Your Role in Prevention Luncheon

August 16, 2023 @ 12:00PM — 1:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

Greater Columbus Convention Center: 400 North High St. Columbus, OH 43215 Get Directions

About Your Role in Prevention Luncheon

The Your Role in Prevention Luncheon is Prevention Action Alliance's (PAA) premier fundraiser to raise awareness about the more than 2 million Ohioans who have a mental health or substance use disorder. There is hope. By partnering with us, you will be joining a movement to improve the lives of Ohioans by advocating for mental health resources and services. Working together, we can raise awareness about the importance of seeking help when struggling with mental illness and prevent loved ones from developing a substance use disorder.

The VIP ticket includes attending the Q&A session with Patrick Kennedy prior to the luncheon (11:00 AM - 11:45 AM).
Tickets are $150. Sales end July 31st!

PAA is grateful to the following generous sponsors for supporting the Your Role in Prevention Luncheon: Humana Healthy Horizons in Ohio, Origo Branding, Aetna/OhioRISE, AUI, DBT in Schools, PAXIS Institute, Nationwide Children's, CompDrug, and a generous anonymous donor.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prevention Action Alliance's Your Role in Prevention Luncheon, set to take place on August 16th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, has announced that the honorable Patrick J. Kennedy will be this year's keynote speaker. Kennedy is a former member of Congress and a leading voice in the national conversation around mental health and substance misuse prevention.

During his time in Congress, Kennedy co-authored the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for physical illnesses. In 2013, he founded The Kennedy Forum, a nonprofit that unites advocates, business leaders, and government agencies to advance evidence-based practices, policies, and programming in mental health and substance misuse.

Kennedy's impressive list of accomplishments also includes co-authoring the New York Times Bestseller, "A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction," and serving on the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

Patrick Kennedy’s goals and passions align directly with Prevention Action Alliance’s mission – to prevent substance misuse and promote mental health wellness.

To read the press release, please click here.

Patrick is a mental health advocate who has built on his family's legacy in civil rights, mental health, and intellectual disability to promote health equity for all. He is not running for US President.

ABOUT PREVENTION ACTION ALLIANCE

Prevention Action Alliance (PAA) is a nonprofit dedicated to preventing substance misuse and promoting mental health wellness. We believe that education, empowerment, and advocacy are key to creating healthy communities.