Faculty from the USF School of Social Work, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and College of Nursing participated in a local panel discussion on medication-assisted treatment services in the Sarasota-Manatee region on Jan. 14.
Dane Minnick moderated the panel discussion.
Dane Minnick, PhD, Evelyn Duvall Endowed Chair of Family Development and Community Health and assistant professor in the School of Social Work, served as the panel moderator. Minnick was joined by Laura Curran, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and Shavon Clark, DNP, adjunct faculty member in the College of Nursing. Representatives from Operation PAR and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Sarasota also contributed to the robust discussion on community needs and patient experiences with medication-assisted treatment services.
The panel was hosted by the Suncoast Institute on Chemical Dependency and is one of several events the Suncoast Institute hopes to collaborate on with USF to provide valuable information to the community about medication-assisted treatment services.