Alabama’s 48th Attorney
General, Steve Marshall, has confirmed he will keynote the 2024 Alabama Substance
Abuse Youth Summit April 9, 2024. The
fourth Alabama SAYS conference promises to be the program’s most attended, with
more than 440 professionals who work with Alabama’s youth in a variety of
capacities pre-registered for the program. The summit is being held at Frazer
Church in Montgomery.
Attendees include law
enforcement, juvenile court officials, social workers, healthcare professionals,
lawyers, teachers, child advocates and State of Alabama employees representing
more than 100 different state, county and local agencies and private business.
The program will feature presentations
from General Marshall; an Alabama Legislative Panel featuring Sen. Lance Bell,
Rep. Barbara Drummond and Rep. Andy Whitt; Sue Thau, Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America (CADCA); Nathan Wray, Prevention Coordinator, Roane
County (TN) Anti-Drug Coalition and Elana Merriweather, Adolescent and Adult
Program Manager, Alabama Department of Mental Health. Also speaking will be Dr.
Carmela Drake, Alabama State University, NAADAC U.S. Addictions Educator of the
Year and former CNN, MSNBC and Fox News anchor Laurie Dhue, the Chief Brand
Officer for RecoveryEducation.com.
The Alabama SAYS conference is provided free of charge thanks to a grant from the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association. Conference participants are eligible for Continuing Education Units and Continuing Legal Education Credits from their respective granting authorities.
To learn more about the Alabama Substance Abuse Youth Summit, please visit www.alabcboard.gov/alabama-says.