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We speak with Melanie Alvarez, Director of Programs at the Friendship Service Center in New Britain to help identify some of the problems faced by those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in our state. She offers her insight into the many concerns as well as sharing some information on new approaches to help those in need.

For this episode, we step a bit outside of our usual topics and pay homage to the upcoming Olympic Summer Games. Join us as we talk with Margaux Farrell, Chief of Staff of the Root Center for Advanced Recovery and Olympic Bronze Medalist, and Dr. Shane Murphy, Professor of Psychology at Western Connecticut State University and former sport psychologist for Team USA.

"Silence in the Streets" is a documentary film that focuses on the challenges for those individuals who live in our urban environments, the social determinants of health for those in our cities, and the barriers people face when seeking health care. New England HIDTA Investigator Robert Lawlor and Public Health expert Anna Gasinski join us to talk about this project.

The SUD industry is no stranger to competing perspectives and contentious viewpoints, and abstinence-based vs moderation models are the latest combatants in the philosophical sparring we have grown accustomed to.
We welcome Alexandra Plante, author of the SUDTerrainian Newsletter to the program to discuss what her investigation into the research has discovered. You can read the original article on her LinkedIn page.

Poiab Vue, a social worker from Minneapolis, MN joins the podcast to talk about some of the problematic views and behaviors many in therapeutic roles exhibit that limit our ability to be true changemakers. Tune in and listen to some examples that she recently listed in an eyebrow-raising LinkedIn posting.

We start the new season with an interview with Jason Clawson, CMHC, whose own exposure to great loss, and with a child struggling with a difficult emotional experiences led to the development of two products designed to help those suffering find their own hope. We talk with Jason about both the Hope Kits and the Pretherapy Kit.