Shifting the Paradigm: The Case for Decriminalization

Join us for a crucial conversation about changing the way we approach substance use. The event will include presentations by panelists from Homeless Health Care Los Angeles, Drug Policy Alliance, and The Men’s Home (Copenhagen, Denmark), followed by a Q&A with the panelists, including experts that run the world's largest overdose prevention site and drug consumption room.

Breakfast and Lunch will be served

Plenty of free parking is available in the venue’s parking lot

Panelists and Presentations

Opening Remarks: Shifting the Paradigm

 Darren James Willett, PhD/ Director of Training and Education- Homeless Health Care Los Angeles

 

Creating Non-Punitive Approaches to Caring for “Active Users”

Amber Roth, LCSW/ Director of Operations and Programs- Homeless Health Care Los Angeles

 

The US Must Decriminalize Drug Possession and Use: a critical next step toward achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration.

Jeannette Zanipatin, J.D./California State Director- Drug Policy Alliance

 

Decriminalization of Substance Use from a Danish Political and Ideological Perspective: the past, the present and the future

Ivan Christensen/ CEO-The Men’s Home, Denmark

 

 

 

 

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