentum behind strategic activities that complement overall state and local efforts around Deaths of Despair.

Educate: and inform partners on evidence-based/informed, promising, and innovative policies and practices that can prevent Deaths of Despair

Energize: challenge, and connect mid- Willamette partners to build consensus and rally behind policy and programmatic interventions that focus on social determinants, healthcare, harm reduction, criminal justice, and community strategies around opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose death.