2024 Recovery Advocacy in Action Day at the Legislature
Please join us at the legislature for Recovery Advocacy Day at the West Virginia State Capitol on Monday, February 5th from 8:00-3:30. Breakfast will be provided; Lunch is on your own.
WVAAPP's Recovery Advocacy Day focuses on identifying areas of interest related to treatment, prevention, and recovery efforts including legislation impacting West Virginians.
The event will include professional development/advocacy training, roundtable conversations with West Virginia legislators & State Agency Officials, along with updates on legislation impacting our fields.
This event is being co-hosted by:
WVCBAPP – the West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals
WVBHPA- the West Virginia Behavioral Health Providers Association
WVARR – the West Virginia Alliance for Recovery Residences
West Virginia Chapter – NASW – National Association of Social Workers
West Virginia Hope in Action Alliance
If your organization is interested in sponsoring the event or having an exhibit table at the capitol please visit www.wvaapp.org to download a sponsorship form. The deadline for exhibitor/sponsors to have logos in the printed materials is 1/26/24. Exhbitor/sponsorships will be accepted until 5pm Monday 1/29/24.
CE's are being applied for and are currently pending.
If you are going to exhibit/sponsor at the event please do not complete the registration- you will be registered via the form that is submitted with the exhibit/sponsorship form.
At this time the only free exhibit tables are reserved for institutions of higher education.
Students pursuing degrees in SW, human services, counseling, CJ, psychology, nursing, pharmacy, and medical school are all encouraged and welcome to attend at no cost. Use the coupon code Student when registering. Student ID will need to be shown at registration.