Events

Join us for a family-friendly day filled with food, inspiring speakers, music, games, and a bounce house. Help us celebrate the power of recovery and support those on their healing journey.

Hosted by the Have Hope Peer Recovery Center, this family friendly event is about celebrating recovery, heightening awareness, and empowering the people of this great community to make good choices and live more fulfilling and happy lives!

Every third Thursday of the month, there’s a free community dinner at the First Baptist Church in Bennington, VT. It’s a laid-back, welcoming event and a great opportunity to meet others working in the field as well as connect with folks in recovery. Whether you're there to network, support the community, or just enjoy a […]

Now in its 16th year, the West Coast Symposium continues to be at the forefront of the addiction treatment and behavioral health field, providing advanced education and networking for professionals across the nation. The 2025 agenda focuses on the latest evidence-based practices, including topics such as psychedelics, GLP-1s, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care, delivered by […]

Commonly called Summer School, this four-day intensive experience aims to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of substance use disorder services. Participants can select from many intensive courses across the continuum of treatment, prevention, and recovery. Virtual courses take place live by video conference, allowing for course group work and interaction. Additional features […]

The Greylock Recovery: Therapy in Boots Hike is a full-day, community-based hiking event designed to support and celebrate recovery through nature, movement, and connection. We’ll be hiking up Mt. Greylock—the highest peak in Massachusetts—via the scenic and accessible Cheshire Harbor Trail. No distractions. No buzz of phones. Just the sound of the wind through the […]

Since 1938, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) has sponsored an annual scientific meeting serving as a forum bringing together basic scientists and clinical investigators from industry, academia, and government. The conference focuses on the biochemical, behavioral, and public health aspects of drug dependence, with participants including representatives of regulatory agencies, scientists, and […]

The Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Annual Meeting is the premiere conference for dissemination of scientific knowledge regarding alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Since 1976, RSA has provided a forum for communication and career development among alcohol researchers. The 2025 meeting, held in conjunction with the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA), will […]

Hosted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the Addiction Studies Institute (ASI) is a premier conference for professionals in the field of addiction medicine. Attendees will gain practical skills and knowledge to enhance their practice, with sessions covering a wide range of topics from ethics to pharmacology. The conference is designed to provide […]

On Thursday, July 24th there will be a harm reduction & overdose response training hosted by Central Vermont Prevention Coalition (in collaboration with the Barre City Fire Department). Harm reduction and overdose response training are incredibly important tools in the effort to save lives and support people who use substances. This kind of training gives […]