9th Annual Dr. Lonnie E. Mitchell HBCU Conference
“Establishing Excellence in the Leaders of Tomorrow, Strengthening the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Workforce” was the theme for the 9th Annual Dr. Lonnie E. Mitchell National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conference, March 29 – April 1, 2007, in Washington, DC.
The goal of this conference was to keep the spirit of Dr. Mitchell’s vision of bringing cutting-edge substance abuse and mental health research, treatment, prevention, policy development, career development and health disparity issues to the public and HBCU Institutions.
Nearly 500 students, HBCU administrators, leaders in the faith community and policy and program experts were presented with various workshops that provided them with many opportunities to focus on the affect of substance use and mental illness, to interact with others who are working to affect a positive change, and exchange ideas on how to adequately address substance use and mental illness issues within African American communities.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Programs staff were the luncheon panel guests who encouraged students to consider careers in Nursing, Psychiatry, Social Work and Psychology, specifically focusing on doctoral studies in substance abuse and mental health.
SAMHSA MFP Presenters included: Dr. Faye Gary, Executive Program Consultant/Director, American Nurses Association; Dr. Kenneth Rogers, MFP Alumni, the American Psychiatric Association; Dr. Aracelis Francis, Director, Council on Social Work Education; and Mr. Andrew Austin-Dailey, Interim Director, American Psychology Association.
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Materials From the Conference