Accomplishments

• MOMSTELL president contributes to writing the Families of Youth with Substance Use Disorders: A National Dialogue Report 

• MOMSTELL Founder Sharon Smith given the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE) Youth, Family, and Community Evidence- Based Practice: Parent/Caregiver Category 2010 Award.

• MOMSTELL published their "Access to Substance Abuse Treatment- Results of a Family Survey" which has been distributed nationally

• MOMSTELL collaborated with the National Addiction Transfer Technology Center and the Faces and Voice of Recovery on the national "In My Own Words" contest

• Participated in Designing a Recovery Oriented Care Model for Adolescents and Transitional Age Youth with Substance Use- Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders

• Sharon L. Smith co-wrote the first Family Involvement Issue Brief for Improving Access to and Quality of Treatment for Adolescents with Substance Use/Co-occurring Mental Health Treatment

• MOMSTELL hosted the National Family Dialogue Webinars

• Participated in Collaborating for Results: Innovative Local, State, and Federal Models for Transitional Age Youth hosted by the Federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs

• MOMSTELL founder Sharon Smith Co-chaired the planning committee for the March 27-28,  2009 historic first substance abuse family conference entitled " Families of Youth with  Substance Use Addiction: A National Dialogue, in Rockville MD. Parent/Family members representing 34 State/Tribes attended this historic event sponsored by The Center For Substance Abuse and SAMHSA

• Reclaiming Futures Webinar  "Family Involvement: A Collaborative Partnership going Forward"

• Developed “Families of Addiction” a parent/family organization to address substance  abuse/co-occurring disorder issues throughout Pennsylvania
  
  
• Created  the first Independent Parent Advisory Council for Substance Abuse to address   family and community access to alcohol and drug abuse and addiction treatment services
  
  
• Participated in successful national campaign demanding Hershey Foods stop production of  ice breaker pacs. The mints were packaged in small heat sealed square packets filled with white powder. The packets resembled illegal drug packets

• Liaison Network for Drug Watch International since October 2004
  
  
• Participated in "Addiction is not Fashionable" campaign against Christian Dior's "Addict"product line and met with Paris executives in Manhattan, New York.

Nationwide Accomplishments

Legislation Involvement:

• National Budget-Increase Funding for Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and

              Prevention including Safe and Drug Free SchoolsModel State Drug Laws

• Drug-Free Communities Act Program Reauthorization
• SB-1701, Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill

Speaking Engagements:

• Nationwide Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness Family involvement Plenary
• National Conference speakers 20 Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: StateEfforts Enhancing Treatment Systems for Adolescents with Substance Use/Co- Occurring Disorders
• Keynote Arizona Summit on Family Involvement in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment
• Keynote for Vermont’s “Faces” (Families and Adolescents Driving Care for Effective

              Services) conference “Road to Family Driven Care”

• Vermont Statewide Network Meeting “Lessons learned from Pennsylvania”
• District of Columbia Breaking the Cycle Conference “The Role of Parents and Families
• Reclaiming Futures Webinar  "Family Involvement: A Collaborative Partnership going Forward"
• Keynote for Kansas Second Annual Recovery Conference “Unity in Recovery”
• Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare- Family Involvement Training
• Wisconsin Family Advocacy and Support Retreat
• Ohio Family Forum for Effective Adolescent Substance Use and Treatment and Recovery
• National Policy Academies
• Virginia Summer Institute for Addiction Studies- Family Involvement
• Connecticut Family Advocacy Conference : Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania
• Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court  regarding pro stance on student drug testing and against using marijuana cigarettes as “medicine”
• Joint Meetings on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness: workshop speakers
• Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court 
• Drug Enforcement Agency's Drug Demand Reduction Coordinators Training in Washington DC
• United Way Campaign at National Rite Aid Headquarters

Organization Affiliations:

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Management Team
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Family Involvement Consultant
• National Technical Assistant Consultants
• Liaison Partner for Drug Watch International
• Partnership for a Drug Free America Parent Advisory Board
• National Families in Action Parent Corps Pioneer

Pennsylvania Statewide Accomplishments

Legislation Involvement:

• HR-585, to establish a parent panel to study accessible treatment services and make recommendations to facilitate access to treatment and intervention services in the community. (Passed unanimously June 13, 2006).
• Working on the state budget every year to restore cuts and increase treatment funding
• HB-28  a heroin drug trafficking bill (Passed into law June of 2000) Testifying in both the Pennsylvania House and Senate

Speaking Engagements:

• Parent Press Conferences at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
• Presenting MOMSTELL to the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children’s Advisory Council
• Over 100 presentation of the “Heroin awareness Program”
• Drug and Alcohol Budget Rallies
• Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance Statewide Conferences-Heroin Education  workshop
• Tioga County Recovery Month: Empowering Parents: Listening to their voices
• The Pennsylvania Department of  Health's  Statewide Opiate Conference-Advocacy training
• Over 100 presentation of our  Heroin Awareness program
• Substance Abuse Awareness Day Press conference at the PA Capitol
• Commonwealth Prevention Alliance--MOMSTELL Advocacy workshops
• Speaking with the Heroin Education and Dangerous Substance Understanding Program.
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• District Attorney's Statewide Prosecutor School
• PA District Attorney's Association Press Conference
• United Way Capital Area Campaign-Sharing personal stories
• Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program Conference-Parents told their personal stories
• MOMSTELL Advocacy Presentation for the Pennsylvania Certification Board
• Pennsylvania Community Providers Association-  "About" MOMSTELLpresentation
• Statewide NAMI conference-MOMSTELL grassroots advocacy presentation
• MISA Conference-MOMSTELL advocacy presentation

 
Conferences:

• Advocacy Training and Heroin Awareness Program for the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Statewide Opiate Conference
• MOMSTELL Advocacy workshops for the Commonwealth Prevention Alliance Heroin
• Education and Dangerous Substance Understanding Program (HEADSUP)
• Parent Press Conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
• United Way Capital Area Campaign
• Commonwealth Prevention and Alliance: Leading the Challenge
• Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program Conference- “Parents- their stories”
• The Pennsylvania Certification Board-MOMSTELL Advocacy Presentation Pennsylvania
• Community Providers Association -“About MOMSTELL” presentation
• Statewide NAMI conference: MOMSTELL grass roots advocacy presentation at Mental Illness/ Substance Abuse Conference:MOMSTELL advocacy presentation
• Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance Statewide Transitions Conference
• Heroin education workshop 
• Commonwealth Prevention Alliance: Education and Advocacy for substance abuse and mental illness Family and Professional Collaboration 
• Empowerment for Change in Legislation - Butler County

Organization Affiliations:

• Statewide Drug and Alcohol Coalition
• Co-Chair Treatment Accessibility / Standardization Sub Committee
• Appointed by PA Secretary of Welfare to Children's Advisory Committee
• OMHSAS Train the Trainers Family Representative
• Appointed by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Welfare to the Children's Behavioral Health Task  Force
• Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse's strategic planning committee on drug and alcohol issues
• Appointed to the Student Assistance Advisory Board
• Pennsylvania  School -Based Behavioral Health Taskforce
• Co-Occurring Disorders Work Group
• Pennsylvania's Children's Integrated Services Advisory Committee
• Pennsylvania Forensics Taskforce
• Former Board of Directors of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization and Alliance (PRO-A)

Pennsylvania Local Accomplishments

Legislation Involvement:

• Parents testified at field hearings in Cumberland, Blair, Bucks, Philadelphia and Dauphin Counties.

Speaking Engagements:

• Cumberland and Perry County Drug and Alcohol Bureau's Heroin Awareness Education Program at various schools and community meetings
• Special guest of TV show "Call the Dr"  to discuss drug and alcohol issues
• WITF  Roundtable discussion on Heroin
• Local Fox News Special- The Heroin Trap
• Parents sharing their stories throughout their communities
• Parents interviewed for local TV show on "Drugs in your neighborhood"

Organization Affiliations:

• Cumberland/Perry County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
• Carlisle Health and Wellness Task Force

TV and Radio Programs:

• Interviews for Partnership For a Drug Free America's web site on DXM
• WITF -Radio interview regarding :  Drug and Alcohol Legislative Actions
• Minnesota's KTOE " Life After Loss" radio show
• Statewide PSA announcements for the Pennsylvania Attorney General
• "Street Talk,"  New Jersey radio show discussing MOMSTELL
• Repeat appearances on WGAL-TV LIVE for "Heroin in our Communities"
• Fox 43 special, "Heroin Trap"
• PSA commercial for WITF-TV Public Television
• Video telling Angie's story for the United Way Capitol Area Region Campaign

Awards:

• Received the Pennsylvania Community Providers Association  President's award for advocacy
• Recognized by The Partnership for a Drug Free America for Service to Families
• Received the  Remembering Adam's Scott Gobbel Award for selfless service to those in need
• Recognized by Pennsylvania District Attorney's Institute for instruction at the Basic Prosecutor's School
• Recognized by Victim Service Agencies of Cumberland County for outstanding work and advocacy on behalf of crime victims
• Recognized by Pennsylvania Attorney General for participation in the Attorney General's Team Up Against Drug Youth Camp
• Recognized by Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol and the Institute of Research Education and Treatment in Addiction
• Volunteer of the Year Award from PRO-A
• IABC/Harrisburg-Capitol  Gold Award for writing "Heroin's Heartache" for WITFmagazine

MOMSTELL published their "Access to Substance Abuse Treatment- Results of a Family Survey" which has been distributed nationally

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Developed “Families of Addiction” a parent/family organization to address substance  abuse /co-occurring disorder issues throughout Pennsylvania

Partnership for a Drug Free America Parent Advisory Board.

Reclaiming Futures Webinar  "Family Involvement: A Collaborative Partnership going Forward".

Participated in "Addiction is not Fashionable" campaign against Christian Dior's "Addict"product line and met with Paris executives in Manhattan, New York.

Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court  regarding pro stance for student drug testing and con stance against using marijuana cigarettes as “medicine”

Liaison Partner for Drug Watch International

Legislation Involvement:

Worked on National Budget increase for Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Prevention including Safe and Drug Free Schools

Drug-Free Communities Act Program Reauthorization

Speaking Engagements:

National Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness: JMATE Family Involvement Presenters

Keynote Arizona Summit on Family Involvement in Adolescent Substance Abuse

Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare- Family Involvement Training

Wisconsin Family Advocacy and Support Retreat

Ohio Family Forum for Effective Adolescent Substance Use and Treatment and Recovery

National Policy Academies

Connecticut Family Advocacy Conference : Lessons Learned from Pennsylvania

Press conferences at the United States Supreme Court 

Drug Enforcement Agency's Drug Demand Reduction Coordinators Training in Washington DC

United Way Campaign at National Rite Aid Headquarters