Inova Act on Addiction
Summit Resources
Inova Act on Addiction
Inova hosts annual summit events for community audiences.
2025 Act on Addiction
Inova hosted two free events focused on harm reduction and community education. The events aimed to reduce stigma and promote dignity, compassion, and health.
- During Recovery Awareness Month, Dr. Zeina Saliba, Inova’s Division Chief of Addiction, delivered a keynote on defining harm reduction, debunking myths, and fostering connection through storytelling.
- For National Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month, keynote speakers included Regina LaBelle, director of Georgetown’s Addiction Policy program, and Dr. David Holtgrave, senior policy advisor to the NY State Health Commissioner.
In our community, 65 percent of all adults and more than 70 percent of millennials say they know someone who struggles with addiction.
You can check out resources shared from past Summits.
- Act on Addiction: Hope in Connection (2025)
- From Policy to Practice: Advancing Harm Reduction in Community Care (2025)
- Act on Addiction: Community Engagement (2024)
- Act on Addiction: A Pathway to Recovery (2023)
- Access 2024 Summit Resources
- Access 2021 Summit Resources
- Access 2020 Summit Resources
Our Minds Matter PresentsResources from the 2024 Summit
Addiction and Anti-Stigma with Dr. Marquitta DuVernay
Overdose: Fatal and Non-fatal with Dr. Dan Avstreih
Resources from the 2023 Summit
“Invitation to Change” Model of Family Engagement by Rev. Jan Brown
- Moderator – Melod Temorian
- Panelists – Thaddeus Wientzen, Catherine Osbourne, Joey Zabel, Joshua Cagney, Frankie Lucas, Sarah Wilson
Additional resources found here.
Resources from the 2022 Summit
Welcome Drs. Saliba & DuVernay: Hearing from new Addiction and recovery Leaders
Resources from the 2021 Summit
Monday, September 27 – Friday, October 1
The 8th Annual Fairfax County Public Schools Mental Health and Wellness Conference and Inova Act on Addiction presents Strategies for Today and Beyond
About the Summit:
Sessions will take place Monday, September 27 – Friday, October 1. The registration links below are to attend the virtual, live, keynote events. Each session will be one hour each. Additional pre-recorded sessions will be available and shared on this site.
Schedule of Sessions:
*For more information about a particular session or participating speaker, please visit the session’s registration page.
Monday, 9/27 at 6:00 p.m. –
Kickoff Panel | Act on Addiction Summit: Tools for Fostering Success at Home, In School and Throughout Life
Tuesday, 9/28 at 6:30 p.m. –
The Resilient Brain: Cultivating Courage & Curiosity to Expand a Child’s Capacity to Build Inner Strength.
- Speaker: Dr. Dan Seigel
Wednesday, 9/29 at 6:00 p.m. –
Tools for caretakers to support resiliency for those involved in substance use.
- Speaker: Husam K. Alathari, MD
Thursday, 9/30 at 6:00 p.m. –
Getting a handle on…ALL THIS! How to thrive in overwhelming and uncertain times
- Speaker: Dr. Stacey Hardy-Chandler
Friday, 10/1 at 12:00 p.m. –
Virginia Cannabis Laws 2021 and Legalization Implications
- Speaker: Sulman Aziz Mirza, MD
Resources from the 2020 Summit
Title: Starting the Conversation: Recognizing Challenges and Sparking Dialogue Around Mental Health During COVID-19
Speakers:
Moderator: Jummy Olabanji, NBC4
Panelist: Kasey Cain, FCPS
Panelist: Nathan Onibudo, FCPS
Panelist: Michael Lovett, Inova
Panelist: Joya Lee, Inova
Title: Social and Emotional Learning in School and at Home: Supporting our Students’ Engagement, Resilience and Well-Being During Challenging Times
Speakers: Melissa Schlinger, Vice President of Practice and Programs, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learn (CASEL)
Title: Managing Emotions: How to Talk about Feelings so Kids will Talk about Feelings
Description: Join this practical and inspiring parent session and learn how to easily teach your child the ABCs of emotions — a valuable, life-long skill most of us never learned from our parents or teachers. You will learn how to increase your child and family’s emotional intelligence to better manage upset feelings, make family life easier and more fun, and get real tools for the real emotional moments of life.
Speakers: Ellen Pritchard Dodge, M.ED CCC-SLP, Educational Director at Kimochis; Founder of The Parenting Partner
Title: Addiction and the Family: When COVID, Addiction and Isolation Intersect
Speakers: Kate Appleman MA, CAADC, CCS, CSAT, CMAT, Senior Clinical Director of Men’s Services, Caron Treatment Centers
Title: Talking to Kids about Race and Racism: Promoting Positive Socio-Emotional Development
Speakers: Joseph Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The University of Virginia Counselor Education Program
Title: Blending the Head and the Heart: Resiliency With The Pyramid of Success
Speakers: David S. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development, George Mason University
Title: Mindfulness Workshop
Speakers: Corinne Coppola, Certified Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor, Our Minds Matters
Title: Use of Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Speakers: Sulman Aziz Mirza, M.D., Psychiatrist, Inova Kellar Center/ LouCouPsych
Title: When Enough is Enough – Disrupting the Reward and Addiction Process
Speakers: Nhat Nguyen, MSW, CAADC, Adult Behavioral Health Outpatient and Case Management Services, Fairfax Falls Church Community Services Board/ Wellness, Health Promotion and Prevention
Title: Making Self-Care Actionable
Speakers: Our Minds Matter
Note: These materials are for educational purposes only and not to be re-used without permission. All recordings and slides will be available through the end of 2020 with the exception of the materials associated with the “Cultivating Resilience and Well-Being” with Karen Reivich. Those will only be available until October 23, 2020.