Michael White has worked in the field of substance abuse for over 9 years along with 4 years in family services. Michael specializes in program development between community agencies and judicial systems. Michael has developed, implemented, and supported the integration of Medication Assisted Treatment into county and state correctional facilities located in Alaska, Arizona, Montana, and North Dakota. His experience also includes working within family courts, Department of Child Safety, and obtaining resources for pregnant women with substance use disorders by collaborating with community partners. Mr. White has been spearheading an initiative to develop a Collective Impact Model for opioid dependent individuals and the community systems that interact with the needs of this demographic. Michael is a national presenter in the areas of Collective Impact as an effective tool for the continuum of care, pregnancy and opioid dependence, along with Opioid treatment within criminal justice systems. Mr. White studied at the University of South Florida, Iowa State University, Portland State University, and ultimately graduating from Arizona State University with a master’s in criminal justice. Currently Mr. White is associated with the Maricopa County Correctional Health Coalition, a board member of Sonoran Prevention Works, an executive board member of Hushabye Baby, and is honored with being appointed as a board member to Governor Ducey’s Substance Abuse Task Force.
Lunch Session: Hushabye Nursery, Supporting Opioid Dependent Pregnancies Through Collective Impact
Thursday, Sept. 22, │ 12:15 p.m.
Hushabye Nursery’s mission is to embrace substance exposed infants and their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care that can change the course of their entire lives. In 2020, Hushabye Nursery opened its doors and began offering an innovative and trauma-informed medical care model created by nurse practitioners to treat infants experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and provide intensive outpatient family services as part of pre and postnatal continuous care. Audience members will learn how Hushabye Nursery was developed, how the agency supports families, trends in opioids around Arizona, and how community agencies are pulling together to serve Arizona families struggling with opioid dependence differently