Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Forward
Overdose Prevention Summit
This site houses the enduring materials from Kentucky’s statewide overdose prevention summit, along with past HRS conference recordings. Please click on a specific event below to view the recorded presentations.
2026 Summit Presentations
Slide decks from the 2026 Kentucky Overdose Prevention Summit, June 15–16, 2026. These are provided for reference and do not carry continuing education credit — sessions offering credit are listed above under the 2026 Kentucky Overdose Prevention Summit.
Beyond Reversal: Integrating MOUD, Behavioral Health, and Gambling Treatment
Regina Padilla, MEd, LPCA, ICGC-I
CODE RED: Universal Safety Planning
Beck Whipple, MSW, LCSW
Connecting People to Care: Find Help Now KY
Angela Kirby, MPA & Mira Mirzaian, MPH
From Bedside to Communities: The Power of Peer Support
Tamara Dewees, LPCA & Amber Stepp, CHW, APSS
From Crisis to Connection: Louisville's Community-Based Approach to Overdose Response
Cillian Browne, APSS
From Risk to Resilience: Understanding Youth Opioid Overdose
Samantha Whelan, CPS
From Tragedy to Action: Strengthening Communities Through Overdose Fatality Reviews
Jaelin Southerling, MPH; Jennifer Osborne, MBA, BS; Twyla Crain
Harm Redacted: Providing Care and Compassion in a Changing World
Ben Goldman & Jennifer Twyman
The Impact of an Increasingly Toxic Drug Supply
Jon Zibbell, PhD
Leveraging Partnerships: Expanding Reach
Lauren Passmore
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Treatment and Intervention Strategies
Jim Beiting, MSW, LCSW
The Octopus Model: Overdose Prevention-Led, Community-Embedded Care
Michelle Mathis, Rev. & Jon Zibbell, PhD
Overdose Measures Matter: A Data Collection Guide
Ellen Lycan, DrPH & Sarisa Roe, MPH
Public Health Career Pathways in Kentucky
Jim House, MEP
Quality Recovery Housing as Overdose Infrastructure
Jonathan Philpot, MA
Transforming Reentry: Peer-Led Learning Communities (RITA Hub)
Margaret McGladrey, PhD & Panel