The Substance Misuse and Addiction Resource for Tennessee (SMART) Policy Network was created in 2020 to support UT's efforts around substance misuse and abuse.
Joined October 2020
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Last week, SMART staff were proud to volunteer at @UT_LEIC 's Effective Policing: #Autism Response training course in Knoxville. Incredible key note speakers, informative sessions, an engaged audience of #LawEnforcement officers, and a very, very good K9.
What an incredible game! Go Vols!!!
Thankful that our Montgomery County friends Lee Harrell and Jeff Bryant could join us!
Grundy County's Prevention-Recovery Taskforce meeting brought powerful moments of hope, connection, and inspiration. Dave Walker from Cannon County joined us and will bring back new ideas to his community. So proud of the progress made together!
We are so thankful to the Tennessee County Commissioners Association for having UT SMART come by along with our colleagues at CTAS and CLP to talk about the ways we can support the needs of local government.
Big thanks to Mayor Ryan Griffin, Lt. Mike Hotz, Rachel Loveday, and all who joined us in Rocky Top for our customer appreciation tailgate last week! We’re grateful for your partnership in improving the lives of Tennesseans.
Proud to support Sequatchie County's Opioid Abatement Committee in surveying local stakeholders for the next grant cycle. Great meeting today reviewing results! Excited to keep working with the health council on local data & analysis.
Had a great time at the IPS Annual Conference! Grateful for our keynote speakers, President Boyd, and Carey Whitworth’s team. Congrats to Dr. Herb Byrd III on his retirement—his legacy will inspire us to keep growing public service in Tennessee!
International Overdose Awareness Day is a reminder of why we at UT SMART work hard to help local governments. The fight to #EndOverdose is complex, and involves multiple considerations. One death is too many - and there are actions we can take to save lives.
Such a pleasure to join our sister agency #UT_CIS to present to economic development professionals on the latest data, resources & strategies related to recovery-ready #WorkforceDevelopment, as well as to discuss ways UT SMART can work with local partners to overcome #addiction.
Last week, SMART Field Services Coordinator Channie Cavitt graduated from IPS's latest training series, Facilitation Skills for Success, which provides already-experienced educators with advanced techniques for modern presentation contexts.
Incredible time at County Officials Orientation Program (COOP) by CTAS. SMART Executive Director Jennifer Tourville oriented hundreds of new Tennessee county officials to the #OpioidSettlements and the related services SMART provides.
Addressing the grand challenge of overcoming #addiction can feel daunting, especially for city leaders. UT SMART's Jennifer Tourville joined other IPS leaders to help participants in the PULSE TN program learn about available tools and strategies. @UT_MTAS
Opioid settlement technical work with some hardworking public servants. Fresh, homemade muffins for an energy boost.
The new Dr. Darinka Mileusnic Knox County Regional Forensic Center building is truly impressive. It's also been named after a passionate medical director who has changed the game on how forensic data can inform public health and save lives!
As a statewide group, we don't always get the chance to be in the same room together, but yesterday we had a team retreat in Knoxville to check our progress on goals and make sure we're serving all 95 counties as best as we can. At SMART, we're always thinking ahead!
Wonderful to talk to mayors, aldermen, councilors, finance directors and more at TML's annual conference. Great to also spend some time with Carey Whitworth, VP of Government Relations, Advocacy and Economic Development at UT, when she dropped by the SMART booth!
Preparing communities for updated #overdose response is vital! SMART was thrilled to join #OverdoseResponseStrategy and HIA in a successful tabletop exercise with #Marion and #Sequatchie leaders last week.
Overall, about 88% of jails reported screening everyone for #MentalHealth and 86% for #SubstanceUse, but just 33% of the surveyed facilities said they use tools to divert people with these issues to non-jail settings.
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So proud to be a partner to the #OverdoseResponseStrategy ( #ORS ), a shining example of #PublicHealth and #PublicSafety working together! The conference is in St. Louis, Missouri, this year - a city that has worked hard to fight back against #fentanyl. Great work, great people!
